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Lyra Health helps make sure your employees get proper mental health care
Venture Beat - 15 Oct 2015 00:28
“Anxiety and depression are the number one cause of absenteeism in the workplace today,” said Dr. Bob Kocher, a partner at Venrock, which just contributed to a major new funding round for Lyra Health, a new digital h...
Democrats Have Civil Debate With No New Tax Positions
Forbes - 14 Oct 2015 08:49
I covered the Democratic debate from the Sahara Restaurant in Worcester Mass which had been taken over by We Want Bernie - Worcester for the evening. I was mainly looking for new bits of tax information from each of th...
Jack Dorsey is giving up 30% of his stake in Square to help underserved communities
Venture Beat - 15 Oct 2015 01:48
In Square’s S-1 filing for its Initial Public Offering, Chief Executive Jack Dorsey revealed that he has committed a considerable percentage of his equity to help further the company’s potential to “drive positive ...
Adobe confirms new critical Flash vulnerability is being exploited in targeted attacks, promises patch next week
Venture Beat - 15 Oct 2015 01:02
Adobe today released a security bulletin confirming a vulnerability in all versions of its Flash product for Windows, Mac, and Linux. The company says it is aware of reports that an exploit targeting this vulnerability i...
Square's deal with Starbucks is a bust, and will end in Q3 next year
Venture Beat - 15 Oct 2015 00:59
In 2012, Square formed a partnership with Starbucks that ranked among the biggest of the payments company’s history. Starbucks invested $25 million into Square, which has, in turn, helped customers process payments at ...
Netflix faults chip-based credit cards for low U.S. subscriber growth
Venture Beat - 15 Oct 2015 00:55
Netflix now has more than 69 million subscribers, but the company added fewer new U.S. members last quarter than it predicted: 880,000, versus 1.15 million. This shortcoming, funny enough, is linked to the U.S. “transi...
The mobile effect: How to turbocharge your personalization (webinar)
Venture Beat - 15 Oct 2015 00:41
VB WEBINAR: Join us for this live webinar on Wednesday, November 4 at 10 a.m. Pacific, 1 p.m. Eastern. Register here for free. Personalization is as buzzy a word as any today with marketers racing to turn critical consum...
Travel Marketers Talk About Your Future Trips
Forbes - 15 Oct 2015 00:22
Over 800 travel executives are gathering in Brooklyn at the Skift Global Forum to discuss the future of the $7.4 trillion industry. Here's what they say the future holds and what they need to do better.
Netflix stock tanks after adding less than 1M new U.S. subscribers last quarter
Venture Beat - 15 Oct 2015 00:20
Netflix stock is tanking after the company reported less-than-expected revenues of $1.58 billion. Analysts were expecting quarterly revenue of $1.75 billion. Netflix also missed on earnings today, with $0.07 per share ve...
The World's 50 Best Bars: Asia's Top 5 Bars
Forbes - 15 Oct 2015 00:08
The Western World may have conquered the sphere of drinkery at this year's World's 50 Best Bars--with London and New York topping the list. But Asia's five wins are no less spectacular and worth the journey.
Healthcare's Latest Game Changer: Medicare's Comprehensive Care Joint Replacement (CCJR) Program
Forbes - 14 Oct 2015 23:51
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS’s) recently announced the Comprehensive Care Joint Replacement Program –the CCJR-- is a five-year payment initiative that aims to bundle all inpatient and outpatient p...
These Professors Are Moving Zurich Into The Culinary Twenty-First Century
Forbes - 14 Oct 2015 23:38
High above Bahnhofstrasse, the most expensive shopping promenade in Europe and the third most expensive in the world, on the top floor of fashion house Modissa’s flagship store, is a new restaurant named “The Rooftop...
Wrong Solution: More Air Traffic Controllers Won't Solve Nation's Chronic Flight Delays
Forbes - 14 Oct 2015 23:35
Which is more pathetic? A government employees union calling for Congressional hearings because some of its poor, put-upon members are being required to work an occasional overtime shift now and then? The same union seek...
Danny Meyer's Union Square Hospitality Abolishes Tipping
Forbes - 14 Oct 2015 23:31
Helmed by acclaimed restaurateur Danny Meyer, Union Square Hospitality--the company behind 13 of New York City's most popular eateries including Gramercy Tavern, Blue Smoke, and Union Square Cafe--just announced it will ...
Here's What's Really Hurting Walmart
Forbes - 14 Oct 2015 23:24
Once upon a time, Wal-Mart was the “little China” of the traditional US retail industry. Its superstores, staffed with cheap labor, overwhelmed neighborhood stores, which began to close their doors the one after t...
Will Restaurants Eliminate Tipping Now That Danny Meyer Has?
Forbes - 14 Oct 2015 23:14
Danny Meyer, chief founder of the Union Square Hospitality Group and Shake Shack, will eliminate tipping and raise wages at 13 of his restaurants starting in November, according to Eater and the New York Times.
This Startup Wants To Clean Up The Ocean By Selling T-Shirts Made Of Beer Bottles
Forbes - 14 Oct 2015 23:10
As I covered a month or so ago, Google's Project Sunroof was a great example of a big company looking to change the world by helping the environment while making some money through a brilliant marketing and outreach ca...
Supreme Court Mulls Potentially Devastating Defense Against Class Actions: Surrender
Forbes - 14 Oct 2015 23:04
Tough questions as the Supreme Court is asked whether companies can end a class action before it starts by making a full settlement.
Charging Order Jurisdictional And Foreign LLC Issues Become Clearer In Vision Marketing
Forbes - 14 Oct 2015 22:55
Vision Marketing Resources, Inc. ("Vision") sued James L. McMillin and McMillin Group LLC, claiming that Vision has purchased several sets of golf clubs from the latter which were neither delivered or the payment refunde...
The World's 50 Best Bars 2015: Europe's Top 22 Bars
Forbes - 14 Oct 2015 22:48
Europe dominated the 2015 World's 50 Best Bars rankings--with 22. Here are the continent's best watering holes.
Two Big Lessons From Improvisation That Can Help Entrepreneurs Get Unstuck
Forbes - 14 Oct 2015 22:28
A lot of entrepreneurs I come into contact with are creative types. Able to come up with new ideas and design better mousetraps, they see the world and its issues differently and come up with new solutions for problems t...
Greatest Challenge Facing The Tech Industry?
Forbes - 14 Oct 2015 22:25
30 Under 30 list members tell us the biggest challenges they are facing in the tech world.