The Apple Card isn't just a credit card — it's Apple's secret weapon to sell...
Apple's first credit card, the Apple Card, is now available for all US customers.Some people have criticized the Apple Card for not being a more compelling credit card, citing its mediocre rewards,...
View Article13 outrageous ideas that made people ridiculously rich
Some entrepreneurs have struck gold with their quirky, kitschy ideas for products, toys, websites, and more. While fads like Beanie Babies and Furby come and go, if the timing is right, there can be...
View ArticleForbes published a list of America's 100 'most innovative' leaders, and 99 of...
Forbes published a list of America's 'Most Influential Leaders' that ranks 100 of "the most creative and successful business minds of today."Of the 100 names included, 99 are men and only one leader is...
View ArticleThe former CTO of Humana left the $37 billion insurance giant to found a VR...
Companies have tried various approaches to encouraging innovation in their workforces, including launching in-house incubator programs, but finding success in those startup camps remains a challenge....
View ArticleSee the first-ever investor pitch deck for $31 billion startup Airbnb‚ which...
Airbnb was founded in 2008 as "AirBed&Breakfast." The idea: To let travelers rent air mattresses from locals.Fast forward to 2019 and Airbnb is a household name — and now it's planning to go public...
View ArticleBrands are increasingly doing away with the CMO role. A top Coca-Cola exec...
Speaking at Advertising Week, Coca-Cola's chief growth officer Francisco Crespo said the company ditched the chief marketing officer role to focus on growth.He also described how Coca-Cola has expanded...
View Article77% of internal innovation efforts fail. Here's a 4-step checklist for...
Legacy companies challenged by new startups are rushing to create cultures of innovation internally in the hopes it will spur the next great product offering. Many of those efforts, however, fail to...
View ArticleComcast, a telecom giant with over $94 billion in annual revenue, uses 3...
Companies are accelerating efforts to create "innovation cultures" internally to, among other things, find out ways to use advanced technology, including artificial intelligence, to overhaul operations...
View ArticleA Dutch company invented a $15,400 naturally-cooled underground fridge that...
Dutch designers have come up with a naturally-cooled underground cellar that can be buried in anyone's backyard.The "Groundfridge" can be ordered for $15,400 and doesn't require any permit to...
View Article$8.6 billion The Trade Desk just brought in a cybersecurity CEO to serve as...
The digital overhauls underway across corporate America are better positioning tech chiefs for the CEO role. Sandeep Swadia, however, went in reverse. He left his post as the top executive of the...
View ArticleAll the ways McDonald's is using AI to learn what you'll order — sometimes...
McDonald's is one of a slew of consumer-facing companies that are trying to harness artificial intelligence and machine learning to better understand customers.The fast-food chain is, among other...
View ArticleTHE AI PIVOT: How the push to adopt the advanced tech is rippling through...
The rise of artificial intelligence is giving companies capabilities they've never had before to automate job tasks, recruit top talent, and better know their customers, among other applications. But...
View ArticleStanley Black & Decker's tech chief shares how the 176-year-old company is...
Frederick Stanley made innovation a key part of the culture when he began what would eventually become Stanley Black & Decker, and the company is working aggressively to keep that spirit alive....
View ArticleWhen innovation takes a sound of its own: Leo Fender and Les Paul's legendary...
Innovation is about more than the people who create a product, or the companies that back them.The history of the electric guitar shows that the musicians who worked the instrument were as much a part...
View ArticleIBM's global chief data officer pioneered the role. Here's his 5-step plan to...
Chief data officers are becoming increasingly common in the C-Suite, but the relatively new role doesn't come with a handbook for success. IBM's Inderpal Bhandari, one of the nation's first CDOs, is...
View ArticleCoca-Cola bottlers and SAP are scaling a major blockchain project poised to...
Blockchain has received ample hype, but companies are still skeptical of whether it can significantly improve operations and pursuing pilot projects before scaling enterprisewide. Coca-Cola's bottlers,...
View Article$125 billion Honeywell took a giant step on its quantum-computing journey by...
Quantum computing is still in its early stages, but Honeywell is preparing a big push to offer the advanced technology to industries including oil and gas, chemical, financial services, and...
View ArticleWhy the head of Procter & Gamble's startup studio rents out a movie theater...
Leigh Radford, who heads Procter & Gamble Ventures, tries to embody the Silicon Valley mentality within the startup studio. The unit, which sits within the sprawling consumer-goods giant, is...
View ArticleA Columbia dean says corporations need to create a 'chief reskilling' officer...
Companies are pivoting to digital, but staffing up with the talent necessary to make that jump is becoming increasingly difficult. To bypass the talent wars, corporations are investing heavily in...
View ArticleThe new Motorola Razr is the most desirable smartphone in years, but there...
The new Motorola Razr is the most desirable smartphone I've seen in years, and yet it's not a phone that people who care about functionality and value should buy.It has a high price tag, less-powerful...
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