In 2013, most tech consumers will be asking if it’s smart to buy a new computer, smartphone, or tablet device. As the …
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What Should Be Done About Growing Inequality?
Many factors contribute to increasing inequality. Public policy should focus on eliminating only the bad ones
Google Chairman Eric Schmidt Raps Apple on iPhone Maps, Floats Yahoo! Search Pact
The war for mobile supremacy between Apple and Google is the hottest game in town. Sit back and enjoy the show.
Clinton Global Initiative: Can Companies Be Good and Do Well?
When it comes to determining the best approaches to solving the world’s economic and social ills, rational people can, and do, disagree. But there’s one point on which something approaching unanimity has emerged: That private …
Uber: Silicon Valley App-Hailing Startup Takes On NYC Taxi Industry
San Francisco startup Uber’s ‘black-car’ mobile app has been a big hit with riders and drivers. But the company is running into a snarl of traffic as it tries to extend its service to New York City taxi-cabs.
Zuckerberg’s Remarks Give Facebook Shares a Boost — But Can He Deliver?
On Wall Street, confidence in corporate management is crucial. Zuckerberg outlined his strategic vision. Now, Facebook needs to execute.
Lyft: Ride Sharing Startup Zimride Hits the Gas Pedal in San Francisco
Using technology to attack structural inefficiencies in the market for automobile transportation.
Who’s to Blame for the Facebook IPO Debacle? Federal Court May Decide
Technical errors caused by the Nasdaq stock exchange helped push down Facebook shares in early trading, the social networking giant suggested in a legal filing late Friday, turning what should have been a triumphant moment for …
Is Innovation Dead — or Doing Just Fine, Thank You?
Facebook has been accused of many things: ripping off individual investors by selectively disclosing bad news to big investors before its IPO; increasing cynicism about Wall Street and damaging the IPO market; being a …
Was Nick Hanauer’s TED Talk on Income Inequality Too Rich for Rich People?
Their slogan is “ideas worth spreading.” But the folks at TED – the Technology Entertainment and Design nonprofit behind the TED Talks, beloved by geeks and others interested in novel new ideas – evidently think that some …
Will the JOBS Act Live Up to Its Name?
President Obama just affixed his signature to the JOBS Act in a public signing ceremony you may have caught on CNN. The Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, which passed both houses with bipartisan support, sounds like a win for …
Will Crowdfunding Drive a New Wave of Startup Investing?
Venture capital investing has traditionally been the domain of the wealthy, but that could change with the passage of new legislation that will allow entrepreneurs to raise money from a much broader swath of the public — and …