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It’s Official: Tech Has Replaced Banking as the New Corporate Bad Guy
U.S. senators have accused Apple, the world’s most profitable company, of also being the world’s biggest tax avoider, as congressional investors yesterday laid out how the technology giant has jumped through tax loophole after loophole in order to save some $44 billion of otherwise taxable income. Today they’ll follow up by grilling …
Apology Not Accepted: The Right — and Wrong — Way to Say You’re Sorry
A great deal has been written about Harvard University professor Niall Ferguson’s controversial comments about the late economist John Maynard Keynes. (The short version: Keynesian economic theory, Ferguson suggested, is flawed because Keynes himself was gay and childless — and consequently blind to the dangerous long-term
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The $7,000 Computer Science Degree — and the Future of Higher Education
Tired of student-loan debt? One prominent technology school is offering a three-year master’s degree in computer science that can be earned entirely online — and that will cost less than $7,000.
When Good Things Happen To Bad People: Disturbing News About Workplace Bullies
As if life isn’t unfair enough for the alarming number of people who are bullied at work—or otherwise adversely affected by such behavior—recent research suggests that a lot of workplace bullies achieve high levels of career success. In fact, their bullying and on-the-job achievements might just be related.
14 Simple Ways to Get Considerably More Done
Don’t think it’s possible because you’re already working in overdrive? Here’s a new way to look at your to-do list.
Car Sharing: Future Looks Bright, Even With Some Cloudy Legal Issues
There’s just no stopping the sharing. Despite recent legal challenges to certain “peer to peer” car-sharing services, the range of sharing options keeps on expanding, making it easier and easier for consumers to skip taxis, traditional car rentals — and car ownership in general.
Yahoo Acquires Tumblr: Initial Reactions From Around the Web
Key players in the tech and business worlds weigh in on Yahoo’s latest acquisition
Slices of History: Great Moments in Pizza Innovation
A brief look back at some of the big innovations that have helped pizza become fully ingrained in modern American dining culture
5 Tech Stocks You Should Have Bought Instead of Facebook
Facebook’s intensely hyped initial public offering one year ago today was supposed to be a triumphant moment for Silicon Valley and Wall Street. After years of buildup and a valuation that had ballooned to $100 billion, …
Weak Financial Literacy Scores Threaten a Global Education Movement
The FINRA 2012 National Financial Capability study results are due out soon and likely will show no improvement in individuals’ money management skills. With so much energy being put into financial education, poor test results embolden critics and threaten a movement.
Report: Yahoo! Board Approves Billion-Dollar Tumblr Deal
Updated May 19, 1 p.m. EST: AllThingsD reports that the Yahoo! board has unanimously approved a deal to purchase Tumblr for $1.1 billion. More updates to follow.
Unemployment Falls in 40 U.S. States, Rises in 3
(WASHINGTON) — Solid hiring helped lower unemployment rates in 40 U.S. states last month, the most since November. The declines show the job market is improving throughout most of the country.
