What Future Potential Does Driverless Technology Hold?

What opportunities can driverless technology provider for entrepreneurs and investors in the mid- to long-term?

Children Of Rich Parents Have Bigger Brains

There are lots of advantages to having wealthy parents; such children go to the best schools, get top medical care, hob-nob with other members of the elite, are welcomed in prestigious golf and yacht clubs, and eventually stand to inherit a bundle. To top it all off, it now seems that they have bigger brains too.

Behind the Storefront: Why fans may be dressed in Kentucky and Duke gear Monday even if Wisconsin and Michigan State reach NCAA final

Duke University’s NCAA merchandise was the top selling in 17 states, based on online sales from Saturday through Tuesday on Fanatics.com. However, when it comes to total merchandise sales, The University of Kentucky is the favorite.

The Wall Street Journal: Financial middlemen helping insiders at Airbnb, Uber, Snapchat and beyond cash in without IPOs

Almost all of stock in pre-IPO companies is owned by venture-capital investors and employees, who face tight limits on selling their shares. But some of these early investors are eager to cash in now.

Should I Leave My Design Studio To Work In-House As A Designer?

Should I leave my design studio to work in-house as a designer? This question was originally answered on Quora by Holly Gressley.

Sprinklr joins unicorn club as latest funding round values company at $1.17 billion

The social media marketing startup was valued at $1.17 billion.

The Hottest Startups of 2014

The Wall Street Journal: Streaming and the music industry’s new economy

Payments in the recording industry were once a straightforward affair. A label sold a compact disc through a retailer, and percentages from that sale were divvied up among musicians, the label and others involved in the process of making and distributing the music. It’s no longer so straightforward.

IBM Builds Internet Of (Weather) Things

IBM’s latest foray into the Internet of Things (IoT) is substantial, but still not as large as some of its competitors. The firm says it plan to invest $3 billion over the next four years to establish a new IoT unit -- and, it is building a cloud-based open platform to help industries integrate real-time data (and insights from it) from dispersed sources directly into business operations.

Slide Show: Be wary of these U.K. stocks ahead of general election, fund managers say

With the May 7 U.K. general election approaching fast, polls indicate a neck-and-neck race between Conservatives and the Labour Party, creating lots of anxiety about the structure of the future government and its impact on U.K. businesses and financial markets.

Elon Musk Boosts Tesla With 'Major' New Product Tweet Tease

Elon Musk is in a class all by himself when it comes to teasing new products.

CDHP Cost-Savings Maintained Over Time

How Do We Get a Handle On Work-life Balance?

Work-life balance for many employees is way out of whack. It wasn’t intentional; business piled up and people have ...

When Censorship Backfires: How Blue Coat Silenced A Security Researcher

FORBES obtains emails showing how and when Blue Coat went about preventing a researcher from presenting on his investigations into the security of the company's technology. The silencing of Raphaël Rigo is just one chapter in a long and troubled history of private and public censorship of researchers. The implications aren't limited to the security industry, but are relevant to anyone who uses technology today.

Making Big Data Fast

Imagine for a moment the classic I Love Lucy scene that takes place in Kramer’s Kandy Kitchen. Lucy and Ethel are trying to wrap candy but the conveyor belt is delivering it too quickly. Some of the candy gets wrapped, some of it gets through unwrapped, and some of it ends up hilarious places better left unmentioned. And then venerable character actress Elvia Allman yells, “Speed it up a little!”

Apple’s Tim Cook calls ‘religious freedom’ law dangerous

Apple CEO Tim Cook comes out more strongly against law in Indiana and measures being considered in other states.

The Wall Street Journal: Alibaba, BMG sign music distribution deal for China

Alibaba Group signs a digital music distribution deal in China with BMG, the music division of Germany’s Bertelsmann.

Entrepreneurs Don't Need Silicon Valley (or New York)

Why starting a company outside of Silicon Valley or New York is okay.

Need to Know: The best month of the year for Wall Street is almost upon us

There’s a lot of numbers packed into this shortened week, from car and home sales figures to the jobs report main event on Friday, a day when markets will be shut down for.

Water Is The Core Of Health & Sustainable Development - World Water Day Meets Technology

In the past week, sustainable development, the environment and technology have been at the forefront of domestic and international attention. Ambassadors from around the world joined business owners and policymakers at the United Nations for World Water Day while the Supreme Court heard arguments on behalf of states and associations versus the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The goals of all these activities are to improve the health of people around the world through better and viable nutrition, industry and communities. Ambassador Denis Antoine of Grenada - an island nation that struggles for clean water – said, “Water is life.” He noted that, “Water impacts all sectors, including food sustainability, sanitation, tourism and health.”

Why Everyone Looks Bad in the Ellen Pao Case

Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers won the case brought by Ellen Pao, but they still don't look like saints. Here is how to keep your company smelling like roses.

The Wall Street Journal: G-20 leak revealed world leaders’ personal details

Personal details of U.S. President Barack Obama and others, including their passport numbers, were accidentally emailed to organizers of a soccer tournament.

Need to Know: Streaky market limps toward best month of the year

There’s a lot of numbers packed into this shortened week, from car and home sales figures to the jobs report main event on Friday, a day when markets will be shut down for.