DRIVING THROUGH SILICON VALLEY on freeway 101 in busy Friday lunchtime traffic, Google's Chris Urmson flicks a switch on the steering wheel. A green light comes on to tell him and your correspondent in the passenger seat that the Lexus SUV is now driving itself. | Source: http://www.economist.com --

Business school isn't cheap. Students at established MBA programs are forking over upwards of $200,000 for two year programs, including room, board and books. And because many students leave solid jobs to get a business degree, the opportunity cost of interrupting a fledgling career -- and missing...

In a new anti-fracking music video released Monday, Sean Lennon, Yoko Ono and many of their celebrity friends put pressure on Governor Andrew Cuomo to ban hydraulic fracturing in New York. | Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com --

For more than two years, Florida Atlantic University has been searching for the name of a corporate sponsor to adorn its new 30,000-seat, palm-ringed football stadium. The public university on Tuesday announced an unconventional partner: the nation's second-largest operator of for-profit prisons, th...

Asia has some of the most impressive and lively cities in the world. Tokyo, Hong Kong and Shanghai offer some of the world's most beautiful skylines, Beijing brings us back in time and Bangkok offers the perfect combination for business and leasure.

China Import and Export Fair, also known as the Canton Fair, is held biannually in Guangzhou every spring and autumn, with a history of 55 years since 1957. The Fair is a comprehensive one with the longest history, the highest level, the largest scale, the most complete exhibit variety, the...

Imagine going through your whole life with the official name of "Girl." Well, that's been the reality for a 15-year-old in Iceland, who is now suing the country's government for the right to legally use the name that was given to her by her mother. The girl’s mother did not realize that the name...

I've always said that Florida is the center of weirdness in the universe, so it came as no surprise to me that the recent story about a voyeur who installed a spy camera in the ladies' room at work, allegedly to make sure his co-workers were doing their jobs, happened in West Palm Beach. | Source:...

Piers Morgan and Bill Nye attempt to double team and undermine Climate Depot's Marc Morano without much success.

President Barack Obama's inauguration committee will accept unlimited corporate contributions to fund its January festivities, a spokeswoman for the Presidential Inaugural Committee confirmed to The Huffington Post on Friday. "To help cover the cost of the public events, the 2013 Presidential...

Speaking about reports that Syria is preparing chemical weapons for potential use against its people, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) warned that the world may be "on the precipice" of "the most horrendous act" of this century.

The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show airs tomorrow night. Standards for the show's models are high. A Victoria's Secret executive famously told The New York Times that fewer than 100 women in the world would be suitable to walk in the show. Meanwhile, skincare company Dove has a "real beauty" campaign...