The future of Uber and Lyft: A crowded back seat
Transportation startups Uber and Lyft have long billed themselves as ride-sharing companies that, among other things, can reduce the number of cars on the...
The link between social media activity and corporate reputation
Companies understand that they cannot control everything their customers say about them in the unpredictable, spontaneous, and potentially viral realm of social media. This...
Tesla’s Elon Musk can count Red Hat CEO Jim Whitehurst as a fan
Tesla’s Elon Musk has the right idea, says Jim Whitehurst, CEO of Raleigh-based Red Hat.
Whitehurst, chatting hours after Red Hat (NYSE: RHT) announced a...
Boeing said in talks with China’s ICBC for 747-8 jumbo order
Boeing Co. (BA) is in talks to sell 747-8 jumbo jets, the four-engine model that has struggled to attract buyers, to the commercial finance...
Thailand’s renewable energy surge
Thailand’s electricity generation has so far kept pace with rising demand, up 44% in the last decade. Some 70% of it is from imported...
How Netflix is changing our brains, and why that may not be all good
With season two of Netflix’s breakout hit Orange is the New Black now airing, I’m struck by a profound change in the psychological calculus...
50 Years of providing world-class metrology solutions
In 2014, Girod Instruments, one of the best Swiss quality provider of metrology solutions, will kick-off a celebration to commemorate 50 years of precision measuring...
Europe’s economy: Still in the danger zone
The latest economic growth figures from the European Union confirm that most of its member nations are struggling. It's time to make some tough,...
Carnival’s CEO explains the cruise industry’s biggest problem
About 21.7 million people are expected to take a cruise this year, with Americans making up more than half the industry’s passenger count. But...
Tech venture capitalists finally pay attention to Europe
Many technology entrepreneurs in Europe have grown accustomed to flying coach on the 11-hour haul to San Francisco. The marathon of meetings with venture-capital...