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Vietnam allows anti-China protest over oil rig
Miami Herald - 11 May 2014 05:13
Vietnam allowed several hundred demonstrators to stage a noisy rally outside the Chinese Embassy in Hanoi on Sunday against Beijing's deployment of an oil rig in the contested South China Sea that has triggered a tense s...
Google Is Testing A Radical Gmail Redesign (GOOG)
Business Insider - 11 May 2014 15:50
Google is testing new features in Gmail that would radically redesign your inbox, according to leaked screenshots obtained by Geek.com. It's worth noting that Google is always testing new stuff for its products, and just...
Payment problems disrupting Iran food deals: sources
Reuters - 11 May 2014 04:39
LONDON/ANKARA
Books of The Times: In 'Stress Test,' Timothy F. Geithner Recalls Crisis Days
The New York Times - 11 May 2014 23:52
Timothy F. Geithner, the former Treasury secretary, recounts his view of the financial crisis in "Stress Test."
NBA's Sixth Man Jamal Crawford Starring In Lead Role For New Sportswear Line
Forbes - 11 May 2014 23:48
Los Angeles Clippers guard Jamal Crawford has signed a multi-year deal to be the face of new sportswear line Brandblack and has received his own signature shoe.
NewsWatch: Tech, small-cap stock slide may give way to M&A rush
Market Watch - 11 May 2014 23:00
The recent slide in tech and small-cap stocks isn't likely to spread to the broader market for now. It may give way to a period of increased M&A activity, another boost for stocks.
This Week In Payments News: Putin Demands $3.8B From Visa And MasterCard
Business Insider - 11 May 2014 16:07
This week's payments roundup comes from Payments Insider, the daily briefing delivered first thing every morning exclusively to BI Intelligence members. 'UNPRECEDENTED' — PUTIN DEMANDS $3.8B FROM VISA, MASTERCARD As wa...
Café Devotion enters the New York coffee game
New York Post - 11 May 2014 11:21
The competitive specialty-coffee market in New York City just got a new player. Steven Sutton, a Colombian with a popular café in Bogota, called Café Devotion, will launch in Williamsburg,...
Protest over incinerator hurts dozens in China
News Observer - 11 May 2014 05:09
A protest in eastern China over a plan to build a waste incinerator turned violent with state media reporting at least 10 demonstrators and 29 police injured in clashes.
Parrot unveils its ultra-light Bebop drone with a 14MP fish-eye high-def camera
Venture Beat - 11 May 2014 23:45
The latest Parrot flying drone packs a lot of cool technology. It's also safe and light. And you can control it with the Oculus Rift.
UK fraud office steps up probe into Barclays over Qatar: FT
Reuters - 11 May 2014 23:24
(Reuters) - The UK fraud office stepped up its probe into British bank Barclays Plc's dealings with Qatar, the Financial Times reported on Sunday.
Clippers' Sterling apologizes, says 'not a racist'
News Observer - 11 May 2014 23:23
Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling apologized Sunday for racist comments captured on tape, saying they were a "terrible mistake."
How Japan's Marubeni stumbled in China after rapid expansion
Reuters - 11 May 2014 23:13
TOKYO/BEIJING
The state of big data in 2014 (chart)
Venture Beat - 11 May 2014 20:37
Guest Post: While there will be always room for great new startups, it seems that a lot of the early bets in the broader infrastructure and analytics segments have been made at this stage, and the bar for success is gett...
Lessons From #BringBackOurGirls: Strong Networks, Reality ... And The Urge To Help
Forbes - 11 May 2014 19:27
Attention is finite. There are a limited number of minutes and a limited number of people - not to mention the limited amount of capital, social and monetary, as fundraisers, nonprofit leaders, philanthropists and social...
LinkedIn's New Scoring Tool Puts Real Numbers On Engagement
Forbes - 11 May 2014 19:23
With more than 300 million users, LinkedIn is one of the fastest-growing social networks. Yet for many people, LinkedIn functions mainly as a digital résumé. The platform has the numbers, but now it's turning its focus...
The history of Beats Electronics: from inception to Apple
Venture Beat - 11 May 2014 18:30
Before Apple makes its Beats acquisition truly official, join us for a trip down context lane. Sure, every tech pundit with Internet access has weighed in on why the $3.2 billion deal is good or bad for Apple, but before...
Here's how humanity will take to the stars in Civilization: Beyond Earth (interview)
Venture Beat - 11 May 2014 18:00
Gameplay will be familiar to Civ fans, but the customization options are going to be endless.
How well can you multitask? This test shows if you're a 'supertasker'
Venture Beat - 11 May 2014 16:00
There's a new test to scout rare super multitaskers
Ex Facebook CTO: Taking On Microsoft Office
Forbes - 11 May 2014 15:59
When it comes to productivity software, not much has changed since Microsoft Office became the dominant platform back in the 1980s. The franchise still generates prodigious amounts of cash flows.
Risk, Reward And Worst Case Scenarios: How Entrepreneurs Like Richard Branson And Tony Hsieh Call It
Forbes - 11 May 2014 15:06
One of the most fascinating things about entrepreneurs is their attitude to risk.
Business Has Been More Lucrative For U.S. Clothing Stores
Forbes - 11 May 2014 12:05
U.S. clothing stores are more profitable than they have been in years, even as sales growth has slowed, according to an analysis of private-company financial statements by Sageworks, a financial information company.