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Applying The Pareto Principle To Internal Communications
Forbes - 22 Jan 2019 15:00
While communications personnel rarely consider the Pareto or Heisenberg principles, understanding them can work in your favor. By tuning your communications for your various employee audiences, you may discover how to en...
In the Rush to Join the Smart Home Crowd, Buyers Should Beware
The New York Times - 22 Jan 2019 19:30
Pressure on smart device makers to rush gadgets into the market sometimes means security features take a back seat. And cyber criminals are watching.
U.S. will seek extradition of Huawei CFO from Canada
Reuters - 22 Jan 2019 21:37
The U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday it will pursue the extradition of the chief financial officer of China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd's [HWT.UL], arrested in Canada in December.
Can the man who brought medical marijuana to Florida now land $15 minimum wage, too?
Miami Herald - 22 Jan 2019 20:42
Florida attorney John Morgan said Tuesday that he has enough signatures for his proposed constitutional amendment to raise the state's minimum wage to $15 an hour to send it to …
If China's Economy In "Serious Danger", How Can It Offer Trade Concessions?
Forbes - 22 Jan 2019 15:00Airbus wants to reinvent aircraft design with quantum computing challenge
Venture Beat - 22 Jan 2019 12:49
Airbus announced it is creating a global competition to encourage developers to find ways quantum computing can be applied to aircraft design.
Ivanka Trump receives five more trademarks in China, fueling ethical concerns
L.A. Times - 22 Jan 2019 03:50IMF and CEOs say the global economy is slowing faster than expected
L.A. Times - 22 Jan 2019 00:50Netflix finally broke its Oscar curse with 13 nominations, including its first for best picture and some surprises
Business Insider - 22 Jan 2019 17:38
Netflix Netflix was nominated for 13 Oscars on Tuesday for its movies "Roma" and "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs." "Roma" leads the nominations with 10, and "Scruggs" was nominated in three categories. The streaming giant ...
Shutdown boosts payday lenders; CEO pay growth far outpaces rank-and-file
American Banker - 22 Jan 2019 16:37
Many government employees are turning to alternative lenders to bridge the gap between paychecks; the average pay at the biggest U.S. banks rose by just 3% last year, well below the CEO rate.
Citizens Community to enter new Wisconsin market with latest acquisition
American Banker - 22 Jan 2019 16:37
The company will top $1 billion in assets after it buys the parent of F&M Bank in Tomah, Wis.
CBS Blocked a Medical Marijuana Commercial From Playing During the Super Bowl
Time - 22 Jan 2019 16:31
The network nixed the proposed spot after seeing a rough outline
Elliott urges eBay to restructure business to double market value
Reuters - 22 Jan 2019 16:23
Hedge fund Elliott Management Corp sparked a 12 percent surge in shares of eBay Inc on Tuesday by urging it to sell or separate off two of its businesses, arguing the e-commerce pioneer could double its market value with...
GOP unveils fundraising tool to rival Democrats' ActBlue
Miami Herald - 22 Jan 2019 16:10
The Republican Party believes it finally has its answer to the Democratic fundraising behemoth ActBlue. GOP groups are lending their support to a new donor platform called Patriot Pass, which …
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Forbes - 22 Jan 2019 16:04AI chip startup Hailo Technologies expands Series A to more than $20 million
Venture Beat - 22 Jan 2019 16:00
Hailo Technologies, an Israeli firm developing a high-efficiency machine learning chip for inference, has expanded its Series A round to over $20 million.
Beeswax Scoops Up $15 Million in Funding to Help Brands Bring Media Buying In-House
AdWeek - 22 Jan 2019 16:00
New York-based ad-tech company Beeswax announced a $15 million funding round led by RRE, Foundry and Amasia with participation from You & Mr Jones. The Series B funding brings Besswax's total investment to $28 million as...
NewsWatch: The investor known as the 'Warren Buffett of Boston' rattles Davos crowd with this warning
Market Watch - 22 Jan 2019 16:00
Dark clouds are swirling on the global economic front, with plenty for investors to wrap their heads around on -- trade worries, global growth concerns. But our call of the day says investors are overlooking some big ele...
Britain's P&O re-flagging its UK ships to Cyprus ahead of Brexit
Reuters - 22 Jan 2019 15:54
British ferry and shipping freight operator P&O will re-flag its entire UK registered fleet to Cyprus ahead of Britain's departure from the European Union to keep tax arrangements in the bloc, the company said on Tuesday...
Barclays weighs 280 redundancies, relocations at Leeds call center
Reuters - 22 Jan 2019 15:13
British bank Barclays has warned nearly 300 staff they could face redundancy or relocation from its Millshaw Court call center in Leeds, northern England, following unspecified "changes to its business".
Outdoor Voices CEO Tyler Haney: How I became a successful entrepreneur before I hit 30
USA Today - 22 Jan 2019 14:47
Tyler Haney, founder and CEO of Outdoor Voices, is intent on inspiring people to be active without the pressures of performance.
EU fines Mastercard 570 million euros over cross-border barriers
Reuters - 22 Jan 2019 14:00
The European Commission said on Tuesday it had fined Mastercard 570.6 million euros ($648.3 million) for limiting the possibility for merchants to benefit from better conditions offered by banks elsewhere in the European...