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Helping farmers in identifying problems and improving produce
livemint.com - 5 Apr 2015 22:31
CropIn's app provides climate reports as well as information on diseases, pests and better farm practices
Vin Diesel Is Convinced 'Furious 7' Deserves Best Picture At The Oscars
Forbes - 5 Apr 2015 21:09
Furious 7 is currently riding a wave of critical and audience acclaim, and is about to put up some insanely huge box office numbers this weekend, shattering springtime records and ensuring probably at least another trilo...
Is ad blocking theft?
Venture Beat - 5 Apr 2015 06:01
Opinion: Show of hands — who uses Adblock Plus or uBlock? Don't lie. Online advertising is huge. It hit $141.2 billion worldwide in 2014. This is great news for online content creators, and it should be great news for ...
Japan's wary manufacturers resist Abe's urge to splurge
Reuters - 5 Apr 2015 05:36
KUSATSU, Japan
10 early roles of 'Mad Men' actors before they were stars
Business Insider - 5 Apr 2015 19:50
When "Mad Men" first debuted in 2007, it featured a cast made up mostly of unknown actors. Before the hit AMC show, many of the cast members had bit roles in TV shows and films, one was even a clown who performed at birt...
Digital Branding for the Job Seeker
Forbes - 5 Apr 2015 08:27
Part 1: For Many Careers, Resumes are Becoming Less of a Job Search Focal Point
More On Land Value Taxes
Forbes - 5 Apr 2015 02:46
Noah Smith has a reply to my recent criticism of a 100% land value tax that I think is clever but mistaken. I want to address where I think he is wrong, but then also talk the implications for a real world land value ta...
RORY MCILROY: How Nike's $200 million man spends his money
Business Insider - 5 Apr 2015 20:12
At age 26, Rory McIlroy has already won three of the four major championships and has a deal with Nike rumored to be worth as much as $200 million. He only needs the 2015 Masters to complete the career Grand Slam. He als...
Iran's stock market is loving the latest nuclear deal
Business Insider - 5 Apr 2015 19:40
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- The Tehran Stock Exchange has rallied after world powers clinched a nuclear framework agreement with Tehran, reflecting hopes that some crippling international sanctions could soon be lifted. The off...
As bankers try to regain our trust, enter the self-serving chancers
The Guardian - 5 Apr 2015 03:04
Britian is in the midst of a full-blown crisis of collapsed productivity, lack of investment and chronic inability to compete I sometimes ask people who they think are the worst British businessmen of the last couple of ...
Florida Bakery Faces Threats After Refusing To Print Anti-Gay Message On A Cake
The Huffington Post - 6 Apr 2015 00:07
Days after the anti-gay pizzeria controversy rocked Indiana, former televangelist Joshua Feuerstein went after a Longwood, Florida, bakery for refusing to put the words "We do not support gay marriage" on a cake. Feuerst...
'Mad Men' Premiere Preview: Why Don Draper's First Girlfriend Might Be His Most Important
Forbes - 5 Apr 2015 17:55
In the premiere of Mad Men’s final half-season, which airs on Sunday, we see a Don Draper, who has over the years, been emasculated in many ways. But when it comes to the ladies, though, he’s hardly waiting for scien...
Microsoft just turned 40, and it's actually looking pretty good
Venture Beat - 5 Apr 2015 02:23
How Microsoft got its groove back.
Three Reasons Why John Kerry's Iran Deal Will Not Sink Oil Prices
Forbes - 5 Apr 2015 19:19
Oil markets took fright at Thursday's news of major progress in the Obama administration's talks with Iran. In reality, thanks to likely future increases in demand in China and India, and far-sighted supply management po...
Saudis seen letting oil market play out
USA Today - 5 Apr 2015 15:32Young Amy Winehouse ponders fame in first trailer for new documentary
Business Insider - 5 Apr 2015 21:34
The first trailer for the new upcoming Amy Winehouse documentary "Amy: The Girl Behind the Name," has been released. The documentary is set to be released in the UK in July. The trailer shows a young Amy voicing her conc...
Box Office: 'Furious 7' Races To Near-Record $384M Worldwide Bow
Forbes - 5 Apr 2015 19:36
Furious 7 took off like greased lightning over Easter weekend, debuting with a smashing $143.6 million Friday-to-Sunday bow and an eye-popping $384m worldwide debut. But first the domestic figures: The film got started ...
Tapping the unconscious: Why tech entrepreneurs need a few lessons from Freud
Venture Beat - 5 Apr 2015 04:00
Guest: If I ran a VC shop, I'd keep one or more psychoanalysts in-house: on constant alert for signs of entrepreneurial psychopathology, guilt and narcissism.
Read Bill Gates' Letter to Microsoft Employees for the Company's 40th Anniversary
Time - 6 Apr 2015 01:42
"What matters most now is what we do next"
5 Tips for Consumers With Bad Credit
The Huffington Post - 6 Apr 2015 01:39
Image source: Shutterstock, Copyright: Marcos Mesa Sam Wordley Having "bad credit" means that one's FICO score is below 550. If you've defaulted on a loan, declared bankruptcy, or had a poor track record of paying off cr...
One of the most insane stunts in 'Furious 7' almost didn't happen
Business Insider - 6 Apr 2015 01:35
The "Fast and Furious" films have become one of the biggest action franchises in Hollywood thanks to its ridiculous mixture of high-speed car chases and pulse-pounding stunts. The latest film out of the high-octane saga,...
Electric Flash: Green Cars Are Getting Stylish
The Huffington Post - 6 Apr 2015 01:32
A car doesn't have to be dull and plodding to be green. One wouldn't know that from the proficient, but uninspiring, plug-in hybrids and electric vehicles that crawled off the drawing boards of the major auto companies. ...