Business + Technology

5 Personal Sports Technologies

5 Personal Sports Technologies

The stats revolution in sports comes to weekend warriors.


10 Brilliant Redesigns for the Bicycle

10 Brilliant Redesigns for the Bicycle

I spoke to some leading bicycle designers to highlight 10 variations on the traditional bike for Popular Mechanics.


Building a Better Helmet for a Dangerous Game

Building a Better Helmet for a Dangerous Game

My article for Wired.com on an engineer working to create a safer football helmet.


BP Oil Spill By the Numbers

BP Oil Spill By the Numbers

The chilling tale told by the stats behind the Deepwater Horizon disaster.


The New Adidas Soccer Ball

The New Adidas Soccer Ball

The technology behind adidas’ new ball for World Cup 2010.


Can Cameras and Software Replace Refs?

Can Cameras and Software Replace Refs?

Tennis responded to a rash of terrible calls with a new technology that’s improved the sport. Will baseball and soccer follow suit?


Google Unveils Buzz to Compete with Facebook and Twitter

Google Unveils Buzz to Compete with Facebook and Twitter

The World’s leader in search made its opening salvo into social media with its brand new app, Buzz, which ports directly into Gmail accounts. Share


There’s a Hole in the Heart of Green Lake

There’s a Hole in the Heart of Green Lake

As Seattle’s building boom has gone bust with capital drying up, a massive three-acre hole sits dormant in the middle of one of Seattle’s most desirable neighborhoods—and it isn’t going to be filled anytime soon. Share


The Airwave of the Future

The Airwave of the Future

Radio unceremoniously booted Adam Carolla out the door, but with his podcast finding success and technology spreading the medium at a time when advertisers want in, he doesn’t have much reason to look back


Funny Money

Funny Money

Despite the downturned economy, the world-renowned, Chicago-based Second City Training Center is flourishing.


Hedgers Brace for Hurricane Season

Hedgers Brace for Hurricane Season

With the Atlantic hurricane season getting underway this week, rising temperatures and wind speeds on the Eastern Seaboard and Gulf Coast could give way to rising trade volumes for the Chicago-based CME Group Inc. for hurricane derivatives. Last year 32,600 contracts were cleared through the CME, most of which were traded during the hurricane season. [...]


CME’s Stock Continues to Lag

CME’s Stock Continues to Lag

An interview with CME Group’s CEO Craig Donohue While the problems wrought by the recession have hammered CME Group Inc.’s stock during the past year, the solutions being put forth to prevent future financial crises are starting to revive the share price. CME could be the beneficiary of proposed government regulation that would push more [...]


CME Group Well-Positioned to Benefit from Proposed Regulations

CME Group Well-Positioned to Benefit from Proposed Regulations

This article originally appeared on MedillNewsService.com and was featured in the well-regarded derivatives industry publication The John Lothian Newsletter CME Group Inc., the world’s largest futures and derivatives exchange, is well-positioned to benefit from Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner’s proposal to further regulate the over-the-counter derivatives market, according to industry analysts. The plan, which calls for [...]


An Oddity of the Economy

An Oddity of the Economy

It’s like going to buy a Volkswagen and finding out the BMW is cheaper. Well, maybe not that severe, but the ailing economy contributed to a price oddity this week in the beef market, causing wholesale prices of higher-grade beef to drop below cuts of lesser quality. Share


Small Businesses Feel Pressure From Corporate Price Slashing

Small Businesses Feel Pressure From Corporate Price Slashing

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