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Their total combined net worth this year is $274.6 billion, or about 13.30% of Brazil's GDP in 2013.

Are most entrepreneurs reckless risk seekers hungry to bet their life savings on an untested venture? Are they driven by the same motivations that spur high-stakes gamblers to place million-dollar bets on the roulette wh...

The taxi business has taken a massive hit thanks to the extraordinary rise in ride-sharing services. A new report from the San Francisco Metropolitan Transportation Agency finds that since 2012, the average number of tri...

The second round of layoffs was expected, but the closure of the Silicon Valley research facility was not.

Investors risk loosing more money then they think because of hidden risks in their investment management portfolio including lack of understanding about operational risk. This article gives suggestions about how investor...

From U.K. risk management firm, Aon Plc, a look in pictures at the top political and economic risks organizations are most concerned about in 2013.

Today Twitter snuck a small but noteworthy change into its iOS 8 app update: a new design for profiles. The update isn’t a game-changer, but for those of us who practically live on Twitter, it’s a noteworthy adjustme...

“Welcome to IT Disneyland,” Edin Saracevic tells as we meet in front of a tall office building.

Google are pirates who need to be stopped. That's the view of Foxs' new chief executive Robert Thomson.

Cox Enterprises, parent company of TV provider Cox Communications, has acquired ticketing startup Experience in a deal worth over $200 million, the company announced today. Experience is a mobile-based ticket service tha...

Privacy, for those who can afford it.

President Mark Hurd and CFO Safra Katz will take over Ellison's CEO duties as he transitions to his new role.

This week, we talk to legendary venture capitalist Tim Draper about the future of California, the state of the startup economy, how he picks entrepreneurs, and why he's so bullish on Bitcoin.

Press Release: Coupa Software, the leading provider of cloud applications for finance, announced today dates and locations for its annual roadshow event series, Coupa One Vision World Tour 2014. The series will showcase ...

We're still sitting on the tarmac... 

Women in philanthropy can - and should - commit far greater resources to advancing the cause of women and girls in the world: that's the tough message of an extensive new report released today by the organization Women M...

The power and role modeling force of the NFL can lead the way to help promote change in public attitudes towards the prevention of violence towards women and children. The focus going forwards needs to be in disciplinary...

The inbound call is not only a marketer's most valuable asset, for many offerings it should be the end-goal of the entire marketing strategy.

Looks like Facebook wants a piece of the real-time events coverage that Twitter dominates. The social network announced today that it will be making adjustments to the newsfeed so real-time events show up higher. “We'v...

“It’s not what you know, but who you know.” That’s a piece of advice that has probably lingered with you since the early days of your career.

The tech sector is rife with sexism, that most men may not even perceive. Here's how we address this serious problem.

You can get yourself in a lot of trouble writing a check without the funds to cover it.  But if you write the check to yourself and never cash it what's the harm?  And who's going to know? Robert F. Vanney of Vanney As...