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Guest Post As the pursuit of business growth becomes even more urgent, companies must overcome these myths.

Payments in-stream on Twitter: how cool is that? Too cool, apparently for Twitter.

This new partnership between three Silicon Valley powerhouses seeks to capitalize on what could end up being Google's next big ecosystem after Chrome and Android.

Think twice before you grab that privacy policy from a similar company -- they might not be one size fits all.

Mobile may be in at Mozilla, but CEO Gary Korvacs is out.

Nothing like a tax case to get into fundamental questions about religion. The most recent one is between Christ Church Pentecostal of Nashville and the Tennessee State Board of Equalization. Christ Church Pentecostal (CC...

Personal finance startup SmartAsset has significantly expanded its platform that provides people with tools they need to make intelligently make home-buying decisions.

Virtual currency Bitcoin has seen a massive rise in prices in the past few week, but today that growth was halted with a precipitous price decline of more than $100. Bitcoin is a decentralized digital currency that has s...

With its Xbox 360 successor, Microsoft may just one-up Google for once.

At a press conference today, San Jose State University announced it would be expanding its online course offering, and opening a facility for adaptive and blended learning.

HealthBeat 2013 is putting the long-established and respected giants of the health care world on stage with CEOs of disruptive health technology companies. New speakers include...

In President Barack Obama's 2014 budget released today, he calls on congressional Republicans to eliminate "special tax breaks and loopholes so millionaires and billionaires do their fair share to cut the deficit." And a...

President Obama's 2014 budget arrived two months late and was declared DOA by the House GOP leadership days before they even saw it. Yet, it is full of items of interest, including a new millionaires tax and a renewed pr...

IBM (IBM) was upgraded from neutral to buy by UBS (UBS) as the company is well positioned to become an IT service company. A price target of $235 was set.

Roku has officially sold over five million set top boxes and proclaims that streaming will cannibalize cable.

Bypass has raised $3.5 millin for its mobile payments solution specifically designed for entertainment venues and sports stadiums.

Artist Thierry Cohen reimagines the world without lights.

Once upon a time, before smart phones or even the Internet, a book called the Yellow Pages was the go-to directory when it came to finding local merchants. To optimize their search results, local businesses bought displa...

A study reported in the Accounting Review suggests that insider trading may be a better sign a company is failing than the word of its accountants, probably because accountants are susceptible to management pressure when...

The Spanx inventor becomes Forbes' youngest self-made female billionaire in the world.

When Apple won a $1 billion lawsuit against rival Samsung last year, the victory was tantamount to an edict to every smartphone manufacturer: get your own design, guys, and stop copying the look of the iPhone.

Real estate is back! Just look at the homebuilders like Ryland (NYSE:RYL) and KB Home (NYSE:KBH). They have certainly posted standout returns for investors over the past year.