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This New Kind of Kickstarter Could Change Everything
IBM is giving money to its employees for crowdfunded projects
Meet the Disgraced Tech Executive Who Made $34,000 an Hour
A new, um, record
7 Guaranteed Ways to Start a Truly Great Day
The first hour of your day can make or break it. Here are seven surefire positive day starters.
One Stat to Destroy Your Faith in Humanity: The World’s 85 Richest People Own as Much as the 3.5 Billion Poorest
The world’s 85 richest individuals now own as much as the poorest half of the 7 billion global population, according to a report released by Oxfam on Monday.
The leading anti-poverty charity called on the global economic elite …
Amazon Wants to Send You Stuff Before You’ve Even Decided to Buy It
The idea is called “anticipatory shipping”
Your Debit Card Is Much More Dangerous Than You Think
Citibank this week announced that it was replacing the debit cards of customers whose accounts were compromised in the great Target Christmas hack. The names, addresses, telephone numbers and email addresses of more than 100 …
Canada Has Its Own Housing Bubble—And It’s About to Burst
Ever since the real estate bubble burst in the United States in 2007, observers have pointed to Canada as an example of a well-regulated financial system that has avoided many of the regulatory mistakes that helped lead to an …
Major Department Store Hack Went Unnoticed for Five Months
Retailer didn’t learn of July credit card theft until December last year
Meet the Government’s Brown Nickel Nobody Wants to Use
Could cut production costs by as much as $40 million a year
Apple’s iPhone Finally Hits China
Anticipated iPhone sales in China began Friday
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The Privacy Wars Are Raging Over Who Owns Your Data
One of the topics I’ll be tracking closely at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos next week will be Big Data. Specifically, how it’s at the center of all the major political and economic stories right now, from the NSA …