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Twitter made its long-awaited move into the news business this week with the launch of Twitter Moments, a new tab in Twitter’s mobile apps that let you see semi-curated summaries of the biggest news stories, as represe...

REVIEW: FireTV is great if you're hardcore into Amazon Prime ... and don't have a sound system

By Donna Bryson

Full disclosure: I have spent $75 on FanDuel over the last year, and I have asked for my money back as part of the site’s money-back guarantee. It’s starting to feel like most people who play daily fantasy sites only...

I sit in the C-Suite. (Not now, but I used to.)

I sit in the C-Suite. (Not now, but I used to.)

“I wanted to build a community, a voice for Black engineers,” writes Makinde Adeagbo. As an engineer at Pinterest, the 30 year-old was able to mentor a Black computer science student from Stanford University. That pe...

In 2015, a slew of carmakers announced billion-dollar investments in Mexico to tap into its export potential. The investments from global leading carmakers like Toyota, GM, FCA and Nissan, as well as luxury carmakers lik...

Over the past several years, surfing has taught me 14 gnarly things that have made me a better investor. When I started surfing late in life, I had no idea it would enhance my tan and my investing career.

This article is by Peter Bryant, partner, Clareo, and Robert C. Wolcott, clinical professor of innovation & entrepreneurship, Kellogg School of Management.

If you have an eCommerce site, you may be struggling with how to implement an effective content strategy. This article will walk you through some strategies for using content to achieve the benefits listed above for an e...

If you have an eCommerce site, you may be struggling with how to implement an effective content strategy. This article will walk you through some strategies for using content to achieve the benefits listed above for an e...

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Y Combinator is creating a nonprofit research lab aimed at creating technology “that shouldn’t be owned by any one company.” To accomplish this, chief executive Sam Altman says he’ll be donating $10 million to ju...

Ethnic Chinese family-led businesses such as Sun Hung Kai Properties and Henderson Land in Hong Kong and are often held up as icons of Asia’s post-World War II economic success. Yet research shows  that family compani...

This week more than 1,500 young movers and shakers gathered in Philadelphia for FORBES’ second annual Under 30 Summit. Snagging an invite required a spot on our annual Under 30 list, which honors people 29 and younger�...

Closed Loop Fund, an impact investment fund that finances municipal recycling infrastructure at below market rates recently closed three deals. The Founder will also comment in a live broadcast on a NYT op-ed touting the...

Google today brought out its Cloud Security Scanner service for finding potential security issues into general availability — for free. The tool came out in beta back in February. The timing is the interesting part. Go...

Bitter rivals Facebook and Google today announced a partnership that may feel a bit odd at first glance. WhatsApp for Android is getting Google Drive integration, which lets you back up your chat messages and media conte...

Thoughts on why entrepreneurs must have a results-focused operating plan, be aware of what the next round of investors want, and require the team to be well prepared to mind the gap.

When it comes to media coverage of the 2016 presidential election, two candidates, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, have all but dominated the headlines. But we know less about their supporters.

California, like many areas around the world, is prone to earthquakes. And when one strikes, people are prone to tweet about it (c’mon, admit it). But did you know that your tweet is being used by the U.S. Geological S...