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Feeling overworked and under-productive? If so, you’re in good company. Half of employees globally are struggling to manage a daily flood of information, according to LexisNexis’ 2010 International Workplace Productivity Survey, which polled 1,700 white collar workers in five countries. The situation is so bad that we’re headed towards an information breaking point. “About eight […]
Today’s much-hyped Apple iTunes announcement revolved not around cool new features, but the end result of a long legal battle. After ten years, Apple has finally managed to add The Beatles’ music to iTunes. I’m not sure this Apple announcement was worth the inevitable media hype, but it does offer some interesting insight into how […]
Wall Street seems to float in an ether above Main Street, ubiquitous but at the same time untouchable. So translating the fog behind the 2008 financial crisis into language everyone can understand is a daunting task. In their new book, All the Devils Are Here: The Hidden History of the Financial Crisis, veteran journalists Bethany […]
Who wouldn’t feel cool going to work on a desk like this one? Found on The Steampunk Workshop (read the whole story).
Painting by James Montgommery Flagg/1920 The US corporate income tax rate is 35%. Yet this year, Google, which made $5.5 billion in revenues, only paid an effective tax rate of 2.4%. Indeed, it’s not unusual for a corporation to pay only 6-7% in effective taxes. Such numbers put you and me and most small businesses […]
Image: Alan Mak/Wikimedia Commons Move over, Shanghai. China’s economic future lies in its center–the 20 biggest cities in inland China, to be exact. The Economist, in a new report, has dubbed this trend CHAMPS (named after some of the leading cities in its inland Top 20 list: Chongqing, Hefei, Anshan, Maanshan, Pingdingshan and Shenyang). These […]
Tesla Motors has announced that Panasonic bought a $30 million stake in the company. The stake gives Tesla promising access to new battery technology–crucial for reducing electric vehicle costs–as well as another prominent backer (current investors include Daimler and Toyota). Bloomberg BusinessWeek reports: The investment expands on a battery collaboration the companies announced this year, […]
A Qantas A380 with 489 passengers and crew on board made an emergency landing today when one of the plane’s Rolls-Royce engines failed shortly after takeoff from Singapore’s Changi airport. Qantas has grounded all of its A380 flights until it figures out the cause of the engine failure and why the housing on the back […]
It’s a fact of life: If you put something on TV, and that something goes wrong, the world will see it. Whether it’s a TV commercial, a news episode, or a game show, unedited video footage has a knack for showing the raw side of reality. We collected 12 of the most epic bloopers we […]
This is a guest post by Carmine Gallo, author of “The Innovation Secrets of Steve Jobs: Insanely Different Principles for Breakthrough Success.” The global recession has forced many people to reconsider their careers and life choices. In these turbulent times, where does one turn for career advice? As I was researching the material for my […]
Nissan is recalling more than 2.1 million cars around the world for ignition problems that may cause engines to stall. From CNNMoney: Nissan said the recall extends to Nissan Armadas and Titans from 2004 to 2006, Infiniti QX56s from 2005 and 2006, as well as Nissan Frontiers, Pathfinders and Xterras from August 2003 and June […]
Found this thought-provoking picture in GOOD:
