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BITCOIN: How It Works, And Why It Could One Day Threaten Legacy Payments...

Bitcoin is most often discussed as a volatile digital currency, beloved by some, derided by others. But where Bitcoin's real value lies is as a payments technology that has the potential to...

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MSNBC President Apologizes To RNC After Controversial Tweet

MSNBC President Phil Griffin issued an apology Thursday afternoon after the network's official Twitter account sent out an incendiary tweet about conservatives Wednesday night. He also said that the...

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British Reality Show Partied At Syracuse University To Find Out Why College...

The cast and crew of an upcoming British reality TV show just spent a week partying at Syracuse University as the first stop on their tour of America's biggest party schools.The Syracuse stop marks the...

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Zynga Fires 15% Of Its Workforce (ZNGA)

Words With Friends game maker Zynga announced that it is acquiring U.K.-based gaming company NaturalMotion for $527 million in cash and equity.The company also announced that it would be laying off...

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CHART OF THE DAY: A Big Question Mark For Investors In US Stocks (SPX, SPY,...

Emerging markets have been in the news a lot this week.Volatility in EM seems to have finally spilled over into developed markets around the world, like the U.S. stock market — a dynamic the chart...

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LIVE: Amazon Tanks After Earnings Miss

Amazon earnings are out!Here's the score:Revenue: $25.59 billion vs. $26.06 billion (Wall Street estimate)EPS: $0.51 vs. $0.66 (Wall Street estimate)Profit: $239 millionThe stock is down after hours as...

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The US Cities With The Best Public Transportation Systems

A convenient public transportation system is often a big part of what motivates people to move into particular neighborhoods and cities. And according to Walk Score, living near public transportation...

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Social Big Data: The User Data Collected By Each Of The World's Largest...

Social networks constitute a huge amount of consumer "big data." The average global Internet user spends two and a half hours daily on social media, and their activity reveals a great deal about what...

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STOCKS TANK: Here's What You Need To Know

Stocks fell hard Friday, completing a month that saw the Dow decline more than 4%. Here's the scoreboard:S&P500: 1,782.53 -11.66, -0.65%Dow: 15,698.52 -150.09, -0.95% NASDAQ: 4,103.88, -19.25...

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People Are Paying For Music On Their Phones More Than Ever

Mobile Insider is a daily newsletter from BI Intelligence delivered first thing every morning exclusively to BI Intelligence subscribers. Sign up for a free trial of BI Intelligence today.MOBILE MUSIC...

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Students Were Asked To Make A Computer Program That Determines Whether Rape...

Computer programming students at Memorial University were asked to develop a software program that could determine whether a fictional student named "Heather" would kill herself after being raped and...

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JOB OF THE WEEK: Director, Strategic Planning

Check out the Business Insider Jobs section >>As part of our new partnership with CareerBuilder.com, each week we'll feature one of the awesome jobs advertised on the Business Insider jobs...

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DONALD TRUMP: 'Lightweight AG Schneiderman Just Got His Ass Kicked'

Donald Trump all but declared victory today in the case of his eponymous school, but the New York Attorney General's office says Trump University still defrauded students looking to learn real estate...

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SEC Says Professors Engaged In Naked Short Selling Scheme

The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged a pair Florida State University professors with carrying out an "abusive" naked short selling scheme, according to a release and an SEC order.Gonul...

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55-Year-Old Olympic Skier Is Also A Photographer Who Shot A NSFW Topless...

Prince Hubertus von Holenlohe is a 55-year-old Mexican Olympic skier who became a viral sensation this week because of his incredible life story.He's a German prince, a photographer, and a pop singer...

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Why This Millennial Quit His 6-Figure Job And Gave Away Most Of His Possessions

Joshua Fields Millburn, who at age 27 became the youngest director of operations at a large telecom company in the Midwest, had been asked to craft a plan to close eight retail stories and terminate 41...

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Here's Why Bruno Mars Is Not Being Paid To Perform At The Super Bowl Halftime...

Come Sunday, Bruno Mars and the Red Hot Chili Peppers will join the ranks of Madonna, Beyoncé, U2, and Paul McCartney as part of an exclusive list of musicians who have performed during the Super Bowl...

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The Super Bowl Halftime Show Used To Be A Bizarre, Cultish Nightmare

For the past decade or so, America has gotten used to having PG 13- (and R-) rated musical acts perform during the Super Bowl's Half Time show.   They're not always to everyone's musical tastes, and...

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Billion-Dollar Startup Coupons.com Is Generating More Than $100 Million Per...

Coupons.com just filed its S-1 for an initial public offering. The company, which lets users find a bunch of offerings then print them out before shopping, generated $115 million during the first nine...

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Why You Should Be Scared If An Employee Answers Your Questions Too Quickly

When someone answers her questions too fast, Dawn Zier's red flag goes up.The CEO of weight loss company Nutrisystem tells the New York Times that in her experience a rapid answer often hides a lack of...

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