Shutterstock There’s a powerful myth that many people continue to believe in: that innovation comes about through a flash of inspiration, a “Eureka!” moment. In reality, innovation is fed by a constant diet of relevant and up-to-date information that can be reused and recombined to give shape to new…

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Home Industries Internet/Online Services The Wall Street Journal Get email alerts The Wall Street Journal By and Published: July 25, 2016 7:20 a.m. ET Share The companies didn’t outline the future role for Yahoo Chief Executive Marissa Mayer Getty Images Bidding for Yahoo Inc. began in April. By…

Three thousand entrepreneurs, investors, and tech enthusiasts descended on Bangkok this weekend for a meeting of the minds at the Techsauce Summit . Hosted by Techsauce Media, the conference is designed to spur innovation and investment in the Land of Smiles. “We want Thailand to be a [tech] center…

Pets. Com April 27, 2000 Photo Scott Gries/ImageDirect A common pain of startups after an exhilarating first surge of early adopters is a long and frustrating plateau of slow growth, where it seems like nothing you do will get your business to profitability. Too many entrepreneurs don’t know what to…

Twitter Inc. is scheduled to report second-quarter earnings after the market closes Tuesday. Since its last earnings report, Twitter TWTR, -5.12% has made multiple product updates aimed at simplifying the platform and jump-starting slowing user growth. But these updates have been met with fear that…

At Whit's End When Internet Trolls Attack, Who Are You Gonna Call? Comedian and Ghostbusters actress Leslie Jones has been vocal about the racist filth she’s endured from online trolls. But why is the actress exempt from protection under the law, but police officers aren’t? July 22, 2016 by

Apple’s “Touch ID” is demonstrated on an iPhone 5s. Federal prosecutors have sought to force criminal suspects to unlock their cell phones, often with limited success. (Photo: Glenn Chapman/AFP/Getty Images) A single sentence was all that was needed to detail the results of a search warrant executed…

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TOKYO — Hit mobile game “Pokémon Go” launched in Japan on Friday along with a tie-up deal through McDonald’s Japan unit, in a move that could help boost the app to become one of the most successful smartphone games in history. The game is expected to rise to the top of app-store charts in Japan, one…

Student loan borrowers are big business. Wells Fargo is partnering with Amazon AMZN, -0.76% to offer a half a percentage point discount on its student loan products to borrowers with Amazon Prime Student, a discounted ($49 per year) version of its Prime service for students, the companies announced…

Apple Inc. may rake in $3 billion in additional revenue over the next two years because of the runaway success of Pokémon Go, according to a new report from Needham analyst Laura Martin. The company, which charges a fee to host apps on its App Store and pays itself a portion of the revenue spent on…

As eBay Inc. executives discussed the company’s slightly better-than-expected quarterly results on Wednesday , they mentioned a slight boost in the company’s United Kingdom business as a result of the currency swings from Brexit, a factor that is still playing out. EBay EBAY, +1.21% told analysts on…

Morgan Stanley Blue Papers, a product of our Research Division , involve collaboration from analysts, economists and strategists across the globe and address long-term, structural business changes that are reshaping the fundamentals of entire economies and industries around the globe. Given the…

Producer Scott Rudin (C) accepts the Tony award for Best Revival of a Play for ‘A View from the Bridge’ onstage during the 70th Annual Tony Awards. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions) Know your place. That’s advice that Scott Rudin believes is the role of every producer.…

The Practical Employer Don’t Forget Your BS Meter When Conducting Workplace Investigations Here’s the employment-law takeaway: when you are assessing credibility, do not check your common sense at the door. July 20, 2016 by

Home Industries Media The Wall Street Journal Get email alerts The Wall Street Journal By Published: July 19, 2016 6:16 p.m. ET Share Gawker founder on the hook for millions in Hulk Hogan lawsuit Reuters Nick Denton, founder of Gawker, says he can’t pay his share of a $140 million…

In this century of exponential growth of new enterprises, finance has been a driver of global economy. Financial technology, aka FinTech, makes it ever more enabling for businesses – traditional and ventures alike – to thrive into a supreme state of commerce. The global adoption rate for FinTech –…

Yahoo Inc. is expected to report second-quarter earnings after the market’s close on Monday, but the company’s looming sale will likely be front-and-center. The company is expected to stop taking bids and make a decision about a potential suitor, on or around Monday. Here’s what to expect: Earnings:…

In a world plagued by climate change, food and water shortages, surging populations, and social injustice, we can no longer afford business as usual. The damaging business models of the past, which prioritized short-term gains and growth at the expense of sustainability, are coming to an end—and…

In the quest to catch virtual pocket monsters, hundreds of millions of people may be inadvertently breaking the law. That’s the conclusion of Alabama-based attorney Keith Lee. In a thought-provoking piece, he questions the legality of Pokémon GO by detailing all the ways that the new blockbuster…

In the wake of the Bastille Day attack in Nice, France , that killed more than 80 people and injured hundreds more, analysts say the tourism industry could see a short-term slowdown but don’t expect a long-term impact. “It’s obviously a tragedy and horrible, but I do not expect a major impact on…

Home Industries Internet/Online Services The Wall Street Journal Get email alerts The Wall Street Journal By and Published: July 14, 2016 5:46 p.m. ET Share Appeals court ruling could have sweeping ramifications for data storage Getty Images Microsoft called the ruling “a major victory for the…

Getty Images For Netflix Even the popularity of “House Of Cards” couldn't boost Netflix’s membership as much as the company had hoped. The Dow Jones Industrial Average extended its winning streak to eight sessions and finished at a record high close for a sixth straight day on Tuesday even as the…

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – MAY 19: iPhone covers are displayed during a press preview of the new flagship Apple Store on May 19, 2016 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Just a year ago vulnerabilities in Android allowed hackers to quietly spy on nearly a billion phones…

Photo Credit: Creative Commons Carole Switzer is the cofounder and president of the Open Compliance & Ethics Group (OCEG), a global nonprofit think tank and online community of more than 50,000 individuals in more than 70 countries. OCEG provides standards, guidelines and online resources to help…

New messy elements in Yahoo Inc.’s finances may explain why the company still has not yet reached a deal to sell its core business and why Chief Executive Marissa Mayer is unlikely to keep her job if any kind of deal is ever reached. On Monday, Yahoo YHOO, -0.43% reported second quarter operating…

Ohio Appellate Decision Sends Working Moms Back to the 1950s Employees should not have to choose between their jobs and their families. July 19, 2016 by

Still, Wall Street doesn’t seem to be impressed with the results, with IBM’s stock trading sideways on Tuesday. Apparently, Wall Street investors are still focusing on year-over-year results, which continue to head south.But short-term oriented investors may be missing several things that make IBM a…

There will be no cashiers at Wal-Mart, Target and the like; and robots will flip burgers at McDonald’s and prepare soups, sandwiches and salads at Panera Bread. The $15 minimum wage movement has a good cause: it wants to make sure that everyone in America is paid a “living wage.” But they want get…

Here is a little tax tip. If you owe money to the IRS, do not send your check to Department of the Treasury – Internal Revenue Service , 3338 Gypsum Rd, Reno, NV. That particular entity is a registered domestic corporation in the state of Nevada. Its president is Peter Tolotti not, you know, Barack…

Hackers who want to make money but don’t want to get involved in the messy business of extracting payment from victims have turned to a malware-as-a-service business model. They write the code and sell subscriptions to the cyber criminals who deploy it in the wild. Crypto ransomware (malware that…

Whatever Works Benefitfocus’ Shandon Fowler Talks ACA, ‘Cadillac’ Tax At the 2016 SHRM conference in Washington, D.C., James Tehrani spoke with Shandon Fowler about Benefitfocus' research on high-deductible health plans, the private exchanges, the 'Cadillac' tax and more. July 14, 2016 by