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5 Tricks To Motivate Yourself And Get Stuff Done
Forbes - 31 Jul 2014 23:33
Sometimes we just need strategies to help keep us on track. Here are my own personal tips for self-motivation.
What China's Anti-Corruption Investigation Means For International Business
Forbes - 31 Jul 2014 14:43
China's investigation of former head of security, Zhou Yongkang - at one point the third most powerful member of the Communist party - shows that China really is taking its anti-corruption investigations seriously. But w...
Leveraged Loan Funds See 14th Outflow In Last 16 Weeks; Year-To-Date Sum Falls Into The Red
Forbes - 31 Jul 2014 23:26
Cash outflows from bank loan funds totaled $406 million for the week ended July 30, according to Lipper. The outflow is on spot with $413 million last week, and once again, there was essentially no influence on the ETF f...
Tesla plans to produce over 35,000 electric vehicles this year, 100K by 2015
Venture Beat - 31 Jul 2014 23:22
Good news for those planning to buy an electric vehicle in the near future: Tesla Motors will be making plenty.
Another Big Outflow For High Yield Bond Funds: $1.5B This Week, $5.4B In July
Forbes - 31 Jul 2014 23:12
Retail-cash outflows from high-yield funds totaled $1.5 billion in the week ended July 30, with ETFs representing just 23% of the sum, or roughly $334 million, according to Lipper. The outflow is narrower than last week'...
Tesla's Gigafactory
Forbes - 31 Jul 2014 22:53
Tesla plans a $5 billion gigafactory to produce battery packs for as many as 500,000 cars by 2020. How the project is coming together.
Reno Is Tesla's First Choice As A Gigafactory Site
Forbes - 31 Jul 2014 22:53
Tesla Motors made it official on Thursday: it has broken ground outside Reno, Nevada, for the first potential site of its $5 billion gigafactory plant.
The Future Of Crowdfunding: Where To From Here?
Forbes - 31 Jul 2014 22:49
Carrying crowd-funding through to its furthest potential conclusions, it has been theorised that it could take the place of banks for many functions - both for entrepreneurs and investors. It has also been put forward as...
European regulators suiting up for another round with Google -- this time about Android
Venture Beat - 31 Jul 2014 22:42
One analyst suggests ex-National Security Agency (NSA) analyst Edward Snowden could be an underlying factor.
Payment processor Stripe launches a new currency, the Stellar
Venture Beat - 31 Jul 2014 22:28
Stripe might be best known for enabling online merchants and websites to process payments more easily, but its team also strongly believes in decentralized payment networks and cryptocurrencies. Today, the company announ...
LinkedIn launches Sales Navigator, a tool for connecting buyers with salespeople
Venture Beat - 31 Jul 2014 22:16
LinkedIn announced today the launch of a new service that could help salespeople find buyers and buyers find salespeople. LinkedIn made mention of the service, called Sales Navigator, in its quarterly earnings release to...
Palantir buys mobile-development startup Propeller
Venture Beat - 31 Jul 2014 22:05
Palantir, a big data company that has worked with U.S. Army and other government customers, just bought itself a mobile-development startup called Propeller. That’s the second Palantir acquisition this week — and eas...
Here's why Apple has begun serving up downloads from its own servers
Venture Beat - 31 Jul 2014 21:44
The fact that Apple is building some of its own CDN capabilities is huge news for the CDN market --- and for Apple watchers. But it is not a surprise. Here's why.
Nordstrom confirms purchase of online men's shopping site Trunk Club
Venture Beat - 31 Jul 2014 21:04
Trunk Club CEO Brian Spaly and Nordstrom department store confirmed yesterday evening that Spaly’s men's apparel and personal shopping startup has been purchased by Nordstrom. The purchase amount is undisclosed at this...
Innovation Should Be Mandatory In Higher Education
Forbes - 31 Jul 2014 20:58
Technology and innovation are creating increasingly attractive options and alternatives to existing systems of education, and consumers are learning how to take advantage of those.
Inside The Software That Shapes Your Music: Steven Slate (Part 2)
Forbes - 31 Jul 2014 20:44
You have arrived at part two of this article. For Part One, please click here.
If Verizon Et Al Follow Windstream's Move To Become A REIT, Will Customers Finally Get Better Service?
Forbes - 31 Jul 2014 20:24
The industry is pretty much a bottom-feeder in terms of favorable customer service rankings.
How you can use your company's own data to make headlines
Venture Beat - 31 Jul 2014 20:21
There's gold in them servers
By Appointment To The Queen: Royal Warrants Boost Company Sales
Forbes - 31 Jul 2014 20:15
Selling to your country’s leader – be it the Queen of England or the President of the United States – is an honor that few entrepreneurs enjoy throughout their careers.
Why It Would Make Sense For Disney To Buy Formula One
Forbes - 31 Jul 2014 20:15
It’s no secret that Formula One will be getting new owners over the next few years. British newspaper the Daily Telegraph recently revealed that the current controlling shareholder of the race series, the private equit...
Inside The Software That Shapes Your Music: Steven Slate (Part 1)
Forbes - 31 Jul 2014 20:13
There are a plethora of top-notch software companies--Waves Audio, UAD, PSP, URS, IK-multimedia, iZotope, Fabfilter--yet it's tough to think of a pro-audio entity sporting as recognizable a spokesman as, say, Apple's Ste...
UK Startup Creating Animal-Free Drug Testing
Forbes - 31 Jul 2014 20:09
A new UK start-up is developing a unique new method for testing the impact of pharmaceutical drugs on the heart without having to resort to animal testing or early-stage human clinical trials.