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New App Powers Chat Between Uber And Lyft Drivers
Fast Company - 26 Jan 2016 17:15
Non-employees, meet your coworkers. Drivers for on-demand services like Uber and Lyft have no easy way to find their coworkers, but a new app called Pulse aims to change that. Read Full Story
The actor who played this unforgettable role on 'The Wire' was almost fired on his very first day
Business Insider - 27 Jan 2016 01:41
HBO Before Pablo Schreiber took on the role of “Pornstache” on Netflix's “Orange Is the New Black,” he played a prominent part in the world of “The Wire.” For the HBO show’s second season, which aired in 20...
JPMorgan will pay $1.42 billion to settle most claims from a lawsuit involving Lehman Brothers
Business Insider - 26 Jan 2016 06:04
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6 Things A Food Poisoning Expert Refuses To Eat
The Huffington Post - 26 Jan 2016 20:53
As you might imagine, spending a career thinking about the food-borne illnesses that make people sick (or worse) would force a person to think about the kind of meals he puts into his own body. That's because every yea...
When The Lowest Price Is Not The Best Deal
Forbes - 26 Jan 2016 18:25
There are many instances when the lowest price is not the best deal. This is particularly true when buying and selling business services. I firmly believe price matters when the seller believes price matters most. It see...
Vacant Office Spaces Pile Up in Houston
Wall Street Journal - 26 Jan 2016 14:30
Houston is gushing with empty offices as the price of oil falls under $30 a barrel. Companies that once added office space aggressively are now eager to unload it.
4 Myths Debunked About Outsourced Product Development
inc - 26 Jan 2016 18:00
If you think outsourced product development could compromise quality or IPR, you're far from the truth. Don't fall for the hearsay!
7 Quality Income Stocks Sporting Yields Up to 8%
Barron's - 26 Jan 2016 14:25
John Linehan, the new manager of the T. Rowe Price Equity Income fund, is loading up on unloved value stocks.
Half a million people will lose their food stamps in 2016
Business Insider - 26 Jan 2016 07:32
Flickr / Paul Sableman At least 500,000 people will lose their food stamp benefits this year as many states revert back to a strict three-month limitation on benefits, according to a report from the Center on Budget and ...
Want to Ace That Interview? Practice Your Small Talk
inc - 26 Jan 2016 21:29
Research suggests that the first 12 words you say in a job interview might be the most important.
Here's what publishers are doing to keep up with increasing mobile media consumption
Business Insider - 26 Jan 2016 20:31
BI Intelligence Mobile devices have become the go-to platform for consuming digital media. In June, mobile accounted for two out of every three minutes spent consuming digital media in the US, according to comScore data...
Earvin Magic Johnson Explains Why He's Investing in Diversity
The Huffington Post - 26 Jan 2016 19:45
Shortly after my cofounder Ryan Williams and I left Wall Street to start Jopwell, I read a USA Today interview with a business mind I've long admired, Earvin "Magic" Johnson. He talked about how he could bring more under...
Meet the 'digital ninjas' behind the special effects in 'Daredevil' and 'Jessica Jones'
Business Insider - 26 Jan 2016 19:40
Myles Aronowitz/Netflix You haven't met Bryan Godwin, but you've probably seen his team's work. Godwin is the CEO of Shade VFX, the six year old visual effects boutique behind Marvel's Netflix hits "Jessica Jones" an...
This Company Is Reinventing How Millennials Find Work
inc - 26 Jan 2016 16:45
Millennials want to work for whom they want, when they want. Learn how this company is building a marketplace to do just that.
Tesco 'Prioritised Finances' Over Suppliers
Sky News - 26 Jan 2016 14:00
Tesco is blasted in a watchdog's report which accuses the chain of putting profit before fair treatment of suppliers.
FTSE 100 falls as oil slides but Anglo American lifted by diamond sales
The Guardian - 26 Jan 2016 13:48
Investors unnerved again by Chinese slowdown and crude price fall With global markets tumbling again as oil slides and worries about a Chinese slowdown re-emerge, it's no surprise to see precious metal miners bucking the...
Is A Chinese Takeover Good Or Bad For Your Job?
Forbes - 26 Jan 2016 05:00
Are there any differences when it?s a Chinese company making the acquisition? What should employees expect when their company is taken over by a Chinese firm?
A Space Station, With Surveillance Cameras for Hire
The New York Times - 26 Jan 2016 02:39
Two cameras owned by the Canadian company UrtheCast are available for surveillance jobs from their low-earth orbit on the International Space Station.
Christian pastor released by Iran vividly describes Tehran's executions of political prisoners
Business Insider - 27 Jan 2016 01:58
Fox News One of the Americans recently freed from an Iranian prison has described the experience of being held in the Islamic theocracy for years on charges of setting up churches. Saeed Abedini, who was one of four Ame...
Millennials Have a Serious 'Failure to Commit' Problem. Here's the Solution
inc - 27 Jan 2016 00:19
Can they be trusted? Yes, if you learn a few techniques to motivate them.
Leidos-Lockheed IT Merger Fashions Federal Services Powerhouse
Forbes - 26 Jan 2016 23:00
Virginia-based Leidos Holdings Inc. disclosed Tuesday that it will merge with most of the Information Systems & Global Solutions unit of military contractor Lockheed Martin, fashioning the defense industry's biggest pu...
Why Obama's Final Budget Is a Win for Small Business
inc - 26 Jan 2016 22:21
In his last budget plan, the president has a proposal that would make it easier for small business owners to create worker retirement plans.