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83-Year-Old Inventor Makes 3D Printers More Affordable

Posted on April 1, 2013 by

You won’t find too many households with a 3D printer, which can turn digital blueprints into physical objects made out of plastic or other materials. Right now, the machines are pricey, selling between $399 and $2,200. But that may change, thanks to Hugh … Continue reading →

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Videogame Sites Cater to “Geezer Gamers”

Posted on February 20, 2013 by

Communities of ”mature gamers” have sprouted up all over the world, reports The Wall Street Journal. Among these sites: Geezergamers.com, whose founders include 43-year-old Thomas Abel. For Abel, an airplane mechanic and a father of two, videogames provide a way to let off steam after … Continue reading →

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Tech Entrepreneurs Sign ‘Declaration of Internet Freedom’

Posted on July 6, 2012 by

Alexis Ohanian, co-founder of social news site reddit, and Josh Levy, a campaign manager at Internet and media-advocacy site Free Press, have helped create the “Declaration of Internet Freedom,” a new effort to ward off federal Internet antipiracy laws (such as the … Continue reading →

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Four Tech Mistakes That Can Ruin Your Business

Posted on May 23, 2012 by

Business owners aren’t IT people (usually). But they have to be able to make the right technology decisions. The wrong ones can have huge repercussions, writes John Brandon in an Inc.com Tech Report posted this week.  In particular, he cautions against these four mistakes: 1. Skipping the anti-virus protection – Small … Continue reading →

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Startup Aims to Help Caregivers

Posted on February 25, 2012 by

If you’re a late blooming entrepreneur, you also might belong to the “sandwich generation” — a group that’s taking care of children and aging parents simultaneously.  Former Sun Microsystems CEO Jonathan Schwartz, who’s now in his mid-40s and a member of the sandwich generation, has a new … Continue reading →

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52-Year-Old Entrepreneur Shoots for the Moon

Posted on January 3, 2012 by

Naveen Jain is a co-founder of Moon Express, Inc., one of several companies in the Google Lunar X Prize competition, in which privately funded teams will try to put robots on the moon by 2016.  In an interview with the Los Angeles Times’ … Continue reading →

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Bill Gates’ Latest Endeavor

Posted on December 8, 2011 by

Since leaving Microsoft, Bill Gates has concentrated on philanthropy and advocating on public health, education and clean energy issues.  Now, he’s in discussions with China about a new initiative:  the joint development of a new type of nuclear reactor that can run on depleted uranium. … Continue reading →

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Is There an Age Bias in Venture Capital?

Posted on October 16, 2011 by

Seth Levine, a managing director with venture capital firm Foundry Group, asks this question in an October 13th commentary appearing on CNNMoney. In his piece, Levine recounts his reactions during a pitch meeting for a social networking related business.  The presenters were three entrepreneurs, all in their late … Continue reading →

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What Barbie, Bifocals and Barbed Wire Have in Common

Posted on September 29, 2011 by

We hear a lot about inventors in the technology area who have had phenomenal success at a very young age.  But that doesn’t mean inventors with more mileage under their belts can’t be ultra successful as well.  Some of the most revolutionary or popular … Continue reading →

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Obama Signs Bill to Help Entrepreneurs, Inventors

Posted on September 16, 2011 by

President Obama today signed the America Invents Act during a visit to Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, Virginia.   According to a White House news release, the legislation “will speed up the patent process so that innovators and … Continue reading →

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