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Sony has apparently come to a conclusion about what to do with its highly controversial comedy The Interview, which will be available for purchase online today on Google Play, YouTube, Xbox Live, and a handful of other p...

The feds propose a 50% tax on marijuana that could help legalize it. Meanwhile, Colorado creates an incentive for dispensaries to collect sales tax: a rebate the seller gets to keep.

Guest:Literally every dollar invested in marketing can be effectively written off.

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Procrastination happens to everyone. To save yourself the embarrassment of showing up empty handed around the holidays, try preordering one of these four gifts.

Most of my coverage at Forbes regards people working to make a difference in the world at scale. We’re usually talking about people who are deploying billions of dollars—or at least millions—to help millions of peo...

Google's new bot prevention reCaptcha may be fairly easy for bots to bypass, security experts warn.

Legislators and cab companies in the U.S. are taking matters into their own hands with new bills and hailing apps.

PS Now moves beyond Sony-branded devices.

CB Insights tracks venture capitalists and the companies they invest in. According to their data 42 privately held technology companies have a valuation of at least $1 billion (real or rumored).

Africa’s richest woman Isabel dos Santos has reportedly withdrawn her $1.5 billion takeover bid for Portugal Telecom SGPS SA, after the Portuguese Securities Market Commission (CMVM) ruled last week that she had to rai...

This next week is a time for reflection on things that shaped our year in 2014. For each of us personally, there are always the ups and downs of family life and celebrations. For each of our companies, the reflection is ...

The current humanitarian system needs to change, as it struggles to cope with widespread and long lasting emergencies. What are the risks and opportunities of adopting new models?

We present five moderately disturbing holiday items to suit your mood. Why? Because all of these people sent us last-minute PR pitches yesterday that warmed our chilly hearts.

Facebook is for families and friends, unless of course you’re a teen. Twitter is for news. And LinkedIn is for work and career. But with the massive growth of the pre-eminent professional networking site, which has jum...

Perhaps the biggest question Uber faces in 2015 is whether an avalanche of bad publicity will do anything to stop its fantastic growth. As 2014 closes, it certainly hasn't yet.

Guest:I hope the industry can move on from the "What is the cloud, public clouds are good/bad, private clouds are good/bad" debate and become more nuanced in our understanding of cloud.

Guest:Santa and his elves becoming data geeks? It's not hard to believe. Data scientists have the sexiest job in the 21st century.

Amazon Web Services just keeps on fleshing out its Zocalo service.

Guest:Don't be surprised if that salesperson in your office starts rocking an Apple Watch.

Customers today think differently about customer service and the customer experience than customers ever have before. They're buying (or deciding not to), raving about your customer service (or telling their friends ...

“MOOCs are either the future of higher education or the vehicle to its demise,” PBS reporter Gwen Ifill, in the video series “Rethinking College” MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) are great for students, good f...