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Bad news for Google -- and for anyone who uses its products: The company revealed today that it has discovered several fake digital certificates for some of its domains.

Something struck me after reading “Becoming Steve Jobs.” It wasn’t the fresh take on Jobs’ time at NeXT and Pixar. It wasn’t the grudges he held, or the various revelations, which made headlines before the book...

I’m the first person to admit that marketers need to reshape how they approach their craft. We are building businesses in a climate that relies heavily on the malleable ability to disrupt the norm. What “always worke...

Here's a list of today's tech funding stories, updated as the day unfolds. Tip us here if you have a deal to share. App marketer Localytics has a new weapon to stop 'churn': a $35M investment Based on the idea that past ...

Last week, the FAA announced it would allow Amazon to test its delivery drone outdoors. But Amazon says it's already moved on from that prototype.

Running a business is nonstop... but if you're already running one, you don't need me to tell you that. What you may need, however, is refresher on good, old fashioned customer care. Between the latest apps that are best...

I speak with James M. Rishwain, chair of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP. Tracing their roots back to 1868, this is a firm that actively works to mix empathy and knowledge with their 145+ years of experience to creat...

"'What should we do about it?' is only asked by those who have not understood the problem." Thus spoke Alan Watts.  I'm not aware that Watts had any interest in management - he was a Zen buddhist and self-described "phi...

It's official: Project Spartan is Internet Explorer's successor.

When Jobs was just 30 years old in 1985, according to the new biography "Becoming Steve Jobs," new CEO John Skulley and Jean-Louis Gassée assumed control and stripped Jobs of his powers.

Kleiner Perkins did later invest in Twitter, and it was a successful investment, but it was later on, in 2010, at a much higher valuation.

I live in Park Slope, Brooklyn and I recently became a member of the infamous Park Slope Food Coop. It is one of the largest in the country with 18,000 members and $46,000,000 in annual revenue. It has much lower prices ...

The new feature is clearly meant to be Facebook's own version of Timehop.

By the time your customer is forced out of confusion to call you for customer support, you've already inconvenienced your customer, and potentially hurt your bottom line. To take the example of a confusing bill you've ...

Entrepreneurs take on more than financial risk - business ownership also comes with a lot of psychological risk.

The deferred acceptance algorithm has a proven track record with the students of New York City and medical residents across the country. It may yet have applications beyond those it has now. At the very least, you can ex...

Last week New Jersey made its case before an appeals court to allow it to engage in sports betting. But it's likely that a political change will have to take place before New Jersey or any other state can offer those ser...

With $1.7 billion in revenues, Supercell is one of mobile gaming's biggest successes.

Before you get too deep into an SEO campaign, it’s important to run a one-time audit of your site to proactively detect and correct any issues that could interfere with your domain authority. For example, a flaw in you...

With a seemingly endless supply of venture capital sloshing around Silicon Valley, VCs have been obsessed with minting unicorns. These are companies that have valuations over $1 billion. According to the Wall Street Jour...

Scholly, an app and web site which help students find free money for college, has had good things happen since its appearance on Shark Tank.

Guest:If Nintendo can bring the same level of innovation to its game monetization strategy as it does its gameplay experience, this deal could create a new template for how mobile games and advertising can work together ...