Inside The Turnaround Of Machinima
Machinima, a network of gaming video channels, is in an awkward position. It was one of the first big YouTube networks to make headlines, quickly growing to 300 million subscribers and raising almost...
View ArticleWhy Cyber Warfare Is So Attractive To Small Nations
Enabled by Internet connectivity, cyber war provides more bang for the buck than investment in conventional weapons.
View ArticleWhy The Next World War Will Be Fought Over Food
The world has a massive food crisis — so big that the World Bank and the United Nations say there won’t be enough food to feed the global population by 2050.
View ArticleBob Iger's Empire Of Tech
Bob Iger has spent much of his near decade at Disney wearing an additional corporate hat: CTO. The result? He has brought the coolest innovations from Lucasfilm, Pixar, Marvel, and ESPN into a single...
View ArticleHow 'Precarious' Are Jawbone's Finances?
In a lawsuit, Flextronics alleges that "Jawbone's financial condition is perilous and currently insufficient to pay its debts."
View Article'Birdman' Is One Of The Lowest-Grossing Oscar Best Picture Winners Ever
Only one film from the past four decades made less money at the box office on its way to a Best Picture Oscar.
View ArticleThe Bitter Battle Over Benihana
The knives are flying at the Japanese-restaurant chain.
View ArticleEtsy Files For Handcrafted IPO
Reports speculated that the company could be valued in the public markets $2 billion.
View ArticleYou'll Need A Google Phone To Use Google's Wireless Service
Customers itching to try Google’s new hybrid wireless service will have to use the Nexus 6 Android smartphone.
View ArticleThe Crazy, True-Life Adventures Of Norway’s Most Radical Billionaire
Fred Olsen is both the owner of Timex and its most successful watch designer. He’s also a world-class sailor and an oil industry pioneer, and was rumored to have inspired a "Simpsons" character. Now...
View ArticleHow Ikea Took Over The World
In a stunning global expansion, the Swedish home furnishings giant has been quietly planting its blue and yellow flag in places you’d never expect. Pay attention, Wal-Mart: You could learn a few things.
View ArticleStarbucks To Encourage Baristas To Discuss Race Relations With Customers
CEO Howard Schultz is encouraging his employees to bring up the hot-button issue — his latest foray into controversial topics.
View ArticleHow Much Do Data Breaches Cost Big Companies? Shockingly Little
From Sony to Target, big companies that were hacked felt barely a dent to their bottom line, an analysis reveals.
View ArticleRazer, The Billion-Dollar Gaming Company You've Never Heard Of
Have you heard of Razer? Most people haven’t — but they should. Investors now value the Carlsbad, Calif. video game accessories company at $1 billion.
View ArticleHow Humane Society Got Nearly 100 Companies To Free Animals From Cages
A closer look at the organization’s methods offers a useful case study in the art of advocacy and negotiation.
View ArticleAvon Ladies May Be Going The Way Of The Dodo
The cosmetics company is mulling strategic alternatives, including potentially selling its North American business, according to a report.
View ArticleSmart Guns: They're Ready. Are We?
The technology is available to limit the number of children who perish in gun accidents. That was the easy part.
View ArticleThe (Very) Big Fight For The Small Screen
A rising class of Internet video companies is challenging the supremacy of broadcast TV.
View ArticleSony Pictures: Inside The Hack Of The Century
A cyber-invasion brought Sony Pictures to its knees and terrified corporate America. The story of what really happened — and why Sony should have seen it coming.
View ArticleThe Education Of Airbnb's Brian Chesky
How the home-sharing site’s co-founder hacked leadership and taught himself to be a world-class CEO.
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