The company’s annual report of five predictions for the next five years is all about the benefits of big data: stores, cities, classrooms, and hospitals. In the 5 in 5 report IBM’s top... Read more
WEBSTER PIERCE’S INVENTION RECENTLY WON TOP PRIZE AT ONE OF NEW ORLEANS’ PREMIERE STARTUP COMPETITIONS. COULD IT ACTUALLY HELP PRESERVE LOUISIANA’S DISAPPEARING SHORELINE?... Read more
With $5 million from the search giant, the World Wildlife Fund is deploying unarmed drones to track and hunt down wildlife poachers. When the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) wanted to fight animal... Read more
The Gates Foundation makes it a point to fund solutions for women and girls because those solutions are often the most effective. Melinda Gates has been a consistent voice for women around t... Read more
How scrupulous are our tech companies? A new report details how and when the Internet giants are doing things like giving information to repressive governments or working with less-than-savo... Read more
More and more people want a job that gives more than just a paycheck. A new breed of organizations are helping to connect workers with jobs that make a difference as well as a salary. It’s a... Read more
Some of the worst product flops in history started as big ideas. Crystal Pepsi was billed as the here and now of colas, offering a caffeine free alternative with the grandeur of health and c... Read more