The Sexiest Curlers Alive
There's a popular consensus that curling is a lovably lame sport that requires no skill or athleticism.People like it, but only ironically.In reality, though, curling is a highly technical game that...
View ArticleBob Costas Explains Why His Eyes Are Keeping Him From Broadcasting The...
Bob Costas won't host NBC's primetime Olympics coverage for the second night in a row, he announced on the Today Show this morning.Costas has been battling through an eye infection since the games...
View ArticleThese Are The 11 App Developers You Need To Watch In 2014
Some critis say that 2013 was a lost year for tech, citing that there was a serious lack of innovation.But that could only mean good things for 2014. Developers are looking for ways to correct 2013's...
View ArticleGoogle And VMware Just Joined Forces To Gang Up On Microsoft
There's been a lot of good news about Google's Chromebooks lately.This holiday season, Chromebooks were the best-selling laptops on Amazon, beating both Windows PCs and Macs.This year, every major PC...
View ArticleBahrain arrests 29 ahead of protests anniversary
KUWAIT (Reuters) - Bahrain said on Thursday it had arrested 29 people for rioting and vandalism in several villages, the day before the third anniversary of mass protests which could spark more street...
View ArticleHow Serving In The Military Helped This CEO Make Better Business Decisions
Bandwidth CEO David Morken isn't afraid to make tough calls.During his time in the Marine Corps, Morken says he learned to make crucial decisions quickly and without access to perfect information. He...
View ArticleThree journalists and a union leader released in Niger
NIAMEY (Reuters) - Authorities in Niger released on Thursday three journalists from a private radio station one day after they were detained with a union leader who criticized President Mahamadou...
View ArticleThese Arguments Explain The Pros And Cons Of Comcast Buying Time Warner Cable
Comcast is the largest cable and Internet provider in the country, and it wants to buy the second-largest provider in the country, Time Warner Cable. This tentative merger is going to raise a lot of...
View ArticleGM Will Fix The Classic Corvettes That Plunged Into A Kentucky Sinkhole
General Motors will oversee the restoration of the eight classic cars that fell into a sinkhole that opened under the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Ky. early Wednesday morning.The cars...
View ArticleA Rare Weather Phenomenon Known As Thundersleet Is Hitting Virginia
A major winter storm slamming much of the Northeast is creating something called "thundersleet."The unusual weather phenomenon has been reported in Virginia and is now heading to the Washington D.C....
View ArticlePIMCO's Award-Winning Fund Manager Does These Three Things
FA Insights is a daily newsletter from Business Insider that delivers the top news and commentary for financial advisors.PIMCO Manager Explains Three Themes He Exploits In His Income Generation...
View ArticleAnother Tesla Caught On Fire While Sitting In A Toronto Garage This Month
Earlier this month, a Tesla Model S sitting in a Toronto garage ignited and caught on fire. The car was about four months old and was not plugged in to an electric socket, says a source.Fires are a...
View ArticleThe New Chip-And-PIN Standard Is Creating A Big Opportunity For The Major...
Card networks are pressuring merchants and banks to upgrade their hardware and software. Now, that pressure is creating an opportunity for hardware providers to move in and take market share from their...
View ArticleFacebook Slashes Price Of Auto-Play Video Ads Before Official Roll Out
Social Insider is delivered first thing every morning exclusively to BI Intelligence subscribers. FACEBOOK AUTO-PLAY VIDEO ADS DELAYED UNTIL SUMMER: Facebook may not rollout auto-play video ads until...
View ArticleA UC Berkeley Student With Measles Attended Class And Rode The BART, Health...
Health Officials notified the public Thursday about potential measles exposure after an infected UC Berkeley student attended class and rode the BART, KGO News first reported. The student, who had...
View ArticleA $600 Million Startup That Makes Cloud Storage Smarter Just Raised $75 Million
An enterprise startup called Tintri just raised a hefty $75 million round of venture investment on its way to an IPO, perhaps next year.The company makes what it calls "smart hybrid-flash storage."...
View Article6 Reasons Why Everyone Should Really Learn Spanish
We've read the arguments for learning French, but let's be honest: Spanish, Chinese, Arabic, Russian, or any other language with growing global importance would be a better choice.Spanish may be the...
View ArticleHere Are More Than 177,000 Ways To Tie A Tie
A group of mathematicians and hackers have discovered that there are more than 177,000 ways to tie a tie.In a preprint posted on the math and science repository arXiv.org, they built off of an earlier...
View ArticleCuba hopes EU talks will lead to U.S. gesture: commissioner
By Daniel TrottaHAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba hopes the opening of negotiations on a new political agreement with the European Union could lead to similar talks with the United States, a visiting EU...
View ArticleMORGAN STANLEY: Here's Your Guide To Monitoring The Economy Just Like Janet...
On Tuesday, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen promised the House Financial Services Committee "a great deal of continuity" in monetary policy as she fills the shoes of Ben Bernanke.However, Yellen is...
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