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(Reuters) — Ride-hailing company Lyft Inc said on Monday it appointed Valerie Jarrett, an adviser to former President Barack Obama, to its board. Jarrett, 60, served in several roles during Obama’s eight-year adminis...

Earlier this year, GHR Foundation and OpenIDEO launched the inaugural BridgeBuilder Challenge - a 3-year $3 million funding opportunity to forge new ideas in the realm of peace, prosperity and planet. Today, they named t...

Apple may still be mostly about selling gadgets, but its surging services business continues to lead the company’s growth. The world’s most valuable company reported revenues of $45.4 billion on Tuesday for the three...

In May, when I recommended the book SPIN Selling, I hinted at a problem: SPIN isn't made for email. Here in Part II, I'll deconstruct the sales email to fill in where SPIN left off. In homage to SPIN, I'm introducing a n...

KeyBank hopes to help create more than 4,500 jobs in Ohio with a new partnership between its foundation and JumpStart Inc., which invests in startup and young businesses. KeyBank Foundation today announced a $24 million ...

Both the vitamin itself, which looks iridescent in the light, and its packaging were designed to be "super-shareable," says founder and CEO Katerina Schneider.

GUEST: If you’re in customer service and support, you’ve no doubt been told that chatbots and the AI avalanche will be taking away all customer service jobs in short order. Several analysts predict near total replace...

CFPB lending regulations threaten to reduce competition among small banks, harming the consumers the agency purports to protect.

Finding a great cofounder is more than just a match-up on paper and skills, but requires tons of trust, transparency and mutual understanding.

Family businesses face unique challenges and exciting opportunities in the digital age. Here's what they need to know to win.

Women make up the majority of the global tourism workforce. Are the choices you make while traveling helping or hurting them?

LawBreakers is just a weak away from its August 8 launch for PlayStation 4 and PC. And now director Cliff Bleszinski revealed today that his studio, Boss Key Productions, is teaming up with Twitch to offer in-game cosmet...

This spring at the Starbucks annual shareholders meeting, CEO Kevin Johnson told investors a story about a store manager who shared a post on Workplace by Facebook about a drink he saw featured on Instagram and started s...

Are we using our advanced technology to feed starving people? ...or to house the homeless? ...or perhaps to help end poverty and enhance peace and social justice? Cartoon by Andy Singer.

GUEST: Engaging with customers is one of the most difficult challenges for most companies. With the growing number of ways consumers interact with brands — from phone calls, to texting, to social media messaging — �...

Nintendo fans that want to make sure they get an SNES Classic Edition will need to keep an eye on retailers this month. Nintendo revealed on Facebook today that preorders for the retro console will become available somet...

California is one step closer to a 100 percent renewable future, one that aims to reduce pollution and cut carbon emissions, while increasing jobs in the renewable energy field.

Kano releases the Pixel Kit.

A full 98% of Backstage Capital's portfolio companies are led by someone who isn't a straight white man.

The Kuri home robot, scheduled to ship its first orders in December, will be able to record video of users each time it sees their face in what maker Mayfield Robotics calls Moments. Recordings begin after Kuri uses faci...

Value-first advertising and examples of how companies are approaching it on social media.