Business

Lego Is the Biggest Toy Company in the World

Lego overtook Mattel this year to become the world's most-profitable toy company

This Project Wants to Compost People After They Die

A Seattle-based designer aims to introduce a sustainable way of disposing of bodies

Photovoltaic solar panels and wind turbines, San Gorgonio Pass Wind Farm, Palm Springs, California, USA.

In the U.S., Solar Energy Has More Than Doubled Since Last Year

Solar voltaic energy is a small, but growing, piece of the American energy pie

Dear Americans: You Don’t Understand What the Burger King-Tim Hortons Merger Means to Canadians

Tim Hortons is a core component of the amorphous "Canadian identity"

Bitcoin May Get a Whole Lot More Useful Soon

An eBay-owned company—that runs payments systems for AirBnB & Uber—is thinking about accepting Bitcoin

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Someone, Somewhere Is Still Emitting A Whole Load of Ozone-Depleting Chemicals

Emissions of carbon tetrachrloride are still 30% of peak emissions

Yes, that looks very safe

How You Type Your Password Could Be Its Own Security Measure

Your phone could learn your typing behavior and use that to keep itself safe from intruders

How to Charm Worms Out of the Ground

The art of worm grunting

Why Are People Afraid of Colgate Total Toothpaste?

Bloomberg reports that customers are abandoning Colgate's Total brand because it contains triclosan

Quentin Tarantino And Judd Apatow Agree: Kodak Film Can't Disappear—They Need It

Some of Hollywood's most famous directors are pressing studios to buy Kodak film—before it's too late

Across the country, families lost houses like this one—and a substantial portion of their household wealth—during the financial crisis.

The Average American Household Lost a Third of Its Net Worth During the Recession

A new study shows how much, exactly, the 2008 recession contributed to rising inequality in America

Creepy Internet-Style Tracking and Targeting Analytics Are Moving into Real Life

A company is using cameras and heat sensors to track people in their store

This is what an actual Goodwill box looks like.

Fake Clothing Drop Bins Use Your “Charity” Donations To Make a Profit

From Tampa to Charlotte to New York City, non-legit Goodwill boxes are proliferating

College Students Are Now Paying Extra to Learn Actually Useful Skills

Companies, unaffiliated with universities, are offering courses that provide practical workforce training

The Trouble with Crowdfunding the Next Big Tech Gadget

Crowdfunding is hot right now, but a lack of regulation might leave backers at risk of falling prey to a swindle

This Company Sold More Beer by Helping Waitresses Get Home Late at Night

Anthropology can have relevance for the business world—just ask this beer company

Sriracha bottles on the line at Huy Fong Foods' Irwindale factory.

Sriracha Is, Officially, Safe

Irwindale City Council voted to end their public nuisance complaint against the makers of Sriracha hot sauce

Instead of Paying for Coffee, Mobile Workers Can Pay for Quiet

Working on the road? Now there’s an alternative to crowded coffee shops

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Walmart's About to Do for Organic Food What It Did for Every Other Consumer Product

Walmart's going to give organic food a big push

Andy Warhol Probably Never Said His Celebrated "Fifteen Minutes of Fame" Line

In the interest of branding, however, it doesn't matter who said it, only that it worked

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