The Most Exciting Trades Out There Right Now
Editor's note: Below is an interview with Peter Tchir, founder of TF Market Advisors. This Q&A went out to subscribers of our "10 Things You Need To Know Before The Opening Bell" newsletter on...
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The Number One Reason Why Wealthy Investors Dump Their Advisors
FA Insights is a daily newsletter from Business Insider that delivers the top news and commentary for financial advisors.The Number One Reason Wealthy Clients Switch Advisors (Vanguard) A new report...
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How To Identify Where Someone's Been — Without A Fingerprint Or Human DNA
Wiping fingerprints and cleaning up stray hairs may not be enough to remove evidence that you've been at a crime scene.According to microbial ecologist Rob Knight, speaking at TED 2014 in Vancouver on...
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TURKEY BANS TWITTER
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan threatened to shut down Twitter and other social media platforms after a court ruling on Thursday.Hours later, the government had shut down access to Twitter...
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You Can Explore The Colorado River On Google Street View
Google Street View has gone off road and into the waters of the Colorado River.Last week, the Google Maps team, utilizing "trekkers" from the American Rivers Organization and the Google Earth Outreach...
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A New Pepsi Ad Shocks Londoners Waiting At The Bus Stop
Pepsi Max kicked off its 'Unbelievable' campaign by pranking commuters sitting inside a typical London bus stop.A stop on New Oxford Street was rigged with hidden digital technology that tricks...
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Gamblers Betting On Horse Races Waste Too Much Money On The Longshot
Earlier today, David Nussbaum wrote at FiveThirtyEight about how, when making bets on football games, people tend to overly bet on the favorite. This is in spite of the fact that point spreads for...
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The New Phone Giants: Indian And Chinese Manufacturers' Fast Rise To Threaten...
The top Indian and Chinese smartphone manufacturers are classically disruptive. They produce products that are "good enough," at a fraction of the cost of comparable models from premium brands. These...
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TWITTER: Here's How You Can Still Tweet From Turkey
Turkey's government shut down access to Twitter in some parts of the country, after Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan threatened to shut it and other social media sites down. Twitter responded with...
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A Mystery Tech Company Is Set To Take Over An Office Project That's Twice The...
It looks like the Winchester Mystery House is not the only mystery in San Jose, Calif., anymore.The city approved a massive office project on Wednesday for an undisclosed tenant, and the rumor mill is...
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This Twitter Account Is Documenting 'Hate Crimes' Against Techies In The Bay...
The tech industry might be booming here in San Francisco, but that doesn't mean everyone loves it.And that's where @TechHateCrimes comes in: its mission is to document what it calls "hate crimes"...
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HATZIUS: Here's Why It's Still Going To Be A Long Time Before The Next Rate Hike
Janet Yellen's first decision as Fed chief was perceived to be somewhat hawkish yesterday for two reasons.One is that the "dots" the charts showing when various FOMC members foresaw the first rate hike...
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This Is What It Would Look Like If Superman Had A GoPro Camera
Ever wonder what it'd be like to fly through the air faster than a speeding bullet?Wonder no longer, thanks to this group of Los Angeles-based filmmakers, called Corridor Digital.To pull this off, the...
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Our First Impressions Of Lenovo's Answer To The iPad Mini
When you're competing with the iPad, you've got to make something that isn't just good enough — you have to make the user fall in love with the product.When I first saw Lenovo's ThinkPad 8 in this...
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Iran Is Building A Shoddy Replica Of A US Navy Aircraft Carrier For Some Reason
Iran is building a non-functioning replica of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier that analysts believe may be for propaganda purposes, The New York Times reports."Based on our observations, this is not a...
View ArticleTurkish Twitterers Respond Hilariously To The Government's Attempt To Block Them
Turkey has restricted access to Twitter, just hours after Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan threatened to shut down Twitter and other social media platforms.Turkish Twitterers — who can still access...
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19 Extraordinary Women In Silicon Valley Tech
It was an exciting year for tech in Silicon Valley, so we've decided to highlight a few women who we think have had particularly awesome achievements.They've created interesting startups, snagged new...
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Everything You Need To Know About 'Divergent' — Hollywood's Next Big Movie...
Hollywood's next big franchise hopeful "Divergent" is heading to theaters this weekend.You may not know much about it, but the adaptation of the best-selling series is what teens will be heading out to...
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Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac: Destruction Delays
A flawed reform of America's housing-finance market.A rare area of agreement about the financial crisis of 2008 is that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were at the core of the meltdown and are in urgent...
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The Difference Between Good And Bad Fat Could Be A Myth
How much fat you eat matters to your health. What sort of fat matters less.Those who micromanage their diets instead of following Michael Pollan's sensible rule of thumb--eat food, not too much, mostly...
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