Apple Reports A Record Holiday Quarter On Surprisingly Strong iPhone Sales
The tech giant crushed analyst expectations by almost a million phones, ending a sales slump and proving the product line is still vital.The number to beat was 74.78 million—that's how many iPhones...
View ArticleHow To Handle Four Awkward Situations Where You're Being Underpaid
How to get what you're worth when you know your coworkers are making more, or because you didn't negotiate a good initial salary.Are you really underpaid, or does it just feel that way? American...
View ArticleHow Wealthy Private Investors Might Save Climate Research
Research organizations fear funding cuts under Trump, and wealthy private investors may be the only way to continue their work.President Trump has made sweeping changes in his first week in office....
View ArticleCan Logitech's New Remote Make You A Better Presenter?
This slim clicker offers a highlighting feature, quick charging, and even a gentle alarm to let you know your time is almost done.You're on stage in front of a few hundred people, presenting a project...
View ArticleFormer Google Exec On Why CEOs Should Speak Out Against The Muslim Ban
Laszlo Bock crafted Google's culture and hired thousands of immigrants. He makes the case for businesses to take a stand.President Trump's executive order barring citizens from seven predominantly...
View ArticleSoFi Edges Into Banking With $100 Million Zenbanx Acquisition
Watch out, Wall Street.SoFi has pulled off a rare feat, becoming a finance company that younger consumers want to have a relationship with (heck, they even attend SoFi dinner parties).So far, SoFi's...
View ArticleH&R Block's Watson-Powered Robots Are Here To Help With Your Taxes
The accounting firm has trained IBM Watson to be its smartest tax preparer for your 2016 returns, but the bot hasn't replaced humans—yet.Congressional Republicans have called for reducing our tax...
View ArticleOnline Sales Skyrocketed This Holiday—Will Amazon's Profit Follow?
The company's investment-heavy strategy could force a Q4 earnings miss tomorrow, even as it continues to crush traditional retailers.It's been a heck of a holiday quarter for Amazon, what with online...
View ArticleCan One App Revolutionize TV Ratings For The Streaming And Binge-Watching Era?
With viewing habits changing drastically in the digital age, Symphony Media's VideoPulse app wants to edge out Nielsen as the go-to ratings tool.Silicon Valley is notoriously secretive about its data....
View ArticleA Skateboard Startup's Radical Ambition: Disrupting Urban Transit
Santa Cruz-based Inboard sees a future beyond rich skaters, where it's the Tesla of rideables and skateboards solve the "last-mile problem."Two types of technologists bump into each other in Santa...
View ArticleGoPro Re-Launching Its Recalled Karma Drone, But It May Be Too Late
In the nearly three months since the recall, it's lost valuable ground to DJI's feature-rich Mavic Pro.Nearly three months after voluntarily recalling all of its newly launched Karma drones because of...
View ArticleWearables That Detect Emotion Could Tell You When The Conversation Is Getting...
MIT Researchers are using neural networks and haptic feedback to make conversations easier to navigate.Wearable electronic devices today are, for the most part, toys for narcissists.Think about it:...
View ArticleAirbus Is About To Build A Self-Flying Electric Robo-Taxi
With eight rotors on a pair of tilting wings, the Vahana prototype has the sci-fi look you'd expect.If you think self-driving cars are futuristic, imagine them flying overhead. That's what European...
View ArticleFlywheel Sports Has A New CEO, And She's Not Afraid To Take Your Trophy
Sarah Robb O'Hagan, formerly of Equinox, is bringing her competitive, "push yourself harder" philosophy to the world of boutique fitness.When your entire career is based around achieving your potential...
View ArticleAs Facebook Turns 13, It's Celebrating The Power Of Facebook Groups To Do Good
At an event this week, Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg met creators of inspiring groups to hear their tales and requests for new features.At Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, California, a...
View ArticleMillennials, We Need Your Help To Fix Health Care
The health care system in America is broken—but not beyond repair. And millennials can play a big part in making it work for everyone.Seventy-five years ago, America and the free world faced an...
View ArticleWith AI, Facebook Is Making It Easier To Find Your Friends' Photos
The tech giant's systems can now auto-identify specific actions and find objects in photos even when they're not tagged or captioned.Facebook knows that imagery is one of the life forces sustaining the...
View ArticleMeet The Music Nerds Behind The Tunes You Hear At Starbucks
From CD compilations to Spotify playlists, Holly Hinton and David Legry have been overseeing music curation at Starbucks for 20 years.In one form or another, music has been part of Starbucks' corporate...
View ArticleWhat The Trump Immigration Ban Means For Business
An immigration attorney helps explain what Trump's executive orders on immigration and visas mean for keeping and hiring employees.Approximately 15 minutes before the close of business on Friday...
View ArticleWhat You Can Do To Keep Your Data Private When Crossing The Border
Travelers looking to keep device data private at border crossings need to rely on technology, not the law.Anyone who has traveled internationally knows the drill: body scans, bag searches, and lots of...
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