Women Key to Successful Startups, Suggest Studies
Groups that include women and men outperform those comprised of only one gender.
Business
A BMW for Geeks
Very rich geeks.
Cadillac Gets Smart
Here's two reasons to keep an eye on Caddy's new offering.
Ultrafast Trades Trigger Black Swan Events Every Day, Say Econophysicists
The US financial markets have suffered over 18,000 extreme price changes caused by ultrafast trading, according to a new study of market data between 2006 and 2011
Cartels Are an Emergent Phenomenon, Say Complexity Theorists
Under certain market conditions, cartels arise naturally without collusion. This raises important questions over how the behavior should be controlled.
Kodak's Missed Opportunities
The wheels of fate that led the photography company into Chapter 11 began spinning in 1975.
Statisticians Reveal What Makes America Happy
A statistical analysis of attitudes in the U.S. reveals the main determinants of happiness but also suggests that interpreting the data is fraught with danger,
Physicists Develop 'Weather Forecast' For Purchasing Decisions
A new model of human interactions predicts how many people will purchase a product when a seller advertises it
PayPal's End Run Around the Payment Status Quo
The company reveals upcoming payment technologies, and bypasses NFC in favor of ease.
Beyond Cell Phone Wallets, Biometrics Promise Truly Wallet-Free Future
The rollout of NFC payments in the U.S. has been so sluggish that a superior technology—biometrics—is about to catch up.
