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(PDF) Mckinsey - CEO Succession Starts with Developing Your Leaders
[Business]
2015/05/17 11:07
Focusing on future priorities and debiasing decisions help, too.Two-thirds of US public and private companies still admit that they have no formal CEO succession plan in place, according to a survey conducted by the National Association of Corporate Directors last year.1 And only one-third of the executives who told headhunter Korn Ferry this year that their companies do have such a program wer...
These Are The Hot Stocks Millennials Are Buying Up
[Investing]
2015/05/17 11:06
People of all ages want Apple stock.It's by far the most popular stock for almost all age groups, according to data from trading platform TD Ameritrade (AMTD) provided to CNNMoney. Apple is the first stock most people buy when they open a TD Ameritrade account.But what stock do people buy next? The list gets a lot more interesting, especially when parsed by age groups. Just as tastes in fashion...
H&M’s Make-Up Products Will Enlist Fashion’s Seasonal Trends
[Product]
2015/05/17 11:06
The world's second largest fashion retailer transfers its fashion know-how to the makeup world by the truckloads.H&M is showing off muscle by releasing its first line of beauty products by the truckload. Seven-hundred different make-up products will arrive fall this year to H&M stores worldwide.The new collection will replace all existing H&M beauty products. Official press photos r...
(Video) Japanese Smartphone Lets You Pay for Things with Your Eyes
[Product]
2015/05/17 11:05
Japan soars ahead of the pack with the world’s first smartphone–the ‘Arrows NX F-04G’–that allows users to pay for their items simply by looking into the front-facing camera. While we're all oohing and aahing over how cool it is to pay for things with our fingerprints and Apple Pay, people in Japan are paying for things with their eyes.As part of its 2015 summer lineup, Japanese telecommun...
The Light Phone : Apparently Even Anti-Smartphones Require a Smartphone
[Product]
2015/05/17 11:03
The Light Phone is designed to let users escape that constant barrage of smartphone notifications.While the modern smartphone is largely about keeping the user connected to a host of social, professional and other services, the Light Phone calls to mind a simpler time, aiming to provide the user with a break from the intense connectivity of modern life. The project, which offers a back-to-basic...
(PDF) KPMG-CB Insights Report on 'Unicorns'
[Investing]
2015/05/14 11:42
There was a time when it was rare for a startup to reach the exclusive “Unicorn” club, the term given to startups worth more than $1 billion.But times have changed, and unicorns have become a lot more common lately. According to research firm CB Insights, there are a total of 99 startups valued at more than $1 billion, with nearly 40 of them joining the unicorn club in 2014 alone. In 2015, CB...
(Video) The Lily Camera Drone Promises to Up Your Aerial Selfie Game
[Product]
2015/05/14 11:42
Generations before us have had lofty goals—being the first to fly, the first to walk on the Moon. A new challenge stands before us today: to capture the most extreme, most mind-blowingly awesome aerial selfie.One new startup—the Lily camera drone—might have just put this elusive prize within our reach.The Lily, a small drone camera with a satisfied expression, is being called “magic” by it...
(Video) Audi Pixelated Laser Headlights Light the Road and Paint It Too
[Tech]
2015/05/14 11:42
Audi’s new Matrix Laser headlights have wowed LeMans racers and may soon do the same for European drivers. But archaic regulations will keep Americans in the dark for now.Lasers are the brightest, whitest lighting yet, better than the light-emitting diodes that only recently took over in cars, and because they can be directed just where you want them to go, they are in principle more efficient...
Tiny DNA Sequencers Yield Big Results In The Fight Against Ebola
[Tech]
2015/05/14 11:42
The ability to sequence the genome of a virus in the field is invaluable, allowing the source of the infection to be tracked and providing epidemiologists an important weapon in stopping the spread of disease. Until now, however, DNA sequencers have been large, fragile, and extremely slow to deliver results. Not exactly the sort of equipment designed to be schlepped around WeThe MinION: a game-...
