Meet The New Top Editor Of The New York Times
Dean Baquet emerged as the new leader of The New York Times newsroom Wednesday after the paper's abrupt announcement that executive editor Jill Abramson would be "unexpectedly leaving" her position...
View ArticleFlappy Bird Is Coming Back To The App Store, And This Time It Will Be A...
Flappy Bird will be returning to the App Store, creator Dong Nguyen tells CNBC's Kelly Evans. Nguyen says it when it does come back, potentially in August, the game will be multi-player. In the...
View ArticleHere's Why Swearing Is F---ing Good For You
Rather than serving as the refuge of the inarticulate, swearing can help people deal with the frustrating events in their #@*%! lives. That's according to research led by Richard Stephens at Keele...
View ArticleNeil Patrick Harris Says He Was Offered CBS 'Late Show'
Neil Patrick Harris is a free agent now that his CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother"ended last month.While the actor is currently starring in "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" on Broadway, he revealed to...
View ArticleHere Are The Brand New World Cup Uniforms For All 32 Teams
All 32 teams at the 2014 World Cup redesigned their uniforms for this summer's tournament.Some teams with iconic kits (Brazil, Croatia) only made small tweaks, while others got radical overhauls...
View ArticleA Bizarre Near-Miss Between A Drone And A Passenger Plane Is Shrouded In Mystery
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) still doesn't know the identity of a pilot of a small unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that nearly collided with a commercial flight over Tallahassee, Florida, on...
View ArticleThe Rams Felt Forced To Draft Michael Sam, But Not Because Of His Sexuality
After Michael Sam was selected with one of the final picks of the NFL Draft by the team two hours away from his college campus, some speculated that the league either asked or put pressure on the St....
View ArticleThis Chart Of Historic App Downloads Shows Just How Huge Snapchat Is Becoming
This chart of Snapchat's download ranking over time (below) gives you an indicator of just how massive the user base is becoming inside the disappearing photo messages app.Snapchat may have seen its...
View ArticleIT'S OFFICIAL: Hollywood Is Making An Edward Snowden Movie
Sony Pictures Entertainment has acquired the rights to the new book by journalist Glenn Greenwald about fugitive US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden, the studio said Wednesday.James Bond franchise...
View ArticleOscar, The Startup That's Trying To Shake Up Healthcare, Just Raised $80...
Oscar, the company dead-set on shaking up the broken healthcare industry, just announced an $80 million fundraise, bringing its valuation to nearly $1 billion.Oscar officially launched in New York City...
View ArticleMessaging Apps: Growth And Monetization Trends For Mobile's Fastest-Growing...
Over the past decade, as the mobile industry has grown to billions of users worldwide, messaging has risen to the top of the product heap. WhatsApp and other messaging services could become the next...
View ArticleKen Langone Jokes About How He'll Feel Better After Eliot Spitzer Dies
Billionaire investor Ken Langone gave a keynote this morning at the SALT Conference in Las Vegas.When we came into the room, he was talking about a man he disliked who has already passed away."I'm sure...
View ArticleNew York Times Denies Reports That Jill Abramson Was Paid Less Than Her Male...
A dispute over pay was reportedly one of the reasons behind Jill Abramson's firing from The New York Times.A few hours after Times publisher Arthur Sulzberger Jr. made the surprise announcement he...
View ArticleDONALD STERLING: Players Won't Strike If I Still Own The Team
Donald Sterling, the embattled Los Angeles Clippers owner banned for life by the NBA for racist remarks, says he doubts players would strike if he still owns the team next season.In portions of an...
View ArticleThere Is A Silver-Lining To Rising Interest Rates For Bond Investors
FA Insights is a daily newsletter from Business Insider that delivers the top news and commentary for financial advisors.There Is A Silver-Lining To Rising Interest Rates For Bond Investors (Vanguard)...
View ArticleDAVID TEPPER: 'I Am Nervous. I Think It's Nervous Time.'
Billionaire David Tepper, who runs $20 billion distressed debt hedge fund Appaloosa Management, is speaking at the SALT Conference in Las Vegas."I think if you had a million with David when he started...
View ArticleJohn Chambers: Cisco Is Going To Crush VMware (CSCO, VMW)
A cheerful John Chambers told Wall Street analysts on Wednesday that his plan to crush his biggest threat, a new technology led by VMware, is working well.The network industry, where Cisco dominates,...
View ArticleHere's How To Get Google To Remove Embarrassing Search Links About You
Now's your chance to get rid of those awful '90s photos that somehow surfaced on the web. That is, if you live in Europe.As of the European Union Court of Justice's ruling on Tuesday, European citizens...
View ArticleCarl Icahn Ups Stake In Apple By Nearly 60% (EBAY, HLF, AAPL)
Carl Icahn disclosed some details of his positions in ebay, Herbalife and Apple this afternoon.The activist investor's latest 13-F filing lists a previously undisclosed stake in ebay worth $1.5. He...
View ArticleWhy ‘Godzilla’ Cut A Cameo Of The Star From The Original 1954 Movie
When you head out to see "Godzilla" this weekend, there are a few scenes you won't see in the final film. While attending the press junket for the Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures’ picture, director...
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