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In $400M Bank Leumi Tax Evasion Settlement, Who Was Willful?
Forbes - 29 Dec 2014 07:42
Israel's Bank Leumi has settled U.S. tax evasion charges for $400 million, but the stigma of evasion and whether top management knew could haunt the bank.
Will 2015 deliver the promise of telemedicine?
Venture Beat - 29 Dec 2014 02:00
Guest:Telemedicine could very well explode in 2015, but only if the industry gets these 3 things right.
Entrepreneur Puts Human Trafficking In His Sights
Forbes - 29 Dec 2014 23:01
Joe Schmidt has had a lot of success in his life as an entrepreneur. At this stage of his career, he could be doing just about anything he wants, including nothing. That's what makes Schmidt's new venture so interesting.
Girlfluence Seeks To Serve And Influence Women
Forbes - 29 Dec 2014 21:59
Dara Kaplan and her team have recently launched Girlfluence, a PR and branding agency focused on helping women reach and influence other women. The agency was created with a focus on giving back and supporting nonprofit...
Newman's Own Foundation CEO Explains Unique Social Entrepreneurship Model
Forbes - 29 Dec 2014 21:22
"Paul Newman wanted to make the world a better place, and we carry on his legacy to do that ," says Robert Forrester, President and CEO of Newman's Own Foundation and Chairman and CEO of Newman's Own, Inc. "Great tasting...
Marketing technology investment slows in Q4 after a bumper $11.4 billion year
Venture Beat - 29 Dec 2014 21:05
2014 saw more investment than ever in the marketing technology space, despite a dramatic slowdown in funding during the last quarter. Analyzing over 1,100 companies using data from VB Profiles (disclosure: VB has a stake...
Oracle's purchase of Datalogix is a huge data play -- and a big punch back at Adobe
Venture Beat - 29 Dec 2014 20:08
Feature:Oracle‘s announcement last week of an agreement to buy Datalogix, a company that collects information from retailers and shares it with big advertising partners, is the latest in Oracle’s effort to assert its...
Xbox Live founder and XNA language creator exits Microsoft
Venture Beat - 29 Dec 2014 20:03
Microsoft's director of development is moving on to something new after nearly two decades.
Rumble Entertainment chief on the agony and ecstasy of making hardcore mobile games (interview)
Venture Beat - 29 Dec 2014 19:00
Greg Richardson believes that hardcore games like Rumble's KingsRoad will rule in mobile.
Microsoft could launch a completely new browser with Windows 10
Venture Beat - 29 Dec 2014 18:51
Has Microsoft finally given up on Internet Explorer? A new report claims that Microsoft is planning to launch a completely new browser alongside Windows 10, but plans to keep Internet Explorer 11 around for “backward-c...
Your Brain on Games
Forbes - 29 Dec 2014 18:41
There’s no question that employee performance, productivity and engagement are critical business issues. Yet, a Gallup survey shows that globally, only 13% of workers are engaged. Poor levels of employee engagement in ...
Funding Daily: Today's tech funding news, in one place
Venture Beat - 29 Dec 2014 17:45
Get all the tech funding news of the day delivered straight to your mailbox! Sign up for Funding Daily and never miss a deal. Here's a list of today's tech funding stories, updated as the day unfolds. Tip us here if you ...
What Millennials And Their Leaders Must Know To Succeed
Forbes - 29 Dec 2014 17:09
Yes, millennials operate under a different set of expectations than their boomer-age leaders. But here are five tips from career coach Dr. Antoine Moss on how both sides can bridge the gap to succeed.
6 Things Coming In 2015 That Marketers Are Really Scared Of (But Shouldn't Be)
Forbes - 29 Dec 2014 17:00
We’re almost to 2015, and it’s that most wonderful time of the year for writers to prognosticate about what the new year’s going to bring.
On Trend: Six Ways Foodservice Brands Will Engage Millennials In 2015
Forbes - 29 Dec 2014 16:52
Sales in the $680 billion restaurant industry will be positive in 2015, thanks in part to many restaurants changing everything from their menu items to service models in an effort to indulge the 80 million millennial con...
Phantom Mares And Real Trucks Don't Make For A Winning Horse Loss Tax Case
Forbes - 29 Dec 2014 16:29
Automobiles and horses. There was a time, however, brief when the two were alternative forms of transportation. There were faint echoes of this when I was a kid. Whenever we saw a Model T Ford tooling along we woul...
Flurry: 51.3% of devices activated on Christmas were from Apple, 17.7% from Samsung, and 5.8% from Microsoft
Venture Beat - 29 Dec 2014 16:20
Every year, Christmas Day sees the highest number of new device activations and app installs. In 2014, the trend continued, and once again Apple dominated the results. In fact, more than half of device activations (51.3 ...
The Top Ten Tax Cases (And Rulings) Of 2014: #1-Obamacare Endures Additional Attacks
Forbes - 29 Dec 2014 16:12
It's finally over. The October 15th tax deadline is behind us, which means for tax practitioners, our return filings are mercifully finished for the year. Unless of course, you chose to make your career in the not-for...
Bungled IRS Liens, Levies, Audits...But No Targeting, Just Ask Christine O'Donnell
Forbes - 29 Dec 2014 16:11
Was a Tea Party candidate targeted twice by the IRS, and what recourse to taxpayers have when IRS liens and levies are wrong?
How Entrepreneurs Can Shift The Philanthropy Paradigm
Forbes - 29 Dec 2014 16:00
What's worth doing is worth doing well -- especially when it comes to tying social causes to your mission as an entrepreneur.
A Cure For Micromanagers
Forbes - 29 Dec 2014 15:27
Consider the project manager who takes obsessive precautions to ensure her team doesn’t make any mistakes. At a meeting, she details tasks for each team member to accomplish the following week, and then decides to take...
Tobii touts latest apps for using your eyes to control games and wearables
Venture Beat - 29 Dec 2014 15:00
Tobii wants to make 2015 into the year of consumer eye-tracking.