Yahoo Is Finally Making Something Out Of Summly, The Mobile App It Acquired...
Nick D’Aloisio, the teenager who sold his company to Yahoo for a reported $33 million, just unveiled a brand new mobile app called Yahoo News Digest.D'Aloisio announced it on stage at the Consumer...
View ArticleIraq Poised To Launch An 'All Out Assault' On Fallujah That Looks Awfully...
Baghdad's bombing campaign (conducted by oddly modified Cessna planes shooting off hellfire missiles) is poised to turn into a Fallujah III that looks like Fallujah II minus the Marines.To Washington's...
View ArticleA Bunch Of People Burned Themselves Trying Out The Boiling Water-To-Snow Trick
When some dangerous activities make their way on TV, they are usually accompanied with a warning that stunts were done by professionals and should not be attempted at home.It looks like Meteorologist...
View ArticleHere Are 4 Things Young People Should Do To Avoid Walking Into A Financial...
FA Insights is a daily newsletter from Business Insider that delivers the top news and commentary for financial advisors.Four Ways To Avoid Financial Minefields In Your Youth (WealthManagement.com) We...
View ArticleWatch These Tiny Robots Roll Through This Obstacle Course
Sphero, the little robotic ball that you control with smartphone, is alive and well at this year's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.Orbotix, the company behind Sphero, set up a fun little...
View ArticleN.Y. Cops And Firefighters Among 106 Accused In 'Massive' 9/11 Fraud
Former New York police officers and firefighters were among 106 people indicted on Tuesday over a "massive fraud" worth hundreds of millions of dollars, some in connection with the September 11...
View ArticleHow A $100 3D-Printed Arm Is Saving The Children Of Sudan
A company called Not Impossible Labs has come up with one of the best uses for 3D printer technology we've ever heard of: printing low-cost prosthetic arms for people, mainly children, who have lost...
View ArticleREMINDER: You Are Terrible At Investing
During a presentation earlier today, Nuveen's Bob Doll showed this disturbing chart that we've seen before.It shows the annualized returns of various asset classes over the 20 year period ending 2011....
View ArticleInternet Streaming TV Service Aereo Snags Another $34 Million Investment
Aereo, the company that streams live TV over the Internet, just raised $34 million to help support its nationwide expansion.This is its Series C round of investment, bringing the total to $$97...
View ArticleThere's A Huge Bullish Story On Energy And The Economy And It's Sitting Right...
Economists have recently been scrambling to crank up their U.S. GDP growth forecasts."What's going on here?" asked Potomac Research Group's Greg Valliere. "In a word, it's energy."In a note today,...
View ArticleGARY SHILLING: Here Are 10 Investment Ideas I Like For 2014
FA Insights is a daily newsletter from Business Insider that delivers the top news and commentary for financial advisors.Gary Shilling Reveals His Top Trades For 2014 (A. Gary Shilling Insight) Global...
View ArticleWall Street Is Laughing At Forbes' '30 Under 30 In Finance' List
Over the past few days I've been getting emails, instant messages, and texts from Wall Streeters mocking the Forbes 30 Under 3o in finance list.The messages look something like this (some of these have...
View ArticleTumblr's Ad Business Is About To Take Off With The Help Of Yahoo
Social Media Insights is a daily newsletter from BI Intelligence delivered first thing every morning exclusively to BI Intelligence subscribers. Sign up for a free trial of BI Intelligence today.TUMBLR...
View ArticleThe Chris Christie Lane Closing Scandal Caused Slower Response Times For...
The September lane closures on the George Washington Bridge delayed emergency responders in four situations, according to records obtained by the Bergen Record— including one in which a 91-year-old...
View ArticleThere Are 3 Big Central Bank Announcements Coming Up
A spate of central banks are meeting this week to kick off 2014 and set monetary policy going forward.Thursday morning, the European Central Bank will end its meeting, and analysts expect the bank to...
View ArticleChris Christie Is Shocked, Shocked To Find That Political Retribution Is...
Chris Christie says he didn't know his aides closed local entry lanes to the George Washington Bridge for political reasons, and he's outraged that they did.This is his statement, released this...
View ArticleWhat Looks Like Bad Email Etiquette Could Actually Be 'Strategic Sloppiness'
As email is the preferred form of communication between professionals today, following email etiquette rules is especially important.But since everyone is following the same rules, ignoring them...
View ArticleChristie Point Man At Center Of Bridge Scandal Has A Bizarre Excuse For Why...
David Wildstein, the Former Port Authority Director of Interstate Capital Projects and an ally of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie doesn't think he should be forced to testify on a burgeoning traffic...
View ArticleInsane Clown Posse Just Sued The Justice Department — And The Press...
Insane Clown Posse, the face-painted rap duo, is suing the U.S. Justice Department in regards to a 2011 FBI report that classifies their famously diehard fans as a gang.At a press conference with the...
View ArticleQardio Is Building Health Devices That Could Save Your Life
Qardio co-founder Marco Peluso was a long-time investment banker at JP Morgan, but a family emergency changed all of that and led him to become an entrepreneur. In 2011, Peluso's father had a stroke...
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