Tag Archives: Nine

Top CEOs meet in Davos

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Davos is the place to be for the world’s top executives and political figures this week but what happens if you’re not deemed important enough to get in? Here’s my tale from nine years ago. Something...

Dr Dre’s Beats Music Service Launched Today

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Finally, Dr Dre’s brainchild has entered the scene and it looks like it is here to stay. Beats Music comes with unlimited streaming service. You get to choose from millions upon millions of songs by...

Why Are Executives Jumping Ship At Barnes & Noble’s Nook Unit?

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In the past few months, three key senior executives have left Barnes & Noble’s Nook ebook and digital device division. Bill Saperstein, Jim Hilt and Jamie Iannone have all jumped ship. In...
    






Nun births baby boy and names him Francis

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A miracle or an excuse? A 32-year old nun has given birth to a baby boy in the city of Rieti, Italy. The Salvadorean nun, who belongs to the "Piccole Discepole di Gesù" or "Small Disciples of Christ...
    






2014 Detroit Auto Show: The Dozen Biggest Production Debuts Of NAIAS

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Performance cars supplanted alternative-fuel vehicles as the main attraction at this year’s North American International Auto Show. But just because automakers are busy unveiling fast and powerful...
    






Success Story: Nine Hints From Top British Clothing Retailer Jeremy Hackett

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The Hackett store that opened on London’s Regent Street in November 2013 is one of the most imposing retail outlets on one of the city’s most imposing streets. Founder Jeremy Hackett opened his first...
    






A Little More Context On That Fired Yahoo Exec’s Massive Golden Parachute

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As crazy as it sounds, severance packages worth more than $100 million — like the one Yahoo gave fired COO Henrique De Castro this week — occur with some regularity in corporate America, and have...
    






Fired Yahoo Exec’s $109M Golden Parachute Was One Of The Biggest Ever

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There are a lot of different ways to express just how massive is the payout Yahoo is bestowing upon Henrique De Castro, the chief operations officer fired this week by CEO Marissa Mayer after only...
    






How Facebook Memes Evolve And Spread

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As a publisher, understanding the flow of information online is as important as a civil engineer understanding traffic congestion. Unfortunately, so much of what takes place online has been...
    






SIA: Record World Semiconductor Revenues in November

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The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) announced this month that November world semiconductor sales compiled by the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS) reached $27 billion, an increase...