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CNNMoney: In the future, can you remain anonymous?updated: Fri Jan 13 2012 06:22:00

Face recognition and detection technology is becoming cheaper, faster, and much more commonplace, raising the question of whether people will be able to remain anonymous in the near future.

CNNMoney: It's 11/11/11, the lottery's lucky dayupdated: Fri Nov 11 2011 07:43:00

As the economy continues to struggle, more people are betting on a dollar and a dream -- and thanks to Friday's lucky date, Nov. 11, 2011, or 11/11/11, ticket sales are booming.

Why video games are key to modern scienceupdated: Wed Nov 02 2011 17:19:00

Video gamers spend tons of time -- for many it's 10,000 hours by age 21 -- battling mythic monsters, shooting aliens and rescuing princesses from digital castles.

Secrets of women who don't get sickupdated: Wed Nov 02 2011 07:05:00

Ever wonder why you always seem to come down with a life-interrupting virus this time of year, while other women you know sail through the season sniffle-, cough-, and ache-free?

Money Magazine: How your emotions can cost you moneyupdated: Fri Sep 30 2011 17:13:00

If you haven't been feeling emotional about money lately, you must have an excellent yoga instructor. There have been the rolling freak-outs about unemployment, the debt, and European defaults; meanwhile, investors seem to be inflating a bubble in tech.

Obama forecasts manufacturing comebackupdated: Fri Jun 24 2011 12:01:00

President Barack Obama -- whose poll numbers have dipped in recent weeks amid a stubbornly sluggish economic recovery -- touted the hard-hit manufacturing sector Friday, saying the country's best production days may well lie ahead.

Work-issued mobile devices emerging as key security riskupdated: Tue May 24 2011 12:00:00

Mobile devices are emerging as a key security risk, especially for companies. As a result, the vast majority -- 95% -- of companies have mobile security policies in place.

Fortune: Stores within stores: Retail's savior?updated: Mon Jan 24 2011 15:59:00

Sometimes the best thing retailers can do these days is hand over part of their store to someone else.

CNNMoney: Young car shoppers want an iPhone on wheelsupdated: Wed Jan 12 2011 15:12:00

For car shoppers under the age of 31, the biggest factor in deciding what to buy isn't performance, fuel economy or comfort, it's the shopping experience and "cockpit technology," according to a recent study.

Let's all eradicate the emoticonupdated: Wed Dec 08 2010 09:43:00

Back in the way olden days, folks used to scrawl pictures on cave walls to convey meaning. Needless to say, we've evolved since then -- what with the planting and harvesting, the creation of the wheel, the no longer living in caves.

Flying car among year's best inventionsupdated: Sun Nov 14 2010 09:47:00

A flying car and a device to help paraplegics walk are named among 2010's top inventions. CNN's Josh Levs reports.

Is this the first step toward a flying car?updated: Sun Nov 14 2010 09:47:00

Along with the jetpack, the flying car tops the list of classic science-fiction imaginings that lead legions of fans to ask -- why don't we have this yet?

When glass touch screens feel like sandpaperupdated: Fri Oct 08 2010 14:02:00

Glass screens that can feel the touch of your fingers are all the rage these days. You'll find them in all kinds of gadgets, from smartphones to tablet computers.

Money Magazine: 7 secrets to a richer retirementupdated: Wed Sep 22 2010 04:16:00

With stock returns projected to be low and pensions going the way of Lindsay Lohan's career, retirement planning can seem awfully daunting these days. You can't change the market or your employer's largesse.

Your body as a touchscreenupdated: Thu Jun 03 2010 18:44:00

Microsoft and Carnegie Mellon unveil "Skinput," which turns the skin's surface into a touchscreen.

Why games will take over our livesupdated: Thu Jun 03 2010 15:40:00

If you think an electric toothbrush is high-tech, wait until you hear about the Internet-enabled version.

Need therapy? Consult your phoneupdated: Wed Jun 02 2010 09:55:00

Mobile therapy apps are on the way. Just imagine -- you might not have to pay $200 an hour to talk about your problems. You can just pop out your iPhone and a virtual therapist can offer you some perspective.

CNNMoney: Neuromarketers get inside buyers' brainsupdated: Thu Mar 18 2010 15:39:00

Marketers want to get inside your brain. Literally.

CNNMoney: Cell phone dead? Buy a chargeupdated: Thu Feb 11 2010 15:11:00

Paul King was headed to the airport in Pittsburgh in 2006 when he suffered an ill-timed communications blackout. His cell phone died -- and the Carnegie Mellon student realized he still had his roommate's house key in his pocket.

FSB: Rust Belt Shine: Pittsburghupdated: Tue Oct 13 2009 10:41:00

"I'll be disappointed if you're still in Pittsburgh."

Commentary: How Pittsburgh bounced backupdated: Thu Sep 24 2009 17:10:00

This week the international community is converging on my chosen hometown of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as heads of state gather for the G20 summit.

6 common shopping traps -- how to avoid themupdated: Thu Aug 13 2009 10:03:00

Alas, our romance with shopping seems to be coming to an end -- or at least it's up for careful reevaluation.

Fortune: Bernanke's dilemma: Ignore politicsupdated: Wed Jul 29 2009 08:28:00

After two years of pumping money into the financial system to keep the economy afloat, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke will have to reverse the process or risk an opposite problem: inflation.

Fortune: Taking the charge out of Chevy's Voltupdated: Tue Mar 03 2009 21:02:00

Any hope that General Motors can survive without massive aid from the federal government was dashed last week when the automaker reported a huge fourth-quarter loss.

Money Magazine: Why saving for your future is so hardupdated: Thu Feb 05 2009 11:57:00

You salt away 10% of your pay into a retirement plan, but this "retirement" thing can feel pretty abstract. What will it be like? To judge by the pictures in personal-finance magazines (including Money), there will be a house by the water. And Adirondack chairs. And the occasional sea kayaking expedition.

Film factbook: The changing role of the criticupdated: Thu Jan 29 2009 13:52:00

Kevin Spacey says their role is shifting, and Meryl Streep tells CNN they're becoming "scarily irrelevant."

Part 1: Spotlight on the criticsupdated: Thu Jan 29 2009 13:52:00

Myleene Klass investigates the role and influence of the film critic in this month's The Screening Room.

Study: Can more sleep help fight off colds?updated: Tue Jan 13 2009 11:56:00

Are you getting enough sleep? If not, it could be hurting your health.

When emotion takes overupdated: Tue Oct 07 2008 12:10:00

Imagine this hypothetical situation: You're a hard-nosed business trader and I'm a contact who's just passed on a great tip on some undervalued shares. Do you take me up on the advice? Well, to imagine some more, it depends on whether or not you argued with your spouse that morning.

CNNMoney: Gas fuels inflation - little relief in sightupdated: Thu Aug 14 2008 21:57:00

Prices soared in July on the back of record oil. Now, after witnessing the sharp drop in the cost of crude, Americans are hoping for relief in August. They may be sorely disappointed.

People.com: 'Last Lecture' Prof Randy Pausch Dies at 47updated: Fri Jul 25 2008 15:47:00

The Carnegie Mellon professor, who battled pancreatic cancer, became an Internet sensation

'Last lecture' prof diesupdated: Fri Jul 25 2008 14:06:00

A "last lecture" by Randy Pausch, a Carnegie Mellon professor facing terminal cancer, became an Internet sensation.

YouTube's star lecturer dies at 47updated: Fri Jul 25 2008 14:06:00

Randy Pausch, the professor whose "last lecture" became a runaway phenomenon on the Internet and was turned into a best-selling book, died Friday of pancreatic cancer, Carnegie Mellon University announced on its Web site.

Time.com: "Last Lecture" Professor Dies at 47updated: Fri Jul 25 2008 11:25:00

Professor Randy Pausch, whose "last lecture" about his terminal cancer became a bestselling book, has died.

How to grab more time for youupdated: Thu Jul 24 2008 09:38:00

Time can be on your side -- if you re-shape your schedule. With the help of a dozen psychologists, researchers, and coaches, we came up with a three-part plan to reseize the day.

Can't save? Blame your brainupdated: Fri Apr 11 2008 10:17:00

Slow and steady wins the race, but a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. Those dueling proverbs sum up the investing mind.

FSB: How to live foreverupdated: Thu Apr 10 2008 09:30:00

Third place team: NeuroBank What it does: Extracts and stores neural stem cells for the treatment of diseases such as Alzheimer's Founders: Raymond Sekula, 35, and Sasha Bakhru, 27 School: Carnegie Mellon University Launched: September 2007

Budding Entrepreneursupdated: Fri Feb 22 2008 10:58:00

CNN's Schams Elwazer follows a budding entrepreneur who hopes one day to open her own business in the region.

Qatar's entrepreneurial questupdated: Fri Feb 22 2008 10:58:00

Noor Al-Mohannadi is a budding Qatari businesswoman taking part in the inaugural class of a new entrepreneurship program -- the first of its kind her country -- delivered by the Pittsburgh-based Carnegie Mellon University in partnership with the Qatar Science & Technology Park.

Time.com: Depressed? Don't Go to the Mallupdated: Fri Feb 08 2008 10:00:00

Research into how people make financial decision suggests that sad people spend more, and they don't even realize they're doing it

Fortune: High stakes robot-racingupdated: Tue Dec 04 2007 12:31:00

Hard core robot experts tend to turn up their noses at remote-control bots like Robotex's - even if they're fully armed.

CNNMoney: The :-) turns 25updated: Tue Sep 18 2007 07:20:00

It was a serious contribution to the electronic lexicon.

Business 2.0: Forget nanotech. Think claytronics.updated: Mon May 21 2007 18:49:00

Like a lot of businesspeople, Todd Mowry hates videoconferencing with his colleagues. "It's like visiting someone in prison," he says. "You talk through a glass wall, but you can't deal with each o...

Snake robots slither to the rescueupdated: Mon Jan 08 2007 13:44:00

For someone trapped under rubble after an earthquake the sight of something resembling a snake wriggling towards them would probably be the last thing they would want to see. But a new breed of life-saving robot is being developed that take their shape and movement from those limbless reptiles, and, it is hoped, will prove invaluable not only in search and rescue operations but also be a great asset to human surgery.

Money Magazine: Defend your virtual homeupdated: Tue Dec 05 2006 14:29:00

It may seem melodramatic, but the truth is, hackers across the globe - or maybe across the street - are working 24/7 to find ways to steal your passwords, take control of your computer or turn your hard drive into a whirring pile of scrap metal.

Business 2.0: Secret of Success: Be a Bulldogupdated: Mon Oct 02 2006 11:58:00

On a typical day, I'm surrounded by a lot of people who are probably smarter than I am, whether I'm in a classroom full of MBAs or in a boardroom with top executives. But I'm wise enough to know on...

Tests show cell phone air safety riskupdated: Thu Mar 02 2006 06:02:00

Just when you thought it was safe to switch on your cell phone, it seems that making calls in the air could pose a greater risk than running up an exorbitant bill.

CNNMoney: The 76-cent mythupdated: Tue Feb 21 2006 09:17:00

When you have a legitimate point to make, it can undercut your argument to rely heavily on a sound-bite statistic that easily can be misinterpreted.

CNNMoney: Want more pay? Some disturbing newsupdated: Mon Oct 03 2005 10:05:00

NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Quick confession: I really dislike dealing with demanding, arrogant women.

Fortune: A MEDITATION ON RISKupdated: Mon Oct 03 2005 00:01:00

As the residents of shattered Gulf Coast towns like Biloxi, Miss., and Gretna, La., began returning home or crawling from the wreckage in the days after Hurricane Katrina hit, many found their way ...

Business 2.0: Let the MBA Buyer Bewareupdated: Thu Sep 01 2005 00:01:00

So you're thinking about getting a master's of business administration, and you want to know which school is the best for you. With tuition at top-tier schools reportedly up 55 percent in the past ...

Money Magazine: A Nasty 401(k) Tax Surpriseupdated: Sat Jan 01 2005 00:01:00

How often do you say "Whoops!" about your investing decisions? I've been kicking myself lately over a mistake that I'll bet you've made too. My 401(k), I've come to realize, is a big, fat tax mess....

Money Magazine: A nasty 401(k) tax surpriseupdated: Tue Dec 07 2004 17:19:00

How often do you say Whoops! about your investing decisions? I've been kicking myself lately over a mistake that I'll bet you've made too. My 401(k), I've come to realize, is a big, fat tax mess.

FSB: Faster Foodupdated: Wed Dec 01 2004 00:01:00

Ten years ago Kieran Fitzpatrick was stuck at a fast-food drive-thru when inspiration struck. A robotics scientist at Carnegie Mellon University, Fitzpatrick got an idea for speeding up drive-thru ...

Pair share Nobel economics prizeupdated: Mon Oct 11 2004 07:40:00

A Norwegian and an American have jointly been awarded the 2004 Nobel prize for economics.

FSB: Call AAAupdated: Fri Oct 01 2004 00:01:00

Even a Gaggle of Geeks Lured by a $1 million prize couldn't figure out how to make a car drive itself 142 miles. The Grand Challenge race, sponsored by the U.S. government's Defense Advanced Resear...

Fortune: For Naps On The Go, Nothing Beats A Podupdated: Mon Jul 26 2004 00:01:00

Business minds greater than ours have already found ways to make consumers pay for water and air (hellooooo, Las Vegas oxygen bar), so why not sleep? Arshad Chowdhury and Christopher Lindholst rece...

Business 2.0: The Economics of Emotionsupdated: Thu Jul 01 2004 00:01:00

Bad moods are bad for business. So say researchers at Carnegie Mellon University's department of social and decision sciences, who have determined that sadness and disgust drive down the prices sel...

Money Magazine: What Makes A Place Hot Escalating Home Values, Job Growth, New Immigrants, A Lively Music Scene--turns Out That They All Go Togeupdated: Tue Jun 01 2004 00:01:00

Richard Florida likes to chat about cities the way most people chat about movies or pop culture. This is not to say that Florida, a professor at Carnegie Mellon University, likes to discuss the bes...

CNNMoney: Bummed out? Bad time to shopupdated: Mon Mar 22 2004 20:19:00

Think you paid too much for a little gift you bought yourself after a tough day at the office? A new study suggests your emotions may have pushed you to a bad decision.

15 teams qualify for Mojave robot raceupdated: Fri Mar 12 2004 14:49:00

Of more than 100 entries, only 15 robotic vehicles, ranging from a motorcycle to a mega-military truck, made the final cut.

Money Magazine: Can the Stock Rally Last? Here's why it's not too late to catch the momentum marketupdated: Mon Mar 01 2004 00:01:00

Bull markets, so they say, climb a wall of worry. This one has vaulted right over anxiety and leaped to euphoria.

Money Magazine: Can the stock rally last?updated: Mon Feb 09 2004 16:42:00

Bull markets, so they say, climb a wall of worry. This one has vaulted right over anxiety and leaped to euphoria.

Fortune: And The Winner Is ...updated: Mon Sep 15 2003 00:01:00

Want to change the world? Lead the assault on daunting frontiers? Goad your fellow man into achieving greatness? Improve the odds of finding a parking space? It's easy. Even better, it might make y...

Fortune: It's Dog Beat Dogupdated: Mon Jun 09 2003 00:01:00

Here's a gnarly challenge: coaxing a bunch of autonomous robotic dogs into winning a soccer game. That's what engineering and computer science students did at the seventh annual Robo Cup American O...

Money Magazine: What Are We Afraid Of? Why we tend to worry about the wrong things--and why knowing more about life's real risks updated: Thu May 01 2003 00:01:00

On a July afternoon 16 years ago, I put down a magazine that I'd been leafing through and gazed out of an airplane window. I was at 31,000 feet and halfway through a London-to-Newark flight; outs...

Fortune: September Summer is over: Venture capitalists follow the money, Carly Fiorina cuts the cake, the Stones are back updated: Mon Sep 02 2002 00:01:00

1 Out West: Colorado multitasks with the Telluride Film Festival and the Renaissance Weekend in Aspen. Back East: Russia conducts its first census since the breakup of the Soviet Union.

Fortune: 33 Days 8 Campuses 127 Kids and an Infinity of Gizmos Roadtripping in search of the technological futureupdated: Mon Jun 24 2002 00:01:00

It's mid-April, and my boyfriend, Scott, and I are headed out on a road trip. We're going to spend a month visiting colleges and talking with kids about technology. It's an awesome assignment, and ...

FSB: Four sites to check out--and one to avoid.updated: Sat Jun 01 2002 00:01:00

BetterManagement.com Pop quiz! Under the tenure of Jack Welch, before any GE employee could reach executive level, he had to be trained to black-belt status in what? If all you can think of is kara...

Fortune: Inside The Mind Of The Modern Investor Think you should have your head examined for investing in a market like this? That's not updated: Mon May 14 2001 00:01:00

You've burned your broker's number. Shut down your Ameritrade account. Rediscovered money markets. After a year of misery, your equity fever finally broke, and you don't want to fix it. Isn't it be...

Fortune: Readers Weigh In On Rudeness and Speechmakingupdated: Mon Jan 10 2000 00:01:00

My, my. There seem to be an awful lot of job seekers out there who, like "Peeved" (Nov. 22), endure several rounds of interviews, sometimes with psychological testing thrown in. Then they wait to h...

Fortune: Bookmarksupdated: Mon Jul 19 1999 00:01:00

Janet Baker founded Dragon Systems, which makes speech-recognition software, with her husband, Jim, in 1982. Baker, who is CEO of the Newton, Mass., company, has a Ph.D. in computer sciences from C...

Fortune: Do I Have To Say in a Job Interview Exactly How Much I'm Now Making?updated: Mon Jul 06 1998 00:01:00

DEAR ANNIE: I just came from an interview for a job I want very badly, and I may have made a big mistake. The interviewer asked me what my salary was in my last job. I left there largely because I ...

Fortune: WHY NOT TO WORRY ABOUT DEFLATIONupdated: Mon Sep 08 1997 00:01:00

Wall Street economists and analysts, like some small children, insist on having a bogeymen to scare themselves to sleep with. For many years, the specter of choice has been inflation: whenever thin...

Fortune: MANUFACTURING FOR REUSE DESIGNING PRODUCTS TO BE TORN APART INTO REUSABLE PIECES KEEPS THE EARTH GREENER AND CAN updated: Mon Feb 06 1995 00:01:00

In a big gray brick building in Highland Park, Michigan, a half-dozen technicians and engineers in shirt sleeves are hard at work killing American ingenuity. Armed with air-powered socket tools, sc...

Fortune: TALKING TO ROBOTS MADE EASY Making factory robots work used to require a software wizard. Soon they should be able to respond toupdated: Mon Oct 31 1994 00:01:00

If you think programming your VCR is difficult, pity the poor souls who must give robots their instructions. Factory automation has simplified and streamlined assembly lines, yet programming the ro...

Money Magazine: How to Negotiate for More Financial Aid With a little wheeling and dealing, smart college shoppers can pull in updated: Fri Sep 16 1994 00:01:00

The days when parents meekly had to accept whatever financial aid package a college offered are long gone. Today, growing numbers of people are bargaining hard -- and getting great deals. Among the...

Fortune: A ROBOT INSPECTOR FOR AIRPLANES Aging jetliners suffer from skin cracks and loose rivets. A self-propelled gadget called ANDI coupdated: Mon May 03 1993 00:01:00

It may look like a cubist bed frame with suction cups for feet, but ANDI could come in just as handy as its robot cousin R2D2 in Star Wars. Engineers at the Carnegie Mellon Research Institute desig...

Fortune: SOME TIPS ON PLAYING IT SAFE updated: Mon Mar 08 1993 00:01:00

While it's far from proven that electromagnetic fields are harmful, a little caution can't hurt. In addition to power lines and wiring, many devices around your home or office produce fields when t...

Fortune: HOW TO BEAT THE JOB MARKET ODDS GIVE YOUR RESUME TO A COMPUTERupdated: Mon Jun 15 1992 00:01:00

Faced with a stagnant job scene, unemployed managers, career changers, and freshly minted college graduates are finding new ways to hunt for work. Big - corporations still look good to many, who fl...

Fortune: THE BOSS AS COACH Himself or Herself as Vince Lombardi? The idea may make sense, but is it just a stalking-horse for a truly newupdated: Mon Nov 04 1991 00:01:00

Begin with the premise, not universally conceded as yet but where the zeitgeist seems headed, that no right-thinking business person would use the term ''boss'' anymore. Much too hierarchical, fell...

Money Magazine: HOW FAMILIES CAN NAB MORE COLLEGE AID THAN THEY THINKupdated: Sun Sep 01 1991 00:01:00

As college students get set to crack the books for the 1991-92 school year, their parents might like to know the best-kept secret about financial aid: it's often negotiable. That's one of the impor...

Money Magazine: DON'T LET HORROR HEADLINES SPOOK YOU INTO MISTAKESupdated: Tue Jan 01 1991 00:01:00

If the daily reports of economic mayhem have you feeling panicky, you're not alone. According to MONEY's Consumer Comfort index (left) and other surveys, Americans are extremely gloomy about the ec...

Fortune: A QUICK COURSE IN WHAT THEY CALL PRUDENT AVOIDANCE updated: Mon Dec 31 1990 00:01:00

Though it's still unclear whether extremely low frequency (ELF) fields ^ contribute to cancer, you may want to play extra safe and not take unnecessary chances. Granger Morgan, a professor of engin...

Money Magazine: INVESTMENT QUIZ FIGURE OUT HOW MUCH RISK YOU CAN TAKEupdated: Sat Sep 01 1990 00:01:00

More and more brokers are urging clients to take quickie psychological quizzes to determine ''your investment personality.'' No matter what your broker says, these tests usually are mostly for his ...

Fortune: HOW TO PICK A BUSINESS SCHOOL Don't be misled by rankings in a magazine. Do figure out why you want an MBA. And above all, checkupdated: Mon Dec 18 1989 00:01:00

On the wall of the ladies' room of a bar in upstate New York, a plaintive graffito recites a loser's litany for our times: ''No BMW, no condo, no MBA.'' As an antidote to hopelessness, the car or t...

Fortune: DISTAFF DIRECTORSupdated: Mon Apr 10 1989 00:01:00

More women are moving into the boardrooms of the top U.S. corporations, according to a survey by executive recruiter Korn/Ferry International. Lois Dickson Rice, 56, a senior vice president of Cont...

Fortune: WHERE THE 1988 MBAs ARE GOING The new grads are rejecting Wall Street in favor of entrepreneurial adventures or jobs in -- can yupdated: Mon Aug 29 1988 00:01:00

IF STUDENTS are a bellwether of trends, then listen up. The get-rich-quick fever that over the past few years drove business school students to Wall Street like hootch-crazed prospectors bound for ...

Fortune: BUSINESS GOES TO COLLEGE FOR A BRAIN GAIN As never before, universities are luring companies with partnership agreements and resupdated: Mon Mar 16 1987 00:01:00

FOUR high-browed Ph.D.s solemnly carried out their assignment: Redesign a coffee maker. They belong to the Center for Industrial Innovation on the wind- swept campus of Rensselaer Polytechnic Insti...

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