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Next Up in Health Tech: DNA Hacking
This startup is developing products that allow people to monitor damage to their DNA, and is crowdsourcing the huge amounts of data required to make those results meaningful.
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Marketing
Chipotle’s New Series Feels Like House of Cards, But Without the Good Parts
Chipotle premiered the first episode of its comedy series Farmed and Dangerous this Monday on Hulu.
By Kate Taylor
Building a Business
Japanese e-Retailer Buys Popular Messaging App Viber for $900 Million
The two companies will have a combined user base of 500 million.
Building a Business
Calling All Dreamers: Disney Is Launching a Startup Accelerator Program
The Magic Kingdom has announced a startup accelerator program that will provide 10 budding tech companies with $120,000 and invaluable mentoring.
By Geoff Weiss
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Comcast CEO Says Time Warner Cable Buy Is ‘Pro-Competitive’ and ‘Pro-Consumer’
In an interview on CNBC this morning, Comcast CEO Brian Roberts said that the two companies wouldn't be pursuing the merger if they didn't realistically think they would get it would get regulatory approval.
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This Site Allows Celebrities to Crowdfund for Causes in Real Time
Laffster, once a platform specifically targeting comedians, rebranded itself today to become Cogo, available to actors, authors, musicians and athletes.
Online Presence
POLL: Are We All Idiots? Or Is Twitter Really Difficult to Use?
To the surprise of many, some people find Twitter difficult to understand. Are hashtags really that confusing?
By Jason Fell
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Amazon Just Bought a Video-Game Company
The Seattle-based tech giant has scooped up Irvine, Calif.-based Double Helix Games.
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The NYPD Is Testing Google Glass for ‘Patrol Purposes’
The agency reportedly obtained the high-tech eyewear through the Google Glass Explorer program. Google says it isn't working on the project with any law enforcement agency.
Business Ideas
Not Just for Weddings: Set Up a Registry for Your New Business
If you ask, your supporters may just buy you office equipment and supplies.
Tech
Home-Brewed Coca-Cola in 2015 Could Transform the Beverage Industry
Coca-Cola has inked a 10-year partnership with Keurig-maker Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, and has also purchased a 10% equity stake in the company valued at $1.25 billion.
By Geoff Weiss
Online Presence
Investors Unnerved: Is Twitter Too Difficult to Use?
The social media company's stock plunges 20 percent on report of slow user growth.
By Jason Fell
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Government Shuts Down Small Brewery’s Beer Drones
The FAA's shutdown of Lakemaid beer delivery drones drew criticism for hurting small businesses.
By Kate Taylor
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CVS to Quit Selling Tobacco Products
CVS is the first national pharmacy chain that will drop cigarettes and other tobacco products from its shelves -- a move that is estimated to cost the company $2 billion annually.
By Kate Taylor
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App Developer to Facebook: We Had ‘Paper’ First
FiftyThree, which created its own award-winning app entitled Paper in 2012, may take legal action against Facebook for its much-ballyhooed new reader app of the same name.
By Geoff Weiss
Business Ideas
The 10 Must-Have Ingredients for a Successful Invention
While many people believe they have the next million-dollar idea, in reality their vision could be a total dud. Here are 10 things needed to make your invention a success.
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Twitter Inks Partnership With Music Startup to Track Emerging Artists
Following a deal with the entertainment company 300, Twitter will share prized information about who happens to be tweeting about emerging musicians.
By Geoff Weiss
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Ever Heard of a Patent Map? They Can Help Predict the Future.
By presenting dense technical text in a simple visual format, patent maps can be efficient tools for reading a competitive landscape, preforming due diligence and even forecasting upcoming trends.
By Laura Entis
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How Startups Can Tap Into Google’s Secret Sauce: OKRs
Google has been implementing this strategy since its startup heydays and continues to utilize it even as it workforce has grown to more than 45,000 employees.
By Jake Gibson
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Budweiser’s Puppies Win the Super Bowl Commercial Game
Budweiser's 'Puppy Love' commercial was voted the best of the Super Bowl by fans on Hulu AdZone.
By Kate Taylor
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Why ‘Gen Z’ May Be More Entrepreneurial Than ‘Gen Y’
Here are five important reasons why the younger generation may be more inclined to be the entrepreneurs of the near future.
By Dan Schawbel
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Swallow This ‘Password’ Pill to Unlock Your Digital Devices
Yes, this is as far out as it sounds.
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Despite Long, Litigious Past, Samsung and Google Announce 10 Year Cross-Licensing Agreement
The agreement comes after years of patent disputes over smartphones and tablets.
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Chipotle Is Making a Dark Comedy Series About Industrial Farming. (Yes, Seriously.)
The burrito chain is releasing a four-part comedy series on Hulu next month that offers a satirical take on industrial farming.
By Kate Taylor
Building a Business
IBM to Sell Server Business to China-Based Lenovo for $2.3 Billion
The deal is expected to be the largest merger in Chinese history.
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Afraid of Sharks? No Problem. Just Check Twitter.
Scientists in Western Australia have outfitted more than 320 sharks with transmitters that trigger warning tweets when they arrive within one kilometer of popular beaches.
By Geoff Weiss
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$3M Jackpot: Google and Chase Give a Quarter Million Dollars to a Dozen Entrepreneurs
The Mission Main Street Grants Program disperses money and a trip to Google Headquarters to 12 winning small-business owners.