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This Is What It Looks Like When You Rip The Apple Watch's Face Off
The Huffington Post - 24 Apr 2015 16:20
The Apple Watch is finally out, and that means it's time for it to be destroyed. The fine folks at iFixit, an electronics repair guide website, released a new video Friday showing what happens when you strip Apple's new ...
An Anti-Creativity Checklist for 2015
Harvard Business Review - 24 Apr 2015 18:00
How do people in your company stifle innovation?
This Is A Problem?
TPM - 24 Apr 2015 19:26
Sex club transforms itself into Church to get approval to move in to building near Christian school.
This is the woman that convinced Marc Benioff to guarantee equal pay for women at Salesforce
Business Insider - 24 Apr 2015 22:07
It turns out that there's a reason why Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff just publicly said he's examining the pay of all 16,000 of his employees to make sure that women and men are paid 100% equally. Two of his top ranking wo...
This is the vehicle type that unites the US and China (GM, F, FCAU)
Business Insider - 24 Apr 2015 16:10
The two best car markets in the world right now are the US and China. You might think this would be awesome for the Chinese, and you'd be right. But to a large degree, the Chinese auto market is an extension of the US m...
How to Help Someone Develop Emotional Intelligence
Harvard Business Review - 24 Apr 2015 14:05
It can be the difference between success and failure.
There's a startling difference between what men want in a wife and in a daughter
Business Insider - 24 Apr 2015 22:48
The patriarchy can't get its house in order. Because according to a new online survey of 818 men conducted by Hart Research Associates, men want startlingly different things in potential wives and daughters. As in: ...
How Stephen Curry scored 6 points in 9 seconds to complete the most insane comeback of the year
Business Insider - 24 Apr 2015 15:24
The Golden State Warriors overcame a five-point deficit in the final 12 seconds, hit a ridiculous three-pointer to force overtime, and beat the New Orleans Pelicans 123-119 in the most dramatic game of the playoffs so fa...
This is how an incredibly crude piece of anti-Apple graffiti appeared on Google Maps (AAPL, GOOG)
Business Insider - 24 Apr 2015 15:49
If you visit the Pakistani town of Rawalpindi on Google Maps today, you're in for a shock -- you will be greeted by an image of the Android "Droid" mascot urinating on Apple's logo. Google and Apple might be bitter rival...
This is the real reason that HSBC may ditch London and move its HQ abroad
Business Insider - 24 Apr 2015 10:59
HSBC has confirmed that it's actively reviewing a plan to quit its headquarters in London. And there's one big reason that the bank may move, which it didn't mention in its filings: It wouldn't have to pay the UK's bank ...
New Hostess owners looking to flip Twinkie-maker for $2 billion
New York Post - 24 Apr 2015 04:14
Twinkie's $2 billion price tag is too rich for some junk food lovers. Just two years after buying the Hostess snack cake business for $410 million, the relatively new owners...
Amazon's Web-Services Delight: 16.9% Margins, More Joy Ahead
Forbes - 24 Apr 2015 00:36
Amazon's cloud-computing business, AWS, is a lot more profitable than analysts expected. In a conference call with analysts, Amazon painted a bright picture for AWS going forward.
The 10 things in advertising you need to know today
Business Insider - 24 Apr 2015 11:59
Good morning. Here's everything you need to know in the world of advertising today. 1. There's a "disturbing" transparency issue plaguing the advertising industry. Yet the major ad agencies deny there's a problem. 2. Tur...
Starbucks Name Generator Predicts How Starbucks Baristas Will Misspell Your Name
The Huffington Post - 24 Apr 2015 22:42
Starbucks baristas usually know how to make your coffee, but chances are they probably don't know how to spell your name. A website called "What's My Starbucks Name" parodies the spelling challenges faced by baristas wit...
The 5 best Apple Watch apps for the enterprise (so far)
Venture Beat - 24 Apr 2015 22:20
The vast majority of Apple Watch apps are aimed at consumers, but a number of enterprise apps are being developed for the device.
Why Your Best Employees May Be Thinking About Leaving (and How to Keep Them Around)
inc - 24 Apr 2015 22:05
As the economy strengthens, skilled employees are leaving their jobs in search of better pay. Here's how to make yours want to stay.
66 life-changing things you can do with a lemon
Business Insider - 24 Apr 2015 19:04
When life gives you lemons, it's time to read this list. We researched all of the miraculous things you can do with lemons, from the juice to the peel. Uses include making you healthier, more beautiful, cleaner, and a b...
How to Cope With the Stress of Being a New Mother and an Entrepreneur
inc - 24 Apr 2015 16:20
Sashka Rothchild, founder and CEO of Standbuy, reveals how she balances being a new mother and a social entrepreneur.
Researchers say gun violence costs American taxpayers $12.8 million every day
Business Insider - 24 Apr 2015 16:12
American taxpayers pay roughly $12.8 million every day to cover the costs of gun-related deaths and injuries-- and that is a conservative estimate, according to a new report released by Mother Jones on the cost of gun vi...
The US has a National Raisin Reserve, and its existence is being threatened by a Supreme Court case
Business Insider - 24 Apr 2015 15:34
Raisin farmers are asking the Supreme Court to stop the government from seizing part of their crop every year for the National Raisin Reserve. Wait -- there's a National Raisin Reserve? Yes, the United States has a Nat...
Over 7 million turkeys and chickens euthanized in Midwest this year from bird flu outbreak
Business Insider - 24 Apr 2015 15:29
Death by bird flu is not pretty. A chicken might start sneezing and coughing, struggling to breathe. Or its stubby legs might wobble as the bird struggles to move, eventually falling down or losing consciousness. In 48 h...
Jon Stewart Is Insanely Creeped Out By The NSA's Recycling Mascot (VIDEO)
TPM - 24 Apr 2015 14:32
"The Daily Show" got slightly surreal on Thursday when Jon Stewart tried to make sense of the National Security's Agency's recycling mascot for kids, "Dunk."