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摘要： The hottest showcase for new technology at this year's Mobile World Congress wasn't in the event's cavernous exhibition halls. It was actually about two miles away, at an affiliated show for startups and venture capitalists.showcase：展示，作品欣赏 cavernous：洞穴状的，空洞的 affiliated：附属的，联营的In a makes 阅读全文

摘要： I grew up in an affluent area. Most kids owned multiple Cabbage Patch dolls and Gear bags and pairs of Jordache jeans (not to mention the beloved Atari 2600). I certainly had enough, but it felt like all of my peers possessed more. I wanted Benetton sweaters and a cool bike. I wanted to take trips t 阅读全文

摘要： Sam Su for years ran one of the highest-flying foreign business operations in China. These days, he's trying to pull it out of a tailspin.tailspin：混乱As China head for Yum Brands Inc. for the past 16 years, Mr. Su built its KFC arm into the biggest foreign restaurant chain -- and one of the most 阅读全文

摘要： 'What's celebrity sex, Dad?' It was my 7-year-old son, who had been looking over my shoulder at my computer screen. He mispronounced 'celebrity' but spoke the word 'sex' as if he had been using it all his life. 'Celebrity six,' I said, abruptly closing my AOL scre 阅读全文

摘要： The American political class has long held that higher education is vital to individual and national success. The Obama administration has dubbed college 'the ticket to the middle class,' and political leaders from Education Secretary Arne Duncan to Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke have 阅读全文

摘要： China's high-tech companies have made their mark on the nation's economy. Now, with growing cash and investment at their disposal, they are beginning to have an impact on its skylines.Many of China's technology giants got their starts in cheap, half-empty office space often near the coun 阅读全文

摘要： "I WEAR AT-shirt and jeans every single day," said Erik Schnakenberg, 30, co-founder of the Venice, Calif.-based brand Buck Mason. "It's definitely my uniform."Difficulty finding a great-fitting, well-priced T-shirt was one reason that Mr. Schnakenberg, who has a background i 阅读全文

摘要： Forget the breathless coverage of China Mobile offering the iPhone for a moment. Yes, it's huge news for China's biggest wireless carrier and Apple (AAPL) -- and we've heard plenty to the point. But the real game changer for China is another mobile milestone that's nearly as imminent 阅读全文

摘要： Next to have their jobs automated: airport-security screeners?Aviation and government authorities are starting to use machines in lieu of people to verify the identities of fliers by scanning their faces, irises or fingerprints. Dozens of airports in Europe, Australia and the U.S. already employ suc 阅读全文

摘要： In a year that featured one of history's biggest corporate buyouts, a stock-market surge reminiscent of the dot-com bubble and an American energy boom that kept on booming, there was plenty to write about in the business world.buyout：收购，买断 reminiscent：怀旧的，回忆往事的 But what did Wall Street Journal.. 阅读全文