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30 years of .com domains
Venture Beat - 15 Mar 2015 10:00
Feature:March 15, 1985, might not be a date etched in your memory (if, indeed, you were even alive), but that was the day the first .com domain name was born -- 30 years ago this weekend.
'Eye-watering' salary rises for university chiefs cannot be justified, says report
The Guardian - 15 Mar 2015 04:05
Academic heads see 59% pay increase while lecturers decry secrecy at the top
Tax Exempt Church Turns Out To Be A Night Club
Forbes - 15 Mar 2015 03:03
Don't like taxes? Form a church, even if your religion looks like a party. But be prepared for the IRS and state tax officials to ask questions.
Pandora Media Inc Tweaks Business Model To Allow Ad-Free Subscriptions For Under A Dollar
Bidness etc. - 15 Mar 2015 19:28
Pandora Media Inc (NYSE:P) is going one step forward in providing music streaming services to users by venturing into subscriptions targeting even those who cannot or do not want to pay even the most competitive prices.
Watch This Woman Interrupt Ryan Gosling At South By Southwest To Propose To Her Girlfriend
Fast Company - 15 Mar 2015 17:30
This can only be good for Gosling's directorial debut, "Lost River," which needs all the love it can get. Finally, some good news for Ryan Gosling's directorial debut, Lost River. Read Full Story
Porsche May Challenge Tesla (TSLA) EVs By Rolling Out 7th Model Line By 2020
Bidness etc. - 15 Mar 2015 19:33
Porsche is ready to expand the variety of its luxury sports vehicles, as it plans to roll out a new model by the end of this decade. At an annual press conference held in Stuttgart, Germany, Porsche CEO Matthias Mueller ...
The Wall Street Journal: Vladimir Putin's public absence stirs Russian clamor
Market Watch - 16 Mar 2015 01:15
The Kremlin says Vladimir Putin on Friday met Russia's top judge and planned to travel to St. Petersburg for a Monday summit with Kyrgyzstan's leader after days of denying reports that the Russian president was ill.
Advice to young entrepreneurs: 3 things I wish I'd known before taking on the CEO role
Venture Beat - 15 Mar 2015 04:00
Guest:From Jobs and Gates to Mark Zuckerberg and Drew Houston, we've become enamored with the story of the young CEO rocketing to fame and success at increasingly younger ages.
Here's what 'fail fast' really means
Venture Beat - 15 Mar 2015 18:00
Guest:As entrepreneurs, we're all familiar with the phrase "fail fast", but what does that really mean? And how do you put it into practice?
Why Richard Branson Thinks Failure Should Be An Option For All Entrepreneurs
Forbes - 15 Mar 2015 19:00
Opportunities for startup success may be global, but when it comes to the risk of failure, there are still some big cultural divides.If your business goes under in Europe, the stigma can set your entrepreneurial prospect...
Sprint (S): Well Pay All Costs If You Switch To Our Network
Bidness etc. - 15 Mar 2015 18:46
Sprint Corp (NYSE:S) is continuing efforts to attract customers from other carriers to join its network, albeit by paying a heavy cost. On March 13, the carrier proclaimed to compensate entire switching costs, which incl...
Apple (AAPL) Pushes For Data Centers In Open-Source Collaboration With Facebook (FB), Microsoft (MSFT)
Bidness etc. - 15 Mar 2015 18:01
With the new third-generation technology making its way up the ladder, tech companies have waged a war on each other by trying to remain at the top. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is an unbeatable firm at the moment when it co...
More New York City mom-&-pops hitting goals: study
New York Post - 15 Mar 2015 17:59
Last year was a lucrative one for New York City's mom-and-pop businesses. And you can expect more of the same this year. That's according to a new survey of hundreds...
Researchers just built a free, open-source version of Siri
Venture Beat - 15 Mar 2015 06:00
No startup has yet topped Siri, Google Now, or Cortana. But perhaps following the arrival of Sirius, that could change.
Tests of Cholesterol Drugs Offer Hope of Reducing Heart Attacks and Strokes
The New York Times - 15 Mar 2015 19:54
Researchers cautioned, however, that the studies were small and meant to assess whether the drugs safely lowered cholesterol, not whether they staved off heart attacks.
Class in America: Stuck in the Middle (In Our Minds)
NBC News - 15 Mar 2015 17:09
The widening wealth gap has been unable to shake many Americans' belief that they are solidly middle class, an NBC/WSJ Poll has found.
London would need 67 'garden cities' to solve its housing shortage
Business Insider - 15 Mar 2015 14:03
The Future Spaces Foundation (FSF) has just published a report on the potential that "garden cities" might have in fighting the current shortage of houses in Britain. Britain's population has grown fast in the last 1...
Private equity players seal more than $737 mn deals in February: report
livemint.com - 15 Mar 2015 21:06
PE investment activities fell in February despite the increase in number of deals, says a Grant Thornton report
Here are 15 airline paint jobs that need to make a comeback
Business Insider - 15 Mar 2015 19:33
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Low railway freight volume reflects weak economy
livemint.com - 15 Mar 2015 19:20
Overall price hikes are helping Indian Railways sustain revenue momentum, but underlying volumes still lack vitality
ITC may have to add profits to consumer playbook
livemint.com - 15 Mar 2015 18:31
Having a more focused approach to its product portfolio by getting rid of non-performing brands may hit size ambitions a bit, but may see profitability improve