New Ways For Turning Data Into Dollars Now


By Scott Cameron, Andrew Pickersgill, Rob Turtle Big Data is transforming the way companies do business.  But many firms are finding that it requires significant investments of time and money before...
    






Charity Begins At 50? Codswallop!


Before he died this past December, hedge fund manager and philanthropist Robert W. Wilson had done many notable things. In the ‘70s, he’d survived what Forbes called “the most catastrophic short play...
    






John Mackey, Co-CEO of Whole Foods, and Marc Gafni on "The Unique Self of Business."


John Mackey, the co-CEO of Whole Foods, is the author (with Raj Sisodia) of Conscious Capitalism: Liberating the Heroic Spirit of Business of Capitalism. Philosopher Marc Gafni, Ph.D., president of...
    






Can An Uber Investor Bring Silicon Valley Disruption To Healthcare?


Several tweets today from Benchmark Capital partner Bill Gurley suggests that the legendary VC firm – famous for their backing of eBay, Uber, OpenTable, and Yelp, among others – may be preparing to...
    






Old meets new in 2014 video game lineup


Master Chief, Meet Aiden Pearce : Old faces collide with new ones in 2014 video game lineup LOS ANGELES (AP) — The usual suspects are back in new video game installments in 2014 — Mario...
    






IBM’s New ‘Presence Zones’ Help Retailers Transform In-Store Experience


At the National Retail Federation event next week, IBM will showcase a new technology that merges in-store, online, and mobile shopping into a single customer experience.  The technology helps...
    






IBM’s Watson supercomputer gets its own business


IBM "Jeopardy!" champ computer Watson gets its own business unit, NYC headquarters NEW YORK (AP) — One of the most famous "Jeopardy!" champs of all time is moving to Manhattan...
    






WWE Network streaming service to launch for $9.99 a month


It's been a long time coming. For four years, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) has been working day and night on a dedicated 24/7 network. Apparently the media company was inspired by the...
    






CES 2014 in Las Vegas Highlights: mRobo from Tosy Robotics Joint Stock Company


The much awaited Consumer Electronics Show (CES), also known as International CES is just only a few days away from now. We have been eagerly waiting for this event since last and can’t wait anymore...