We keep hearing how 2014 is positioned to be a terrific year for consumer-tech IPOs. So where are they? We’re seven weeks into the new year, and among the 35 companies that have listed on US exchanges (a 75% rise over 2013), …
Meet Tech's Newest Billionaire: WhatsApp's Jan Koum
Facebook has a habit of turning low-profile CEOs into overnight celebrities. First it was Kevin Systrom, the Instagram head who was instantly the talk of the tech world when Facebook offered $1 billion for his 13-employee startup
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Samsung’s Ruthless New Ad Mocks Apple’s Latest
Ever since the “1984” Super Bowl ad, much of Apple’s marketing has applied a liberal amount of gravitas to convince customers that buying a Mac or an iPad or an iPhone will help them change the world. In its latest
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Target Shoppers Shrug Off Massive Credit Card Data Breach
It’s understandable that many consumers were shocked and outraged to learn that the credit card info of tens of millions of Target customers was compromised in a data breach during the holiday shopping period. But that outrage …
The Surprising Best Thing about Google Fiber Coming to Your Town
Sure, Internet speeds are faster, and the base-level Google Fiber service is cheaper than typical Internet providers. But what might truly set Google Fiber apart from the pack is that the customer service doesn’t suck.
Report: Google Made $10 Billion Bid for WhatsApp
Facebook won out in the end
The One Word You Need to Stop Using Immediately
Four little letters
This Is the Absolute Deadliest Country for Drivers
The safest is teeny-tiny
People Are Freaking Out About Ikea’s Decision to Discontinue One Kind of Furniture
Record collectors are not having it
Projectile Vomiting Babies Are the Future of Advertising
A demon-possessed baby ran rampant in the streets of New York in January, lunging at passerby, spewing projectile vomit and even flipping off the police. It wasn’t a sign of the end times, though. It was a marketing stunt to
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The State That’s Beginning to Wish It Never Got Rich
Oil has brought great wealth and the nation’s lowest unemployment rate to North Dakota. Soaring homelessness, crime, and housing prices have come along for the ride.
Natural Gas Prices Surge to a 5-Year High
Thanks, polar vortex