Startup News
Tesla: Better Warranty? Check! Upgradeable Cars? Sure! 500-Mile Batteries? Maybe Soon!
Forbes - 27 Apr 2013 21:12
Leave it to Tesla Motors to turn what could have been a rather dull announcement about improving its service program into something of a mini-dazzler Friday. CEO Elon Musk not only promised to honor the company's 8-year ...
Can J.C. Penney Turn Back Time?
Forbes - 27 Apr 2013 21:09
It's been barely a month since J.C. Penney kicked out its controversial CEO Ron Johnson and began the process of unraveling his efforts to rebrand the storied retailer. New/old CEO Myron Ullman plans to return the retail...
Trends You Can't Afford to Ignore--From Eric Schmidt's New Book
Forbes - 27 Apr 2013 20:31
We all know we need to keep up with tech trends that affect our work--but it's hard to figure out which ones are truly important and which will fade quickly.
Of course hackers have already cracked Google Glass -- Google wanted them to
Venture Beat - 27 Apr 2013 17:55
Hackers he already rooted Google Glass -- and Google says it's all part of the plan.
Ad guy says the tracking cookie will be dead in five years
Venture Beat - 27 Apr 2013 16:42
The ad world has finally figured out how awful the tracking cookie is -- and that's good news for Internet users.
India Faces Reality Check In Latest Global 2000
Forbes - 27 Apr 2013 12:51
India, a nation that has earned a reputation for churning out some of the wealthiest billionaires in Asia, if not on the planet, has curiously enough, never produced a candidate in the top 100 ranks of the annual Global ...
For the Record: Aviation Trust Fund Not General Revenues Used to Eliminate Air Controller Furloughs and Tower Closures
Forbes - 27 Apr 2013 12:45
After a week of mounting pressure from airline lobbying groups and air travelers outraged at flight delays caused by across-the-board Government spending cuts, Congress fixed the problem by preparing legislation (which t...
Intel and Oregon school seek to speed up genetic research to fight cancer
Venture Beat - 27 Apr 2013 00:49
The goal for the multiyear partnership is to make genetic analysis a routine part of patient care.
Accel's Jim Breyer to step down from Facebook board
Venture Beat - 27 Apr 2013 00:45
Facebook has been good for Breyer, who made more than $100 million from his investment.
Top Selling Artists at Auction in First Quarter: Picasso, Richter, Miró
Forbes - 27 Apr 2013 00:11
Pablo Picasso was the top selling artist at auction by value in the first quarter of 2013 with sales of $87.6 million, according to a recent artnet report, followed by Gerhard Richter ($44.9 million), Joan Miró ($44.3 m...
Football-Mad Texas Among Early Leaders Limiting High School Practices Because Of Concussions
Forbes - 27 Apr 2013 00:09
About the last place you might expect to worry about football-related concussions is Texas, the cowhide (not pigskin)-nuttiest state in America, home of "Friday Night Lights" and the $60 million high school stadium.