Starbucks Is Ditching Olive Oil Coffee From Its ‘Overly Complex’ Menu
The move is part of an effort to turn around lagging sales.
Why AI could eat quantum computing’s lunch
Tech companies have been funneling billions of dollars into quantum computers for years. The hope is that they’ll be a game changer for fields as diverse as finance, drug discovery, and logistics. Those expectations have been especially high in physics and chemistry, where the weird effects of quantum mechanics come into play. In theory, this…
Why Great Leaders Embrace Broad Thinking — and How It Transforms Organizations
What leaders think they know can cause narrowed thinking, limiting the ability to solve complex problems.
Reddit Is Profitable for the First Time in Nearly Two Decades
Reddit hit an all-time high in its number of daily users, too.
Thousands of Oasis Reunion Tour Tix Get Nixed — Instead of Fighting Each Other, the Gallagher Brothers Go to War With Resellers
Oasis is reportedly canceling thousands of tickets that were listed on the secondary market.
How Extreme Customer Service Creates Loyal Customers and Sparks Business Domination
How to create customer loyalty and use extreme customer service as a competitive force to dominate your market: free training you can use now.
This Five-Course Startup and Development Bundle Is Only $25
Self-paced courses for your journey to success.
Americans Say the Week After Daylight Saving Time Is Their Most Unproductive at Work – Here’s Why
In a recent survey, 43% of employed respondents say the week after daylight saving time ends is their most unproductive at work — with 31% admitting they make more mistakes than is typical.
The Download: coping in a time of arrhythmia, and DNA data storage
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. The arrhythmia of our current age Arrhythmia means the heart beats, but not in proper time—a critical rhythm of life suddenly going rogue and unpredictable. It’s frightening to experience, but what if it’s…
You’ve Got Dueling $100K Offers From Investors. How Do You Know Who to Choose?
On this episode of “Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch,” one contestant has a very good problem to solve.
An easier-to-use technique for storing data in DNA is inspired by our cells
It turns out that you don’t need to be a scientist to encode data in DNA. Researchers have been working on DNA-based data storage for decades, but a new template-based method inspired by our cells’ chemical processes is easy enough for even nonscientists to practice. The technique could pave the way for an unusual but…