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Why Apple Is Getting into the Energy Business

Harvard Business Review

Consider Apple, hardly a byword in the energy business. This summer, the company applied for federal licenses to sell directly to customers the excess renewable energy it generates on its new campus and in facilities across Oregon, Nevada, and California. But solar electricity is only the beginning of the future energy marketplace.

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Technology Is Changing Transportation, and Cities Should Adapt

Harvard Business Review

And as innovation brings self-driving cars, electric vehicles, in-vehicle data connectivity, mechanisms for sharing rides and vehicles, and other technologies to more people, getting around cities will become easier, faster, and safer. million deaths in 2015 ), and air pollution (health problems like respiratory ailments).

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What Makes New Orleans a Startup City to Rival the “Big Three”

Harvard Business Review

based companies that they finance,” according to a paper published by the National Bureau of Economic Research. There’s a great irony when you consider that the “Big Three” cities for entrepreneurship — San Francisco/San Jose, Boston, and New York — are some of the most difficult places in the U.S.

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What’s Wrong with the FAA’s New Drone Rules

Harvard Business Review

In 2012, Congress gave the FAA until 2015 to develop rules for military, commercial, and privately-owned drones to operate in U.S. Well, 2015 has now arrived, and earlier this month, investors, entrepreneurs, and other drone supporters gave two cheers when the agency at last released a draft of its proposed regulations.

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Investors Today Prefer Companies with Fewer Physical Assets

Harvard Business Review

And equipment must be maintained in a world that is becoming virtual and augmented by technology (VR and AR). For further evidence of this, we examined the 2015 S&P 1500 Index , a mix of small-, medium-, and large-cap stocks, and separated the index based on industry sector according to FactSet’s industry classification.

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Tackling Big Global Challenges with Low-Cost Innovation

Harvard Business Review

degrees Celsius, all countries — rich and poor — need to rapidly transition to a low-carbon economy powered by renewable energy. M-PESA is now enabling other disruptive business models in sectors like energy. Climate change is a clear and present danger to all of humanity. To keep the rise of global temperatures below 1.5

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Joint Ventures Reduce the Risk of Major Capital Investments

Harvard Business Review

For instance, the cost of building and equipping a leading-edge semiconductor fab has climbed to $7 billion, as the technology required to make more advanced chips is getting more complex. For example, the global energy player ENGIE and its local partners apply it in the independent power production business in the Middle East.