Apple senior vice president of software engineering Craig Federighi discusses the company’s use of encryption in its devices at the 2016 WWDC. Apple announced today it was applying ”differential privacy” research to keep users information private, a move that bolster’s the company’s standing as a…

HR Administration HR Credentials: Evaluating Their Value There’s a growing focus on HR practitioners obtaining certifications and degrees. But measuring their value remains elusive. June 13, 2016 by

(Disclosure: The author consults for a fantasy sports provider that is in current litigation against DraftKings) Earlier today, Bloomberg reported that daily fantasy sports operators FanDuel and DraftKings are engaged in merger talks. While it is certainly possible these companies are talking about…

Home Industries Media The Wall Street Journal Get email alerts The Wall Street Journal By Published: June 13, 2016 5:47 p.m. ET Share Loan will help pay the bills during bankruptcy Reuters Nick Denton, founder of Gawker. By Patrick Fitzgerald Cerberus Capital Management L.P. has agreed to throw a…

Home Industries Internet/Online Services The Wall Street Journal Get email alerts The Wall Street Journal By and Published: June 12, 2016 8:13 p.m. ET Share Blue Coat CEO Greg Clark to take over at Symantec Bloomberg News Symantec is a pioneer in antivirus software for PCs. By Robert McMillan Dana…

For 46-year-old Lorna Basse, a makeup artist in Alexandria, Va., deciding to sell her house on her own — without using a real estate agent — worked out well. But she said that’s only because she was lucky. “Honestly, we didn’t have a clue as to what we were doing, but for us, the stars aligned,” she…

Just about every startup group has some sort of pitching contest for entrepreneurs to realize their dreams, and now Silicon Dragon has joined in. Starting June 23, as part of the Silicon Dragon NY 2016 annual forum at NASDAQ, young founders will have a chance to pitch their startups and win a trip…

Apple Inc. is expected to launch its latest mobile operating system, reveal updates to three other operating systems, and possibly issue new Watch and Mac hardware when it kicks off its annual developer’s conference later Monday. Chief Executive Tim Cook will launch the weeklong Worldwide Developers…

Construction of The New Boutique (2005). Courtesy: Charles Crawford. Several of my previous blog posts have been devoted to stories about some of the more interesting challenges that arise when your business is in the middle of your house. If you’ve ever been in the situation where you work from…

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Interns are an important talent source. They can easily transition from valuable temporary employees into valuable permanent ones — if you treat them right. June 10, 2016 by

David Baszucki. Roblox CEO David Baszucki, 53, cofounded the San Mateo, CA CA -0.09% -based computer gaming platform in 2006. With 12 million users last month, it lets people create their own virtual immersive experiences, like modeling in a fashion show or making pies at a pizza parlor. Users buy…

U.S. stocks declined for a second day in a row Friday as nervousness over an impending vote that could see the U.K. leave the European Union, as well as a drop in oil prices, spurred a global selloff. Investors piled into government bonds, driving yields to new lows. The yield on the 10-year…

(Photo credit: Claire Collins / Valid Nutrition) There is an international consensus that malnutrition is the single greatest source of poverty, ill health, and underdevelopment in the world today. While progress has been made in treating starvation, a staggering one in every four children in…

The autocomplete on Google for Hillary Clinton doesn't suggest "indictment" when "ind" is typed in. Google’s autocomplete function seems to be tilted in favor of Hillary Clinton, a report says, but the company denied that it skews results for any candidate. According to a SourceFed video posted…

If coming up with the cash for a down payment on a house seems daunting, there is help, but not nearly enough potential buyers appear to be taking advantage. Despite close to 2,500 mostly local down-payment assistance programs nationwide that can drastically reduce the amount of money buyers need to…

EEOC EEOC Proposes National-Origin Bias Guidance This is a national strategic priority for the agency. June 9, 2016 by

SEATTLE—Tech recruiters need to keep an eye out now for trends that will be hot in the 2020s, thought leaders said June 7 at the 2016 Talent42 Tech Recruiting Conference. “Demand for tech talent is at an all-time high,” said Bob Melk, president of tech career hub Dice, during his presentation on the…

In this Wednesday Nov. 6, 2013, file photo, the Twitter logo appears on an updated phone post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File) If it’s not already painfully obvious, people’s passwords are being sold in the murky corners of the web en masse. This week, as…

If you understand them, you can help any size company succeed. In my last article , I spoke about a growing and costly language gap between big businesses and startups and why bridging it is critical. The reason is simple. Large and small businesses need each other. Startups need large businesses…

Employers are obligated to complete and maintain I-9 employment eligibility verification forms for every worker, even if the organization is using E-Verify to validate work authorization. “E-Verify is not a replacement for the Form I-9 but rather an added layer of protection, deterring document and…

Update: After this post was initially published, the two candidates made major revisions to their tax proposals. Clinton increased her proposed estate tax rate and doubled the child tax credit in certain situations. Trump completely revamped his tax rate schedule, abandoning a 0%/15%/25% schedule…

Home Industries Automobiles The Wall Street Journal Get email alerts The Wall Street Journal By and Published: June 8, 2016 7:20 p.m. ET Share Uber said to be talking to several auto makers Bloomberg News Uber CEO Travis Kalanick, right, sits by Dieter Zetsche, CEO of Daimler AG, at the Noah…

Cartoon by Rob Tornoe. In the latest embarrassment for the NFL, the league’s official Twitter TWTR -5.12% account was hacked and erroneously posted that NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell had died. One of the alleged hackers told Tech Insider via email : “We got into a social media employee’s email and…

Home Industries Internet/Online Services The Wall Street Journal Get email alerts The Wall Street Journal By Published: June 8, 2016 5:27 p.m. ET Share Paul J. Hennessy named CEO as company seeks growth By Yuliya Chernova Vroom Inc. Vroom Inc. buys and sells cars online. Paul J. Hennessy, who…

Have you been kicking around an idea for a themed business? Launching a business based on a specific theme can be a great way to make a business stand out. But preventing competitors from using a similar idea may not fly. A recent ruling in a dispute between rival consulting firms that use military…

Home Industries Internet/Online Services The Wall Street Journal Get email alerts The Wall Street Journal By Published: June 7, 2016 11:29 p.m. ET Share Jeff Bezos, Narendra Modi announce plan in Washington Getty Images Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, right, is presented with the 2016 USIBC Global Leadership…

There’s a new movement afoot in branding. “Debranding” is the antithesis of traditional promotions that differentiate products through ads and sponsorships as better or cooler or more visible than others. In the digital age, however, consumers are growing weary of “too many ads.” As a result,…

The S&P 500 and the Dow industrials eked out modest gains Tuesday as the indexes crept within striking distance of fresh highs, propelled by a sharp rally in the energy sector. However, a slump in biotech weighed on the Nasdaq Composite, dragging it into negative territory. The S&P 500 SPX, +0.02%…

Layoffs across the United States fell by half in May from the previous month, indicating the pace of job cutting may be slowing down, according to the latest report from global outplacement consultancy Challenger, Gray & Christmas. U.S.-based employers announced 30,157 layoffs last month, a number…

Home Industries Internet/Online Services The Wall Street Journal Get email alerts The Wall Street Journal By and Published: June 6, 2016 10:44 p.m. ET Share At least one more round of bidding likely Getty Images Verizon is reportedly not interested in Yahoo’s real estate, such as its Sunnyvale,…

Sumner Redstone (L) and Sydney Holland attend The Hollywood Reporter’s Annual Nominees Night Party at Spago on February 10, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images) I saw it, but the business owner didn’t – or didn’t want to. His dad, still a partial owner of…

If you’re not familiar with Gwen Jorgensen, you will be soon. The two-time reigning ITU World Triathlon Champion, Jorgensen promises to become a household name during this summer’s Olympics, where she will be the heavy favorite to bring home the gold in Rio. Over the past two years, Jorgensen has…

Home Industries Investing/Securities The Wall Street Journal Get email alerts The Wall Street Journal By Published: June 5, 2016 8:07 p.m. ET Share Eric Zhang spent a decade at Carlyle’s China group By Rick Carew HONG KONG — Private-equity firm General Atlantic said it has hired a senior Carlyle…