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BUSINESS 2.0:
Now playing at the movies: Videogames 6:46am: As audiences shrink, movie theaters are betting that multiplayer games on the big screen will be the next blockbusters. Business 2.0 reports. (more)
Aug 14: Forget wind and solar -- the next wave in clean tech is just offshore, writes Business 2.0 Magazine. (more)
Aug 13: A Chinese company is seeking FDA approval for a battery-powered cigarette that delivers nicotine without the toxins, reports Business 2.0 Magazine. (more)
Aug 13: Betahistine was once used to combat vertigo. Now it promises to help people lose weight, Business 2.0 reports. (more)
Jul 26: Hospitals find robots to do the drudge work for $2.85 an hour. (more)
Jul 26: Cleaning up contaminated water is big business, which explains all the companies coming up with tiny solutions. (more)
Jul 26: To 70 million Americans with intestinal problems, swallowing the RFID SmartPill could bring relief. (more)
Jul 23: No more classes, no more books: High school is going online, reports Business 2.0 magazine. (more)
Jul 18: Does your gift of gab annoy everybody at work? Business 2.0 has the details on a new digital service that will, among other things, let you know when it's time to clam up. (more)
Jul 17: FortiusOne makes it easy for anyone to put a mashup on the map. (more)
Apr 23: Peer-to-peer networks are going legit with pop-up ads embedded in MP3s. Business 2.0 Magazine reports. (more)
Apr 18: CBS, ESPN, and Comedy Central are just a handful of networks planning to bring live TV to two-inch screens. Business 2.0 Magazine reports. (more)
Apr 11: The green-roof craze is now climbing city walls--and anyone with a green thumb can cash in. Business 2.0 Magazine reports. (more)
Mar 7: 1. Cell-Phone Giants Start Courting Coders (more)
Mar 1: One startup is offering to pay for posts that mention specific products. (more)
Mar 1: With DriveCam, Mom and Dad can monitor what happens when their kids are behind the wheel. (more)
Mar 1: With object-recognition technology, one day you'll be able to take a picture of a movie poster with your cell phone and instantly get showtimes and trailers for that flick. (more)
Mar 1: Cremation may save on cemetery space, but it's bad news for the death industry. The average cremation costs about $1,500, compared with $7,000 for the typical cemetery burial. About 30 percent of Americans are selecting cremation over burial, and the figure is expected to rise above 50 percent by 2025. Plunging revenue is forcing the funeral business to think "outside the box." (more)
Mar 1: Researchers are training computers how to listen - and to distinguish, say, the sound of breaking glass from the squeak of a rubber toy. (more)
Feb 28: Former Lands' End exec Bill Blass thinks fair trade can work for more than just coffee. (more)
Jan 20: Bill Gates's smart home cost $113 million. Now you can have the same kind of remote control over your dwelling for as little as $10 a month. (more)
Jan 17: Richard Rosenblatt helped broker the $580 million sale of MySpace. Now he wants to build millions of sites like it - this time, in vertical niches. (more)
Jan 12: Subject-specific search engines are proliferating like mad. But the smartest, like Mobissimo, are following the lead of the master. (more)
Dec 26: With its high-performance head gear, Swedish startup Poc is winning over skiers at blazing speed. (more)
Dec 14: Still waiting for your flying car? Here's the next best thing: the drivable plane (more)
Nov 30: With Windows Vista, Microsoft is rebooting the entire tech industry - and finally taking over the living room in the process. (more)
Oct 1: An unfolding trend: "accordion pills" that could make risky drugs safe to swallow. (more)
Oct 1: Time was when bamboo was just for stir-frying and panda feed. Now the Chinese grass, which yields 50 times as much fiber per acre as cotton, is used for everything from hardwood flooring to baby clothes. (more)
Oct 1: Wall Street has not been kind to Amazon in 2006. But as always, Jeff Bezos has a plan. Here's where the world's largest store is heading next. (more)
Oct 1: Startup: RedRoller (more)
Oct 1: Blue Chip Expert looks to turn social networking into a potential bonanza for high-level contract workers and their admirers. (more)
Oct 1: Are you crazy enough to strap yourself into a plastic ball and roll down a hill? Zorb Ltd. is betting you are. (more)
Oct 1: Sports fans may endlessly debate the relative merits of football and baseball. But when it comes to making money, football wins hands down. Compare the sports' annual broadcast deals: $2.2 billion for the NFL vs. an anemic $570 million for MLB. (more)
Oct 1: New satellites could soon make location-based services a lot more precise - and profitable. (more)
Oct 1: With gas prices still high, it's a great time to sell drivers on the only widely available alternative. Diesel cars are 20 to 30 percent more fuel-efficient than regular autos. Trouble is, they spew much more nitrogen oxide, the main cause of smog. (more)
Oct 1: Investors are abuzz about 'freemiums' - services that lure users in with a basic product, then charge for more features. (more)
Oct 1: Auctions in which the highest bid loses may seem like the product of a deranged mind. But for Burlingame, Calif., startup Limbo, it's a brand-new business model - and a marketing tool for major companies. (more)
Oct 1: A new generation of browsers is about to make Web applications better than downloadable desktop software. (more)
Oct 1: The Hype Machine - and 20-year-old founder Anthony Volodkin - could define the future of more than just music. (more)
Oct 1: Turnaround CEO Carlos Ghosn pins his hopes on an $85,000 revamped classic. (more)
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