In 2006, Web merchants in the US and Canada will lose $3.0 billion to online payment fraud.

Since its public launch in 2003, the virtual world Second Life has become a haven for entrepreneurs. And while the number of people making a considerable profit is still relatively small, it is growing rapidly.

It’s that time of year again. Holiday season is upon us and so are all the pressures that come with it to get the perfect gift for everyone on your list. But with the crowded malls and the push and shove, who among us hasn’t considered the unmentionable option: regifting?

Most countries around the world have labor laws mandating a certain number of days of time off per year to be given to a worker. In Canada the legal minimum is two weeks, while in most of Europe the limit is significantly higher. Many American companies give only one week, and then frequently only after [...]

Sometimes when you click the shutter on your camera you end up capturing much more than what you planned.  Each of these photos tells a story.  But the real story just happens to be different than what you see.

The Hipporoller is another one of those ideas that is incredibly simple yet can make untold difference to millions of lives.

Gulf city state Dubai’s growth and far-reaching vision continues to astound us and appeal to our grandiose nature.

The following is the 8th part of an exclusive Impact Lab series called the Twelve Trends of Christmas by Thomas Frey.  Title:  Creating the Ultimate Information Experience

Signs written in Arabic are showing up on GRTC buses around our area. Bus riders are wondering exactly what’s behind the messages, and who put them there.

An art collector has paid about $2.3 million for a $1,000 bill printed in 1890, according to the auction house that brokered the transaction between two anonymous private collectors. (w/pic)

About half of the billions of dollars donated by individuals, companies and governments worldwide to help the victims of the southeast Asian tsunami two years ago has still not been spent, the BBC said.

First, the one-day record for US online retail sales was set on Cyber Monday 2006, November 27, when sales reached $608 million. But that record has been broken three more times since then.

A University of Virginia neuroscientist has found that women under stress who hold their husbands’ hands show signs of immediate relief, which can clearly be seen on their brain scans.