Elon Musk weighs the pros and cons of flying cars
Elon Musk, being the founder of both electric car maker Tesla Motors and private spaceflight company SpaceX, seems like he should be the world's biggest fan of the concept of flying cars — which is why...
View ArticleMark Cuban's 3 fundamental rules for running a business
Mark Cuban is the billionaire investor best known for his roles as a "Shark" and the owner of the Dallas Mavericks.Throughout his career, he's made over 120 investments, from large companies like...
View ArticleSHEPHERDSON: If you want to know what's in store for US manufacturing, look...
China's manufacturing sector is in tatters.On Monday, the latest data from HSBC's flash manufacturing PMI showed that the sector slipped to an 11-month low at 49.2, missing the expectation of 50.2....
View ArticleHere's what Mitt Romney has to say about 2016
Two-time presidential candidate Mitt Romney says he has nothing but love for the Republican Party's 2016 field — even if the feeling isn't always mutual. Romney, the GOP's 2012 nominee, heaped praise...
View ArticleElon Musk is worried about flying cars – but it's too late! (TSLA)
Tesla CEO Elon Musk thinks we need to consider the pros and cons of flying cars.On Sunday, he told Neil deGrasse Tyson that "[i]f there are flying cars, then well obviously you have added this...
View ArticleMeet the forgotten patriarch who started the Bush family dynasty
The Bush family has been on something of a roll for the past five generations.If we trace the lineage back to the mid-19th century, we see that the dynasty came to dominate in railroad, finance, and...
View ArticleHigh school baseball player made a crazy catch after a fly ball bounced off...
A pair of high school baseball players from Mississippi paired up to make one of the more incredible catches you will ever see.D'Iberville High School from D'Iberville, Mississippi was facing Hancock...
View ArticleMicrosoft is letting competitors into its biggest conference for the first...
For the first time in many years, Microsoft is not banning any competitors from attending the World Partner Conference (WPC) '15, its biggest event of the year, a Microsoft spokesperson has...
View ArticleUS lifts sanctions on shippers, traders doing business with Cuba
Washington (AFP) - The United States on Tuesday removed sanctions on nearly five dozen shipping companies, trading firms and individuals that had been blacklisted for links to Cuba.The sweeping...
View ArticleHere is Charles Schwab's commercial for a robo advisor you just need to trust...
Robo advisors are all the rage. We noted on Monday that while robo advisors keep emotions and lots of fees out of the investing process, traditional financial advisers argue that they can't provide...
View ArticleReport: 'Top Gear' host Jeremy Clarkson is about to be sacked by the BBC
According to an unconfirmed report in the Telegraph, "Top Gear" host Jeremy Clarkson will be fired by the BBC for involvement in a "fracas" with one of the show's producers.According to the report, BBC...
View ArticleMaybe football shouldn't be played at all
We don't know exactly what kind of damage football is doing to players' brains, despite the fact that millions of people who play contact sports have been slamming their heads into each other thousands...
View ArticleApple just bought a tiny database company called FoundationDB (AAPL)
Apple has acquired a tiny 40-person company based in Vienna, Virginia, called FoundationDB, sources have told TechCrunch.We've reached out to Apple and FoundationDB to confirm. Neither company has...
View ArticleOne VC had the perfect response to another VC who says we're not in a bubble
Valuations are going nuts for all sorts of startups and yet debate rages as to whether we are in a bubble or if, for instance, an app that lets people send self-destructing pics is obviouslyworth $15...
View ArticleHere are the odds of who will win in 2016
Now that the first major candidate has made things official, the 2016 presidential race is in full effect. Business Insider reached out to Paddy Power, Ireland's largest bookmaker, for their odds on...
View ArticleTHE CONNECTED CAR REPORT: Forecasts, competing technologies, and leading...
The connected car is already on the market and generating significant revenue for car makers and tech companies. By 2020, BI Intelligence estimates that 75% of cars shipped globally will be built with...
View ArticleKleiner Perkins attorney: Pao just 'wanted a huge payout for team Ellen'
Kleiner Perkins attorney Lynne Hermle took litigant and interim Reddit CEO Ellen Pao apart in her closing arguments in the ongoing gender discrimination lawsuit that's rocking Silicon Valley.As Hermle...
View ArticleWhy hundreds of people on Twitter thought Chinua Achebe died this week when...
Chinua Achebe has passed away. In fact, he passed away two years ago, on March 21, 2013. But his obituary resurfaced on the internet this week, and some shared it as somewhat of a breaking news item:...
View ArticleVan Halen announces tour after cancellations
New York (AFP) - Hard rock giants Van Halen announced an extensive North American tour, three years after the band canceled dates due to exhaustion.Van Halen, known for energetic party songs in the...
View ArticleJubilant Kiwis daring to dream of Cricket World Cup glory
Wellington (AFP) - New Zealanders hailed the Black Caps' cliffhanger World Cup semi-final win over South Africa as one of the country's top sporting moments on Wednesday and finally began dreaming of...
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