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February 6, 2015
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10 Books That Inspire Today's Leaders
The next time you're looking for inspiration, pick up one of these books that motivate top executives and thought leaders.
Ever wonder which titles line the bookshelves of today's leaders and up-and-coming entrepreneurs? The books they gift to colleagues or reference for inspiration when times get tough? We reached out to a dozen CEOs, business executives, and thought leaders in industries from fashion to food to find the books that have stayed with them as well as what they're reading now. (You're welcome.)
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February 5, 2015
The Rise--Yes, Rise--Of RadioShack
For decades, the quirky electronics retailer just grew and grew and grew, until its sheer pervasiveness became its downfall.
It pains me to say this: I should have written an obituary for RadioShack years ago and filed it away for future use, as we journalists are notorious for doing with celebrities in shaky health. The demise of the once-mighty electronics retailer has felt inevitable for that long.
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Twitter Beats Fourth-Quarter Revenue Target, Falls Short On User Growth
CEO Dick Costolo, in the investor hot seat, makes a case for the social network's growing momentum.
Twitter CEO Dick Costolo was full of renewed brio today as he reported the company's fourth quarter and end-of-year 2014 earnings.
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MoMA's 2015 Young Architects Winner Is A Giant Water Purifier
COSMO, by Andrés Jaque's Office for Political Innovation, purifies 3,000 gallons of water over four days.
The Museum of Modern Art has named Spanish Architect and his firm Office for Political Innovation winners of this year's PS1 Young Architects Program. This summer, Jaque will take over the courtyard of the MoMA's contemporary-leaning PS1 gallery with a giant water purifier dubbed COSMO.
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Uber Cures Leprosy!
Or at least that's how the ride-sharing company might spin it.
The history of Uber has been a bumpy ride. (Sorry, we had to.) From being not entirely transparent, to those unfortunate lawsuits and what they suggest about the company's culture, the ride-sharing outfit has seen its share of trouble over the past few years. So you can't blame Uber for wanting to tout some Uber-inspired goodness. And that's where the recent trouble started. Watch the video above to see what they've come up with.
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In Lieu Of Royalties, Music Apps Are Feeding Starving Musicians With Data
The latest analytics offering from the app Bandsintown lets artists see their fans on a map so they can better plan their tours.
At a time when musicians earn meager royalties from streaming services, a host of music-focused apps are making a new, largely unspoken peace offering to artists: data.
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Twitter To Disenchanted Users, Investors: We're Listening
CEO Dick Costolo is opting for brutal honesty as he fights for his company and his job.
2014 was a tough year for Twitter: While rival Facebook hit its groove with mobile advertising, the tweet-based social network struggled to arrive at a product strategy that hooks and retains new users. Twitter CEO Dick Costolo, on the defensive, attempted to placate skeptical investors in November by acknowledging the company's failures and outlining an ambitious list of new product initiatives.
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The Best iPad Sketch App, Paper, Is Now Completely Free
Paper used to charge for its collection of brushes, but in a new update, they're free for everyone.
Paper, the preeminent iPad sketching app, has always been free to download, but its advanced brushes and clever color mixer have cost $5 via in-app purchases. Today, all those tools go free, making one of the best pieces of software developed for the iPad completely free to use.
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Are We Designing Nutrition Labels All Wrong?
One recent study says yes—and offers a better way forward.
Nutrition labels have the best of intentions—to keep us healthy—but they sure don't have the clearest of formats. Four in 10 North Americans admit to no better than a "partial" understanding of them, according to a recent Nielsen survey. Serving sizes, percentages, grams, daily values—parsing out what it all means requires more math, time, and vitamin analysis than most of us care to apply on an empty stomach in a crowded aisle.
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