Toyota's New Sports Car Concept Has The Coolest Mirrors We've Ever Seen
Toyota started the Detroit Auto Show with a bang this morning, unveiling a concept sports car that's so far the craziest thing we've seen in 2014. Toyota says the new FT1 (for Future Toyota) represents...
View ArticleHere's The 'Twice-A-Day' Reason Google Paid $3.2 Billion For Nest (GOOG)
Google just bought Nest, a startup that sells Internet-connected thermostats and smoke detectors, for $3.2 billion.It's easy to imagine there is some secret reasoning behind this acquisition. Something...
View ArticleYou'd Be Surprised To Learn What Your Cat Thinks About You
Cats get a bad rap. They pretty much do what they want and are generally thought of as less friendly than dogs. But a new book,"Cat Sense," provides fresh insight into the relationship between cats and...
View ArticleIncredible Side-By-Side Video Footage Shows London 86 Years Ago And Today
During the 1920s, cinematographer and inventor Claude Friese-Greene traveled across the U.K., capturing stunning footage of life in London in 1927.He used his own process to create colored film, which...
View ArticleGoogle's Multibillion Purchase Of Nest Is Just The Beginning Of 'The Internet...
We saw some huge news today in the Internet of Things space, that area of tech that's trying to connect everyday objects to the Internet and make them smarter.Nest, a company founded by former Apple...
View ArticleThe Lerer Family Launches The Dodo, Which Is Arguably The Smartest Idea For A...
"Cute animals deserve respect."BuzzFeed co-founder Jonah Peretti told that to the audience at technology conference South by Southwest last year. And he should know.His site is investing in original...
View ArticleWhy Didn't Apple Buy Nest? A Feud Involving Jony Ive Could Have Something To...
Today's biggest news story: Google announced that it plans to pay $3.2 billion in cash for Nest, the smart thermostat company.Nest was co-founded by two former Apple executives — Matt Rogers and Tony...
View ArticleNest Co-founder Matt Rogers: My Friends Told Me I Was Crazy To Leave Apple To...
Matt Rogers just became a very wealthy man with the news that Google bought his company, Nest Labs, for $3.2 billion.Rogers is the co-founder of Nest along with Tony Fadell. Fadell is known for being...
View ArticleNow Is A Great Time To Be Rebalancing Your Portfolio
FA Insights is a daily newsletter from Business Insider that delivers the top news and commentary for financial advisors.Now Is A Great Time To Be Talking About Rebalancing Your Portfolio (The Wall...
View ArticleThe House Passed A HealthCare.gov 'Security' Bill Just To Make You Nervous
On Friday, the House passed the Health Exchange Security and Transparency Act, a one-sentence bill that, in the event of any security breach of HealthCare.gov, would require the government to notify...
View ArticleHere's KKR's Outlook For The Stock Market And Global Economy In 2014
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR) is out with its outlook for 2014."We believe that we are now entering the global synchronous phase of a long but bumpy recovery process that started in 2009,"...
View ArticleRetired Cop Arrested After Texting Led To A Deadly Shooting During 'Lone...
A retired Florida police officer allegedly opened fire on a couple in a movie theater after a dispute over texting during the war movie "Lone Survivor,"CNN reports.The former cop, 71-year-old Curtis...
View ArticleOverachiever Who Earned Highest GPA In Tulane Law History Fights Attempted...
A law clerk for a federal judge who was a standout student at Tulane Law is fighting charges that he tried to solicit sex with a 10-year-old boy using the gay hookup app Grindr, the New Orleans...
View ArticleLexus Put A Spectacular Grille On Its New Performance Coupe
Today at the Detroit Auto Show, Lexus pulled the covers off the 2015 RC F performance coupe, and we liked what we saw. The car is a sleek rear-wheel driver with a V8 engine that generates over 450...
View ArticleWhy Selling Weed In Washington State Could Be A Huge Pain In The Neck
When Washington state first legalized marijuana in 2012, some people expected a deluge of entrepreneurs to rush in to take over a wide-open industry.As legalization takes effect, new pot businesses are...
View ArticleThis Is One Of The Worst Mistakes Managers Make
When Michael P. Gregoire, CEO of software maker CA Technologies, was 27 years old, he found himself managing a team of engineers at a General Motors assembly plant in Ontario. Gregoire tells Adam...
View ArticleRipley's Bought This Portrait Of Steve Jobs Made From 6,000 Computer Keys
We've seen loads of amazing and unusual artistic renderings of Steve Jobs. But this one, created from 6,000 computer keys, is so spectacular that Ripley's Entertainment, of Ripley's Believe It Or Not...
View ArticleOne Guy Figured Out How To Make Millions In 8 Months — Here's Why He Might...
Most people dream of getting rich instantly. That's why the lottery is so popular.One man, Scott DeLong, found a way to do it. Eight months ago, he founded ViralNova.com. It's a media company that uses...
View ArticleNew Payments Startups Face An Uphill Battle To Disrupt The Credit Card...
The credit card industry processes a massive volume of transactions — about $4 trillion this year in the U.S., according to BI Intelligence estimates. With so much money in play, it's no wonder that a...
View ArticleJonah Hill Got His Big Break Making Prank Calls For Dustin Hoffman
Crossroads private school in Santa Monica, Ca., has a slew of celebrity alumni, from Kate Hudson to Michael Bay. And it was there that a young Jonah Hill befriended actor Dustin Hoffman's son, Jake...
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