Panda dung, robot undergrads, and the world's wackiest tech awards

By Michael Fitzpatrick, contributor FORTUNE -- If you ever wondered if artificial breasts can survive scalding hot springs, whether panda dung will dissolve garbage, and if a robot could enter university, then Japan would be the to satisfy your curiosity....

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The 50 Most Powerful Women

President and CEOIBM2011 rank: 7Age: 55 A 31-year IBM veteran, Rometty has been a key supporting player in some of Big Blue's biggest transformations: She managed the $3.5 billion PwC Consulting acquisition that launched IBM in the services business,...

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Pre-Marketing: QE Global

Dan Primack joined Fortune.com in September 2010 to cover deals and dealmakers, from Wall Street to Sand Hill Road. Previously, Dan was an editor-at-large with Thomson Reuters, where he launched both peHUB.com and the peHUB Wire email service. In a past...

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Occupy Wall Street activists join the Apple iPhone 5 queue

Peaceful protest? Photo: Jessica Mellow FORTUNE -- Looks like the launch of the iPhone 5 is about to get political. Veteran line-sitter Jessica Mellow, who's been camping out in front of the big glass cube of Apple's (AAPL) Fifth Avenue store...

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Occupy activists join iPhone 5 queue

Peaceful protest? Photo: Jessica Mellow FORTUNE -- Looks like the launch of the iPhone 5 is about to get political. Veteran line-sitter Jessica Mellow, who's been camping out in front of the big glass cube of Apple's (AAPL) Fifth Avenue store...

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Inside Romney's fuzzy energy jobs math

FORTUNE -- With this election's sharp focus on jobs and the economy, both candidates are trying to show they can marry the goals of energy independence with employment and national economic growth. Governor Mitt Romney says he will create more than...

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Ford unveils its (unlikely) masterpiece

By Doron Levin, contributor FORTUNE -- Ford Motor Co.'s restyled Fusion midsize family sedan clearly departs from the model it replaces in the looks department. The old one was utilitarian and sensible; the new one borders on racy, like a chorus line...

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IBM's Ginni Rometty looks ahead

By Jessi Hempel, senior writer FORTUNE -- Ginni Rometty's first customer conference as CEO of IBM (IBM) was an unusual affair, especially by Big Blue's buttoned-up standards. The June confab took place in an airy loft in Manhattan's hip Chelsea neighborhood....

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What does power really mean to women?

FORTUNE -- Here is what I learned from being present at the creation of Fortune Most Powerful Women in 1998 and helping to produce the annual MPW list 15 times. Power is what you make it. And Power, in the minds of the Fortune MPW, has changed greatly....

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Inside Salesforce's major transformation

FORTUNE -- Salesforce has long been known for its cloud-based customer relationship management software for salespeople. That's why, after all, its ticker symbol is CRM.  But during a lengthy keynote speech at the company's annual Dreamforce conference...

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