When a founder talks (or acts) out of school
By Rebekah Mintzer, Corporate Counsel Microsoft Corp. founder Bill Gates set tongues wagging in the tech world and beyond on Monday when he seemingly broke rank with the company he created as well as most of Silicon Valley on a major…
Tame macroeconomic volatility to boost growth and reduce hardship in the Caribbean
BY FRANCISCO G. CARNEIRO ON TUE, CO-AUTHORS: HA MINH NGUYEN, REI ODAWARA From The World Bank IMAGE: Volatility and its Drag on Growth, 1990-2010 – Click to enlarge Volatility in financial markets gets wide attention in the public eye. Less noticed is…
Sir Richard Branson presented with original Guy Harvey print
Sir Richard Branson is presented with an original Guy Harvey print as the winner of the 2015 Great Shark Race, an innovative race created by the Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation (GHOF) and the Guy Harvey Research Institute (GHRI) at Nova…
Olwomen story of the week
15 benefits of breast feeding – how breastfeeding benefits you and your baby By Jenny Smith From Olwomen Parenting A girl steps into a whole new world when she carries her little one in her arms. This is the time…
Inside Lady Gaga’s high-tech Grammy performance
By Mona Lalwani From engadget It took several weeks for Intel to design Gaga’s David Bowie tribute at Monday night’s award show. When Lady Gaga started singing “Space Oddity” at the Grammys on Monday night, virtual drops of red paint dripped…
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Intrexon expresses support for PR Resident Commissioner
Intrexon Expresses Support for Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico’s Statements on Combatting Aedes aegypti Mosquitoes in Puerto Rico and Other U.S. Jurisdictions GERMANTOWN, Md., Feb. 23, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Intrexon Corporation (NYSE: XON), a leader in synthetic biology, today commended the…
Researchers gave a drummer a third arm using a robot suit and it completely transformed his music
By Danielle Muoio, Tech Insider From Business Insider Playing the drums is a lot more sophisticated when you have three arms instead of two. Georgia Tech researchers transformed an ordinary drummer into a cyborg when they equipped him with a…
$72M Verdict in talcum powder case
By Amanda Bronstad, The National Law Journal A jury has awarded $72 million in the first damages verdict against Johnson & Johnson over claims that the use of talcum powder caused a woman’s ovarian cancer. The award by a jury…
One chart that should strike fear into investors everywhere
By Matt Turner From Business Insider Screen Shot 2016 02 18 at 9.47.06 AM Federal Reserve Bank of New York Funds have gotten bigger (red line in the chart), and funds are investing more in illiquid bonds (blue line). That,…
Meet the obnoxious rich guy the Internet hates even more than the Pharma Bro
By Brad Reed From BGR One of the reasons I’ve always liked Mark Cuban is that he enjoys being rich and has fun with his money. While this may sound strange, I find this sort of attitude to be much…
