Floods inundating central Europe kill at least seven people
Czech Republic declares state of emergency after five die, with at least two killed in Austria and thousands of people evacuated
5. 6. 2013 ▪ 4 min. čtení
Microsoft's Bid to Push the Xbox Beyond Gaming
By Ashlee Vance, Bloomberg Businessweek
“This must be what it feels like on your wedding day,” says the young man in the hotel...
23. 5. 2013 ▪ 4 min. čtení
The Rise of the Crafty Hipster
How knitting, baking, and raising chickens became cool.
15. 5. 2013 ▪ 6 min. čtení
It's Getting Harder to Make Money on YouTube
By Anita Hamilton, Bloomberg Businessweek
Despite success stories about YouTube sensations such as Jenna Marbles, the vast majority of the...
23. 4. 2013 ▪ 7 min. čtení
Hacking an Airplane With Only an Android Phone
So it looks like someone could hack a jetliner. With an Android smartphone. Awesome.
14. 4. 2013 ▪ 3 min. čtení
Goths, punks: we are all the same
How we define a hate crime is changing, but the scapegoating of groups for political ends goes on
6. 4. 2013 ▪ 5 min. čtení
Raise a glass of clean water to John Snow
Two hundred years after his birth, we owe much to the London doctor who discovered the cause of cholera
18. 3. 2013 ▪ 4 min. čtení
Investors Seek Ways to Profit From Global Warming
Investing in climate change used to mean putting money into efforts to stop global warming
9. 3. 2013 ▪ 6 min. čtení
Mayer culpa
Forcing workers to come into the office is a symptom of Yahoo’s problems, not a solution to them
1. 3. 2013 ▪ 4 min. čtení
Why is women's labour force participation dropping?
More women in India of working age are enrolling in secondary school but that is only one reason why the number of women who are either working...
19. 2. 2013 ▪ 4 min. čtení
An Aging Population May Be What the World Needs
By Charles Kenny, Bloomberg Businessweek
Americans just don’t make babies like they used to. The U.S. birthrate is the lowest in nearly a...
11. 2. 2013 ▪ 8 min. čtení
Agatha Christie was investigated by MI5 over Bletchley Park mystery
Intelligence chiefs feared crime writer had a spy in Britain's top-secret codebreaking centre during second world war
4. 2. 2013 ▪ 4 min. čtení
In Dubai, Services and Exports Drive a New Boom
By Dana El Baltaji, Bloomberg Businessweek
Rewa Zeinati, a freelance writer in Dubai, has noticed more business cards with photos of scantily...
28. 1. 2013 ▪ 5 min. čtení
English proficiency falls behind
EF Education First announced today the results of a global study revealing that English language competencies of country workforces are worse...
12. 1. 2013 ▪ 4 min. čtení
The Ray Kurzweil Show, Now at the Googleplex
Among the stranger things Ray Kurzweil will say to your face is that he intends to bring his father back to life.
30. 12. 2012 ▪ 6 min. čtení
Robot Workers: Coexistence Is Possible
By Sam Grobart, Bloomberg Businessweek
The robots are coming. Resistance is futile. From car factories to microprocessor plants to fulfillment...
17. 12. 2012 ▪ 6 min. čtení
Nokia Deal Is Just the Beginning for China Mobile
ByBruce Eihnorn, Bloomberg Businessweek
Nokia boss Stephen Elop, chief executive of the beleaguered Finnish company, has managed something the...
10. 12. 2012 ▪ 5 min. čtení
Eradicating 'Reply All'
By Mike Rosenwald, Business Week
In 2008, Gustavo Reveles, a Navy veteran deep into his two-decade career at the U.S. Border Patrol, got an...
25. 11. 2012 ▪ 5 min. čtení
