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REVIEW: Mattel thinks it’s cracked the code to making virtual reality kid-friendly. The 70-year-old toy company, under the guidance of Google, released its Cardboard-powered View-Master on Friday. After going hands-on ...

Business leaders are constantly under pressure to prove a positive return on investment. And while it's hard to argue against giving back, when a brand attaches its name to a cause, pro-bono work can easily cross the lin...

In Idaho, an "ad hoc working group" of legislators came under fire for meeting behind closed doors to discuss tax policy.

GUEST: By 2017, over 50 percent of commerce will be conducted on mobile (according to Gartner). Retail brands need to reach smartphone and tablet users, but when, how often, and with what content? New data from OtherLeve...

It took 40 years, but in 2015 the NBA’s Golden State Warriors won their latest league championship. And while the Bay Area celebrates this victory, it's worth looking at the team's campaign to see how they continue to ...

The numbers show that middle market M&A is down. Why and what does it mean for the bulk of family-owned businesses that drive 70% of the United States economy?

GUEST: Tel Aviv has quickly become one of the most successful startup ecosystems in the world, recently listed as the fifth best startup ecosystem globally, and the number one ecosystem outside of the United States. This...

Q3 2015 continues to demonstrate a trend towards digital health market maturity with an increase of investment dollars combined with larger deals.

(Reuters) – China wants to speed construction of a national network to charge electric cars, to help reach an ambitious goal of 5 million green vehicles on its roads by 2020, national news agency Xinhua said on Sunday,...

GUEST: If you think your company doesn't have anything to do with the growing on-demand economy and that you're immune to it, think again. We all know about the tremendous growth in this sector. Uber is valued at over $5...

  There are many theories to explain Wall Street’s charts. Most of the time, that is. But there are times Wall Street’ charts are a kind of a mystery. They seem to display a rather contradictory behavior on the part...

Crowdfunding is becoming a growing trend in the hotel hospitality space.

If you’ve ever struggled to find the right song for your mood, got interrupted by multiple ads between songs, or spent hours building a playlist to pump you up during your daily workout, you’re among the many who are...

The new meetup/hookup app Veep has raced to 5,000 users after launching a week ago in the App Store, says the app’s developer. Veep, which is free, combines interest-based dating/hookup/friending functions with secure ...

As a former CMO-turned professor, I am now being connected with more young people. I've found, however, that there is a wide variance in the effectiveness with which people attempt to network. On one end of the spectrum ...

The Experian/T-Mobile hack may be more worrisome than Experian’s carefully worded description of it suggests, some security experts said Friday. One of them is the co-creator of the Tor secure browser David Goldschlag ...