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Elon Musk’s Brain Chip Startup Neuralink Is Growing Rapidly Without Anyone Noticing
Since Elon Musk introduced the brain-AI interface this past summer, Neuralink has more than doubled its workforce.
What Can We Expect From Disney’s Quarterly Earnings Report?
Will Disney+ push the Mouse House to the top of the entertainment media food chain?
Uber Faces Yet Another Scandal After Disastrous Q3, Stock Plummets
Uber's self-driving unit faces renewed IP disputes with Waymo, the former autonomous driving arm of Google.
CEO Dara Khosrowshahi Explains Uber’s Epic Stock Crash This Week
CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said Uber would soon reach profitability—if you do the math.
Inside Former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick’s Virtual Kitchen Startup
It has received $400 million in funding from Saudi Arabia's controversial Public Investment Fund.
Disney’s Plans for Hulu and Disney+ Are Tantalizingly Ambitious
Can the Magic Kingdom beat Netflix at its own game?
Elon Musk Reveals His Unique Business Habits While Pitching Rockets to the Air Force
The Tesla and SpaceX CEO doesn't believe in market research, daily news or work-life balance.
SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son on WeWork Investment: ‘Judgment Was Poor’
The firm's WeWork involvement amounted to $8.2 billion last quarter.
Dread Scott’s ‘Slave Rebellion Reenactment’ Commemorates a Forgotten Uprising
Starting outside of New Orleans, 500 costumed rebels will retrace the steps of insurgents during the 1811 slave rebellion—the largest in the country’s history.
JetBlue Is Bringing an Exclusive Wellness Meditation Experience to Its Flights
JetBlue partnered up with Inscape to bring specially curated wellness content to its inflight entertainment system.
How Warner Bros. Should Retool the ‘Harry Potter’ Franchise
A four-step plan to maintain J.K. Rowling's Wizarding World as one of the most valuable properties in entertainment.
Authors Who Exposed the Effects of Climate Change Converge for NYC’s Festival Albertine
Panelists like Naomi Klein and moderator Bill McKibben will tackle questions about environmental justice, community advocacy and the role art plays in a burning world.
Forget ‘Friends’ & ‘The Big Bang Theory’—5 HBO Max Originals to Get Excited About
WarnerMedia's streaming service is developing a handful of enticing exclusives.
Prince Harry and Meghan’s Six-Week Break From Royal Engagements Begins Next Week
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are taking some time off from official duties and heading to the United States.
An Active Video Shopping Experience That’s Sure to Click With Audiences
We see items we want all the time in videos but often lack the means to shop for what we see. That's about to change.
Jet Set: Cozy Essentials to Update Your Fall Travel Wardrobe
From a luxe silk pajama set and wireless headphones to an indulgent cashmere kit and comfy apparel, these are the travel pieces we love right now.
VIP or Nobody? What Your Secret Consumer Score Reveals About You
You might not know this, but some of us are secretly getting preferential treatment from companies we interact with on a daily basis.
Will NBCU Give Away Its Peacock Streaming Service for Free?
NBCUniversal is reportedly weighing the pros and cons of making a version of its forthcoming Peacock streaming service free for those willing to sit through ads.
Keanu Reeves Is the Latest Celebrity to Date an Artist: LA-Based Alexandra Grant
Reeves and Grant were first linked as artistic collaborators after she contributed hazy ink drawings to his overly-somber book of poetry.
Fashion Rental App Wardrobe Lets You Swap Clothes at the Dry Cleaners
The service debuts in Manhattan today.
Liv Tyler Sold Her Longtime West Village Townhouse for $17.45 Million
She owned the brownstone for two decades.
"Twelve bottles of wine were part of the cargo that successfully docked aboard the International Space Station (ISS) on Monday"
Sampling wine affected by space radiation sounds like the origin story of a new Marvel superhero. But it isn’t...
Swiss-born artist, Nicolas Party, takes pastels and nature to a whole new level through his exhibition’s many custom-built walls.
Nicolas Party transformed the Flag Foundation into a pastel-colored universe, and he’s about to do the same for a children’s hospital in LA.
Instacart Workers Protest Wage Policies Following Benefits Rollout
"They know 100% what they’re doing," an Instacart worker said.
How Microsoft Made the 4-Day Work Week a Successful Reality in Japan
Closing offices on Fridays surprisingly boosted productivity by 40%.
Peloton’s First Earnings Report Since IPO Proves the Company Knows What Investors Want
Customer loyalty could help Peloton turn a profit.
'Forrest Gump' director Robert Zemeckis hasn't made a real hit in years, and 'Welcome to Marwen' might be his biggest bomb yet. What happened?
'Forrest Gump' director Robert Zemeckis hasn't made a real hit in years, and 'Welcome to Marwen' might be his biggest bomb yet. What happened?
'You see, real art makes demands,' Sister Wendy explained to us. The Roman Catholic nun always advocated for appreciating controversial art, and she didn't feel that went against her religion.
'You see, real art makes demands,' Sister Wendy explained to us. The Roman Catholic nun always advocated for appreciating controversial art, and she didn't feel that went against her religion.
Robots may steal as many as 800 million jobs within the next 13 years, primarily in manufacturing and manual labor, but white-collar...
Robots may steal as many as 800 million jobs within the next 13 years, primarily in manufacturing and manual labor, but white-collar workers should also be on alert.
"I walk around San Francisco every day and you can see that we are in a horrible situation," the Salesforce CEO said.
“I walk around San Francisco every day and you can see that we are in a horrible situation,” the Salesforce CEO said.
Jeff Bezos said retail companies, on average, last only 30 years. Amazon is 24.
Jeff Bezos said retail companies, on average, last only 30 years. Amazon is 24.
"I didn't take my first flight until I was 18. Can you believe that?" the 51-year-old JetBlue CEO said.
“I didn’t take my first flight until I was 18. Can you believe that?” the 51-year-old JetBlue CEO said.
"I do have concerns, like many other people, over what Amazon is going to do to the local population and infrastructure," one real...
“I do have concerns, like many other people, over what Amazon is going to do to the local population and infrastructure,” one real estate expert told us.
Amazon can expect to deal with a contaminated residential zone, an out-of-control parking situation and a poor subway system, to name a...
Amazon can expect to deal with a contaminated residential zone, an out-of-control parking situation and a poor subway system, to name a few issues.
Juul will cease production of vape flavors like creme and mango and stop promoting the product on social media.
Juul will cease production of vape flavors like creme and mango and stop promoting the product on social media.
Amazon will receive a total of $2.4 billion in incentives from its two HQ2 winners.
Amazon will receive a total of $2.4 billion in incentives from its two HQ2 winners.
During Sunday's 24-hour sale event, Alibaba raked in $30 billion in sales. Amazon recorded $4 billion in sales during July's Prime Day.
During Sunday’s 24-hour sale event, Alibaba raked in $30 billion in sales. Amazon recorded $4 billion in sales during July’s Prime Day.
Apple stock was recommended by experts as the only safe investment in today's turbulent stock market not long ago.
Apple stock was recommended by experts as the only safe investment in today’s turbulent stock market not long ago.
Using blockchain technology, consumers will now be able to learn all about their Thanksgiving Day turkey’s backstory
Using blockchain technology, consumers will now be able to learn all about their Thanksgiving Day turkey’s backstory
Will Fortune's new foreign owner carry on the publication's century-old brand legacy?
Will Fortune’s new foreign owner carry on the publication’s century-old brand legacy?
"The winning state is a state of equilibrium, not a constant fight," said Ford CEO Jim Hackett.
“The winning state is a state of equilibrium, not a constant fight,” said Ford CEO Jim Hackett.
Tesla poached the CFO from an unrelated company with a confusingly similar name: Telstra.
Tesla poached the CFO from an unrelated company with a confusingly similar name: Telstra.
SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son said he would keep doing business with Saudi Arabia, but seemed hesitant about another $100 billion relationship.
SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son said he would keep doing business with Saudi Arabia, but seemed hesitant about another $100 billion relationship.
It’s not aliens. It’s never aliens.
It’s not aliens. It’s never aliens.
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Read more about the pluses and minuses of every city on Amazon's HQ2 list here: http://bit.ly/2F3kzoi
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How to win a highly coveted job at Apple, Facebook, Google, or Amazon.
One of Silicon Valley's top interviewers tells all about how to win a highly coveted job at the biggest tech companies.
Imagine having small solar panels as window blinds that can power a whole building. Yep, it's now real.
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USA Today bragged about having 10M Facebook followers—Millions of which were fake. http://bit.ly/2pEvboP
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Is Mark Zuckerberg secretly running for president in 2020?
This morning, SpaceX is launching a top secret mission for Government Spy Agency, that will support surveillance activities by the CIA and NSA http://bit.ly/2qjSZN5
SpaceX to launch top secret mission for Government spy agency. Read more: http://bit.ly/2oFKJd5
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