India’s youth are confident that they’re ready take on the automation trend. According to a new survey of more than 1,000 young professionals, most millennials…
“Mission-driven” leaders are losing their mystique
This week, business leaders convened in Philadelphia for the annual Conscious Capitalism conference, built around the idea that it’s possible to serve shareholders and do…
The internet shutdown in English-speaking parts of Cameroon is finally over
After a 93-day blackout, internet service has been restored to English-speaking regions in Cameroon. President Paul Biya ordered the restoration of internet services in the…
Google wants 👅, 😢, and 💩 samples from 10,000 people for a massive medical study
Google and its sister company, Verily, are taking a classic medical research study design and giving it a Silicon Valley spin. The companies, along with…
Quantum computing could make the encryption behind every internet transaction obsolete—someday
Two basic types of encryption schemes are used on the internet today. One, known as symmetric-key cryptography, follows the same pattern that people have been…
Fewer than 5% of engineers trained in India are cut out for high-skill programming jobs
When considering Indian engineering talent, quantity trumps quality. Indian universities may be churning out the world’s largest engineering population, but the graduates’ skills levels aren’t…
GoPro made a very risky bet in announcing its new camera
The Fusion, the new high-definition, 360-degree video camera that GoPro announced today, could be exactly what the company needs. It’s been struggling for profitability, laying…
Marvel has tapped its weirdest, quirkiest directors for a superhero film yet
Marvel found its directors for its first female-driven superhero movie, Captain Marvel. After meeting with several prospects, many of them women, the Disney-owned studio reportedly…
The upstart trying to displace Heinz ketchup just got bought by one of the world’s biggest food companies
A ketchup war is brewing, and the stakes just got higher. Unilever today announced a deal to acquire New York-based condiments upstart Sir Kensington’s. Bloomberg…
Scientists are getting close to reversing age-related memory loss with young blood
Blood from umbilical cords may be medicine’s fountain of youth—at least for mice. The blood from the cord that connects fetuses to their mothers during…
The Murdochs had to fire Bill O’Reilly to avoid losing another generation of talented female employees
Sexual harassment from an employee is unacceptable. That’s an uncontroversial statement in 2017, one that nearly every modern company would agree with. But at 21st…
Does Russia need Twitter more than Twitter needs Russia?
In 2015, Russia began requiring internet companies to store Russian users’ personal data inside Russia itself—or else be blocked. The measure, part of a broad…

