The Chronicle of Philanthropy released its annual list of the top 50 philanthropists, showing that the tech industry now comprises roughly half of the top philanthropic giving in America. Continue reading… “Half of money given by top 50 U.S. donors from Tech elite”
Can solar power transform the electricity market as much as shale did for oil and gas? This question has been posed in a new study by Wood MacKenzie, an international energy research and consulting company. Continue reading… “Can solar be the next shale?”
Condominiums have been the easiest way to get a foothold into the housing market for many first-time homebuyers, a pit stop on the way to a dream home.
Continue reading… “Price gap between homes and condos at record level”
We project on them both the worst—they’re all lazy and apathetic!—and the best—they’re all progressive and caring—about our society so Millennials have taken on an almost mythic air in our country. Continue reading… “Millennials want to work for organizations that focus on purpose not profit”
A lot of us would love to work from home, and many workers today are lucky enough to be able to take advantage of workplaces that offer a bit of flexibility as to when and where they work. Continue reading… “The true cost of a flexible job”
IBMWatson has today added five new APIs for developers to take advantage of since opening its artificial intelligence tools to developers last year. Continue reading… “IBM Watson giving five new AI tools to devs”
Market research firm Harris Poll on Wednesday, Feb. 4, published its 16th annual ranking of the 100 most visible companies in the U.S. and Goldman Sachs may need to work on its image. This year they beat out General Motors along with Koch Industries and BP for the dubious distinction of worst corporate reputation. Continue reading… “The most hated and loved companies in America”
2.5 exabytes a month is how much mobile data the world is consuming, according to Cisco Systems – and a new report from Amdocs shows who among those billions of users is consuming the most. Continue reading… “80% of mobile data is used by only 10% of users”
According to Re/code’s Peter Kafka, Apple is talking to TV programmers about offering their content directly over the web through Apple TV. Continue reading… “Apple wants to change TV”
According to a photo that has gone viral on social media in China, there are app manipulation farms, a place where devs can pay for their apps’ download numbers to be artificially inflated. Continue reading… “How Chinese workers manipulate App Store rankings”
Netflix and other streaming services are continuing to have an impact on traditional TV viewing. According to a note from Nomura Research, which is based on recent numbers from Nielsen, total live TV ratings were down 12.7 percent year over year across the networks of major media companies Continue reading… “Live TV ratings down over 12 percent in January”
Peer-to-peer financing site Lending Club and have put in place a strategic partnership designed to get more U.S. businesses to buy inventory from the alibaba.com’s wholesale marketplace. They will offer a new financial service called the alibaba.com e-Credit Line that will let U.S. companies apply for credit lines for $5,000 to $300,000, which they can then use to make purchases from the e-commerce giant. Continue reading… “Alibaba and Lending Club start new financing program for U.S. businesses”
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