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Helicopters in the Heavens
By Andrew Marantz
A new app, Blade, offers an efficient way to travel across Manhattan. It has been described as Uber, but for helicopters.
The Chinese government announced that it would institute a national carbon-trading program. Whether it will work is anybody’s guess.
A scandal for Volkswagen, the world’s largest automaker, could be a boon for green technology.
Lots of stars are using their fame to start businesses. Frankel, a reality-TV star, led the way.
Limiting the pitcher’s innings might be the best strategy for his long-term future. It also hurts the team’s chances of winning the pennant.
Since the designer took over Chanel, it has become one of the most profitable luxury brands in the world.
Janet Yellen says the U.S. central bank wanted to wait a bit and see what impact, if any, the global developments will have on the U.S. economy.
How do you make a profit from carving pumpkins when even the most elaborate designs are destined for the dumpster?
The myth of technological determinism has a persistent allure.
A kiteboarder’s alternative-energy plan.
Graphene may be the most remarkable substance ever discovered. But what’s it for?
How an employee at a CD-manufacturing plant became the Patient Zero of Internet piracy.