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You may run into some troubles with your Xbox One today. Xbox Live is experiencing some errors today, according to Microsoft’s status website and complaints on social media. While most people are able to boot up their ...

Dr. Robert Kegan is the Meehan Professor of Adult Learning and Professional Development at the Harvard University Graduate School of Education. Dr. Lisa Lahey leads the Personal Mastery component of a new doctoral progra...

Frederick Brodsky posted a comment on an article about local law problems that boaters encounter that reflects some frustration with Massachusetts: Any boating survival guide should include a warning to avoid docking in ...

GUEST: You might be surprised to learn that the most addictive mobile apps aren’t necessarily the same apps that top the store charts. Take a look at the list below (click to enlarge), based on data collected by my bus...

Knowing the right source for you could mean the difference between failure, success, and a home run. Knowing the right source for you could mean whether you profit from your venture or others profit from your venture. Kn...

GUEST: You can't surf two clicks on the web nowadays without seeing a story about chatbots. Ever since Facebook made the announcement that it has opened up a bot building platform for developers during its F8 conference,...

Last month, I found myself at the Made in NY Media Center in Brooklyn, testing a prototype of content management platform AudioSalad’s VR player for music streaming. The product intrigued me because it seemed to chall...

ANALYSIS: Google just received some rather unpleasant, though not entirely unexpected, news from EU officials. After a full year of investigation by antitrust regulators, the European Commission sent Google a Statement o...

As competitive gaming strives for mainstream acceptance, one of the biggest organizations is forcing out a sponsor that specializes in pornography. ESL (Electronic Sports League) is cutting its association with pro group...

A few days ago I was in a casino in Las Vegas and was drawn towards a craps table.  It was busy and everyone was intent on watching the game.  All of a sudden the guy who had just thrown the dice whooped, hollered and ...

Entrepreneurs who appear on ABC's hit business reality show Shark Tank usually pitch only a single product. Mompreneur and inventor Brenda Lee Feldman one-upped them all with two children’s products that she invented p...

GUEST: I recently decried the “first come, first served” username system that so many digital platforms adopt. In response to my post, a lengthy Hacker News discussion was born, and I spent a Sunday answering thought...

The challenges for minority entrepreneurs securing the capital necessary to start and grow their business ventures has been a struggle historically. It has been more than 50 years since President Lyndon Johnson signed in...

GUEST: If you've been in this industry long enough, you probably remember a time when "indie" was a dirty word. It meant missed deadlines and disappointed financiers. It had nothing to do with the visionary amateurs and ...

As the cultural demographic shift continues to transform the face of America, business leaders are taking a closer look at their Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) efforts and asking, 'What really should our D&I efforts be solv...

As the cultural demographic shift continues to transform the face of America, business leaders are taking a closer look at their Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) efforts and asking, ‘What really should our D&I efforts be so...

Biotech and health science professionals have traditionally had one way to absorb information: Reading. But listening is on the rise. Increasingly, there are a number of podcasts where you can get your fix of health scie...

Just as customers walk away from a $50,000 car deal because the cupholder is too small, in-flight Wi-Fi may play a disproportionately pivotal part in flyers’ decision-making. A Honeywell survey from 2014 suggested that...

The only way to grow is to be willing to first be less confident and less capable than you normally are.

When it comes to books on business, marketing and management, entrepreneurs are overrun with choices. But when it comes to books on money, entrepreneurs are underserved. It’s not that money books don’t exist, it’s ...

The Tribeca Film Festival in New York City teamed up with Snapchat this year on a competition to find "the best Snapchat Stories across the U.S." Ten winners were chosen, and the work from those creators will be featured...

Months after its global rollout, Netflix is facing problems in several major Asian markets as it struggles to provide enough strong content to attract consumers amid tough local competition, and also faces many regulator...