Two slightly diverging comments on Thursday from a senior Verizon Communications Inc. executive and the chief of its AOL subsidiary about its proposed acquisition of Yahoo’s core business are likely to confuse investors already jittery about the deal. Early Thursday, Tim Armstrong, the CEO of AOL, a…

Vietnam weathered an epic drought in 2016 and the World Bank estimates about a third of its 93 million people still live in poverty. You hear about corruption and faltering agriculture , perhaps a reason why people are poor. But so much for the bad news. The Southeast Asian country with a $200…

Can we just 'wipe' our old computers by deleting all files, emptying the recycle bin or trash & restoring factory settings? The answer is no, not quite, no, not at all. Image Credit: Kroll Ontrack. There’s a conversation I often have with cloud computing spokespeople at trade shows and other…

President Barack Obama is going out with an innovative twist: His farewell address Jan. 10 will be the first presidential address to be broadcast live in 360-degree video. VRScout, a Los Angeles–based virtual-reality media company, will be on hand at the Obama farewell address at the McCormick Place…

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May, under intensifying pressure to clarify her country's Brexit negotiating stance, apparently plans to clear the air later this month with a major speech outlining priorities and approach. It's about time. The past months have not been kind to the prime minister,…

By the Numbers By the Numbers: Immigration and Economics Immigration is a hot-button topic in American politics. Here are some economic stats about immigrant workers. January 5, 2017 by Each month Workforce looks at important stats in the human resources sector. This month? Immigration. Comment…

It seems every day there is another story about hacking and data breaches, whether the alleged attackers are foreign governments or a lone wolf, the newsworthy targets are high profile, but it is a problem impacting a huge swath of businesses, regardless of size. Yahoo, Eddie Bauer and Target stores…

Health Care Supplemental Health Coverage Makes Employees More Responsible Certain benefits options can help to bridge the gap as health care costs rise and to make employees more responsible for their own health care management. January 5, 2017 by “[Employees] are now moving down the path of being…

Health Care Castlight Acquires Jiff in First Wellness Deal of 2017 More consolidation in the wellness industry as Castlight Health and Jiff combine their companies and resources in hopes of becoming the most comprehensive platform in the industry. January 5, 2017 by Castlight acquires Jiff in first…

The Practical Employer Mandatory Flu Shots Cost Employer If you require flu shots for your employees, you must be willing to exempt certain employees. January 5, 2017 by You may recall that in September I reported on a lawsuit the EEOC filed against a Pennsylvania hospital, alleging that it…

Dr. Sanjeev Arora (speaking) and other specialists connect with general practitioners across rural America. In the Project ECHO model, everyone is both teacher and learner. In good news for rural health care in the U.S., President Obama signed the Expanding Capacity for Health Outcomes (ECHO) Act…

Weeks after Yahoo Inc. disclosed a massive data breach, Verizon Communications Inc. is unsure whether it will proceed with its $4.83 billion purchase of the internet company’s core business, a top Verizon executive said Thursday. Marni Walden, a Verizon VZ, +0.22% executive vice president, said the…

Lately, there is a bit of China in some of the top Indian startups, from e-commerce platform Snapdeal and mobile wallet giant Paytm to ride sharing company Ola and travel portal MakeMyTrip. In the last year or so, India’s startups have seen an influx of investments from China’s top technology firms…

Home Industries Internet/Online Services The Wall Street Journal Get email alerts The Wall Street Journal By Published: Jan 4, 2017 10:30 p.m. ET Share Uber rival says quarterly rides more that doubled from last year Lyft Lyft said it had 12 million passengers who used the service at least once in…

Publishing platform Medium is laying off one-third of its employees, citing the "broken system" of online advertising sales as the primary culprit. The cuts are "mostly in sales, support, and other business functions," according to Medium cofounder and CEO Evan Williams, who announced the layoffs…

Small firms and startups are often referred to as the “engine” of the U.S. economy because of their ability to create new jobs. For example, firms with fewer than 500 employees accounted for 63% of net new U.S. jobs created between 1992 and 2013. Yet despite their importance to the economy, small…

This is one half of a two-part story. Read the related article, Be Prepared: The Top 'Social Engineering' Scams of 2017 . The Little Red Riding Hood version of the current trend in hackings goes something like this: Victim, looking at a hacker who they expected to be an unsociable computer nerd:…

Hulu struck a deal to license CBS Corp.’s broadcast network and cable channels for its forthcoming live-streaming service, adding to its lineup ahead of a highly anticipated launch in the coming months. CBS CBS, +2.10% will bring in more than $3 per monthly subscriber initially for its channels,…

This is one-half of a two-part series. Read the related story, Be Prepared: The Top ‘Social Engineering’ Scams of 2017 . If fancy computer skills are part of your mental scenario, rewind the tape in your mind. That’s not how it’s happening nowadays. Usually, the hacker is someone tricking the…

The Practical Employer An Early Contender for Employee of the Year A bag of d--ks in the mail rankles one HR director. January 4, 2017 by It’s only the 4th day of January and we already have an early contender for employee of the year. I cannot do this story any justice better than the original…

Game Changers Workforce Game Changers 2017: We’re Looking for You! From entrepreneurs to established practitioners, HR’s best and brightest rising stars can receive the recognition they so richly deserve. January 4, 2017 by With a new year comes many new things in the workplace. New styles of Keurig…

We've seen some pretty dastardly ransomware pop up over the past couple of years. Popcorn Time decrypts your files for free if you pass the infection on to your friends. Jigsaw deletes some of your files every hour until you pay up. Image: BleepingComputer The Koolova ransomware put a whole new spin…

SOURCE: http://battaglinidesabato.com/ 2017 is about to see a lot more IPO activity thanks to a quiet 2016 and an improving appetite thanks to political and economic pressures lessoning. Snap will most likely be the highlight but as the big boys go bigger, the small guys are still slogging away…

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Reality TV star Kim Kardashian West is back on social media for the first time since Oct. 3 — a long hiatus by many standards in 2016, but practically early retirement for a member of the Kardashian family, which has built an empire on oversharing. Kardashian West returned to social media on…

Every December a deluge of marketing lists crush inboxes and dominate blogs. To help marketing departments navigate 2017 here is a compiled list of marketing lists. A few highlights from the lists: Video will continue to rise in importance specifically live-video Big data will become easier to…

Working Well Chattering Colleagues or Sounds of Silence: Which Is Golden for the Workplace? Does the definition of well-being extend to how audio-friendly your office environment is? Let’s explore. January 3, 2017 by Everyone in the wellness space should know by now it has grown to be more inclusive…

The Practical Employer Why It Doesn’t Matter that Ohio’s Concealed-Carry Law Removed Bias Protections I am concerned that the law did not go far enough by leaving the wrongful-discharge loophole in place. January 3, 2017 by We are going to begin 2017 near where we brought 2016 to a close — gun-owner…

HP is doing a good job of focusing on growth and emerging areas while still supporting legacy markets for the volume it provides. HP is investing a lot into innovation and taking risks and it’s really starting to show with their latest products like the HP Spectre , HP ENVY Curved AIO, Folio G1 ,…

Tesla had its best year to date in terms of production and deliveries of premium electric vehicles in 2016, yet the company led by billionaire tech industrialist Elon Musk fell short of its annual volume goals owing to changes in vehicle hardware. The California-based maker of clean transportation…

The Snapdragon 835 is really small (Image: Qualcomm) Qualcomm had an exceptional 2016 after facing a challenging 2015. They managed a major corporate restructuring plan, stood up to some pushy investors who oddly thought it was a good idea for them to split, finally started to get paid by most…

MarketWatch/Getty Images Prepare for even more public grieving in the year to come. From David Bowie and Prince to Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds, people have lamented the many celebrity deaths in 2016. And brace yourself for more of the same in 2017. Fans publicly grieved and wrote messages on…

The cancellation of a Manila show by American singer James Taylor to protest Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's violent war on drugs sounds at first like a one-off hit to business. Or the move might set a trend. The archipelago’s economic growth was expected to top the rest of Southeast Asia at…

On guard! 2017 is the perfect time to learn some new leadership and coping strategies for the battles ahead -- in business, politics, war, and life. Last year we found out just how wrong we can be in our collective assumptions -- and how much we don't know about what others are thinking, or doing…

Wearing headphones while doing any kind of physical exercise can be a nuisance. Those earbuds never seem to stay put in my ears -- regardless of the size. And I finally found a completely wireless pair I loved several months ago, before losing them. jaybird's Freedom jaybird's X3 But then I…

Universal/Courtesy Everett Take a peek into the future of technology. Slide 1 of 7 In 2016, many newer technologies were like teenagers navigating an awkward period of adolescence. In 2017, expect maturity. Virtual reality might finally reach the mainstream. Autonomous cars, while not quite ready to…

So here is an idea for a tax deductible college educations. Set up a scholarship fund with seemingly neutral criteria that by wild coincidence your kid and nobody else meets. Apply for 501(c)(3) status, which is pretty much rubber stamped now thanks to IRS under-funding and scandal induced timidity…

The Last Word Defining Trump: ‘Stop it’ and ‘You’re Fired’ Our new president's words will go a long way in determining whether HR has to play hall monitor or work as a strategic business partner. January 1, 2017 by By Rick Bell I once had two employees whose working relationship blossomed into a…

President Barack Obama and President-elect Donald Trump issued starkly different New Year’s messages on Twitter TWTR, -0.55% over the weekend, with Obama pointing out progress made over the past eight years and saying “it’s been the privilege of my life to serve as your president,” while Trump…

Do you want to become an inspired leader in 2017—one who makes a big difference in your team, your organization, and society? A good place to start is to review the qualities and practices of exceptional leaders, which have remained the same since the beginning of civilization, as summarized in a…