Sign in with Facebook
Or use your Businessweek account
Or use your Businessweek account
Already a Bloomberg.com user?
Sign in with the same account.
In a Bid To Save Bees, Europe Bans Some Pesticides
Clothianidin, imidacloprid, and thiametoxam would be limited to greenhouse use and late-season crop spraying
Recent
-
Reinventing Business
'Big Data' Researchers Turn to Google to Beat the Markets
A team of researchers has devised a way to invest in stocks by using the volume of Google searches for 98 finance-related terms -
Mobile & Telecom
After Boston Marathon Outages, a 'Wireless Fiber' Alternative Is Coming
Can laser technology increase wireless broadband speeds? AOptix says it can provide extra "backhaul" capacity -
Facing Opposition From Privacy Advocates, Drone Hawks Fire Back
The hawks fear government red tape will keep the field grounded for years and hamstring aerospace companies -
Design
In Iceland, an App to Warn If Your Hookup Is a Relative
Being vigilant about one's ancestry is critical to avoid incest in Iceland. A new app aims to help -
Reinventing Business
To Treat Depression, Researchers Invite Avatars to Discuss Their Problems
A study finds that patients with depression are more comfortable with therapy using computer-generated avatars -
Google
No Drones Over My Back Yard, Google's Schmidt Warns
Google's executive chairman says civilian use of commercial surveillance drones needs to be regulated -
Google
Google Turns to Big Data to Unmask Human Traffickers
Google and a trio of groups combating human trafficking are turning to the power of Big Data analytics -
Africa
To Get Medicine to Africa, Health Experts Turn to Coca-Cola
To reach Zambia's countryside, medicine kits were slipped between Coke bottles stacked in cases -
On the Internet, Charity Begins With Animal Causes
In the contest of charitable giving for cuddly kittens or toppling vicious dictators, the cats are winning big -
Reinventing Business
Q&A: Paul Mockapetris, Inventor of the Domain Name System, Wants to Filter the Web
The chief scientist at network security firm Nominum wants to use DNS forensics to root out Internet bad guys
Read
-
Reinventing Business
'Big Data' Researchers Turn to Google to Beat the Markets
A team of researchers has devised a way to invest in stocks by using the volume of Google searches for 98 finance-related terms -
Design
In Iceland, an App to Warn If Your Hookup Is a Relative
Being vigilant about one's ancestry is critical to avoid incest in Iceland. A new app aims to help -
Europe
In a Bid To Save Bees, Europe Bans Some Pesticides
Clothianidin, imidacloprid, and thiametoxam would be limited to greenhouse use and late-season crop spraying -
Mobile & Telecom
After Boston Marathon Outages, a 'Wireless Fiber' Alternative Is Coming
Can laser technology increase wireless broadband speeds? AOptix says it can provide extra "backhaul" capacity -
When Social Media at Work Don't Create Productivity-Killing Distractions
Facebook, Twitter, Skype, and their ilk can help employees collaborate and do customer relations more quickly -
Google
Google Turns to Big Data to Unmask Human Traffickers
Google and a trio of groups combating human trafficking are turning to the power of Big Data analytics -
What Google Searches About the Future Tell Us About the Present
Research shows that searches about the future have a strong link to economic success -
Privacy
Doctors Like Electronic Medical Records, as Long as Patients Can't Touch Them
With billions of dollars being spent to create electronic health records, most doctors want strict controls on patients' access to them -
Reinventing Business
Revealed: The 1962 CIA Paper That Predicts the Big Deal With Big Data
In 1962 the agency contemplated how it might use Big Data to overthrow Yugoslavia's Tito -
Facing Opposition From Privacy Advocates, Drone Hawks Fire Back
The hawks fear government red tape will keep the field grounded for years and hamstring aerospace companies
Shared
-
Design
In Iceland, an App to Warn If Your Hookup Is a Relative
Being vigilant about one's ancestry is critical to avoid incest in Iceland. A new app aims to help -
Reinventing Business
'Big Data' Researchers Turn to Google to Beat the Markets
A team of researchers has devised a way to invest in stocks by using the volume of Google searches for 98 finance-related terms -
Mobile & Telecom
After Boston Marathon Outages, a 'Wireless Fiber' Alternative Is Coming
Can laser technology increase wireless broadband speeds? AOptix says it can provide extra "backhaul" capacity -
When Social Media at Work Don't Create Productivity-Killing Distractions
Facebook, Twitter, Skype, and their ilk can help employees collaborate and do customer relations more quickly -
Google
Google Turns to Big Data to Unmask Human Traffickers
Google and a trio of groups combating human trafficking are turning to the power of Big Data analytics -
Europe
In a Bid To Save Bees, Europe Bans Some Pesticides
Clothianidin, imidacloprid, and thiametoxam would be limited to greenhouse use and late-season crop spraying -
Facing Opposition From Privacy Advocates, Drone Hawks Fire Back
The hawks fear government red tape will keep the field grounded for years and hamstring aerospace companies -
What Google Searches About the Future Tell Us About the Present
Research shows that searches about the future have a strong link to economic success -
Reinventing Business
To Treat Depression, Researchers Invite Avatars to Discuss Their Problems
A study finds that patients with depression are more comfortable with therapy using computer-generated avatars -
Africa
To Get Medicine to Africa, Health Experts Turn to Coca-Cola
To reach Zambia's countryside, medicine kits were slipped between Coke bottles stacked in cases
Discussed
-
Design
In Iceland, an App to Warn If Your Hookup Is a Relative
Being vigilant about one's ancestry is critical to avoid incest in Iceland. A new app aims to help -
Google
No Drones Over My Back Yard, Google's Schmidt Warns
Google's executive chairman says civilian use of commercial surveillance drones needs to be regulated -
Europe
In a Bid To Save Bees, Europe Bans Some Pesticides
Clothianidin, imidacloprid, and thiametoxam would be limited to greenhouse use and late-season crop spraying -
Science & Research
To Revive Honey Bees, Europe Proposes a Pesticide Ban
New research suggests that some insecticides may be behind the international colony collapse disorder that has wiped out huge quantities of honey bees -
Reinventing Business
To Treat Depression, Researchers Invite Avatars to Discuss Their Problems
A study finds that patients with depression are more comfortable with therapy using computer-generated avatars -
Mobile & Telecom
After Boston Marathon Outages, a 'Wireless Fiber' Alternative Is Coming
Can laser technology increase wireless broadband speeds? AOptix says it can provide extra "backhaul" capacity -
Reinventing Business
'Big Data' Researchers Turn to Google to Beat the Markets
A team of researchers has devised a way to invest in stocks by using the volume of Google searches for 98 finance-related terms
Feed
Most Popular
- Sriracha Hot Sauce Catches Fire, Yet 'There's Only One Rooster'
- Millions Watch Netflix Without Paying
- The FDA Eyes a Caffeine Crackdown
- 'Saturday Night Live' Nails the Gun Control Debate
- The Glock Divorce Comes to America, Revealing New Details About the Gunmaker
- Apple Sets a New Kind of Record: $17 Billion in Debt
- Economists Nail It: You Can Never Be Too Rich
- 'Peak Oil' Is Back, but This Time It's a Peak in Demand
- Sriracha Hot Sauce Catches Fire, Yet 'There's Only One Rooster'
- The FDA Eyes a Caffeine Crackdown
- Apple Sets a New Kind of Record: $17 Billion in Debt
- The Pampered World of Congressional Air Travel
- Forget GDP. Data Crunchers Measure Happy Tweets for Key Economic Indicator
- 'Peak Oil' Is Back, but This Time It's a Peak in Demand
- NYPD Plans to Release Non-Toxic Gases in the Subway
- Jerry Brown, California's Grownup Governor
- What Germany Can Teach the U.S. about Vocational Education
- Saturday Night Live Nails the Gun Control Debate
- How Did the World's Rich Get That Way? Luck
- Three More Reasons the NRA Wins on Gun Control
- An Ex-Wife Threatens Steve Wynn’s Casino Empire
- Economists Nail It: You Can Never Be Too Rich
- A DOJ Memo Shows Why the NRA Wins on Gun Control
Market Summary
| Nikkei | 13799.35 | -61.51 |
| Topix | 1158.37 | -6.76 |
| Hang Seng | 22737.01 | 156.24 |
Links
©2013 Bloomberg L.P. All Rights Reserved. Made in NYC Ad Choices