[ad_1] One evening in early March, Mimi Rosenkrance set to work on her spacious cattle ranch to vaccinate a calf. But the mother cow charged, all 1,000 pounds of her, knocking Rosenkrance over and repeatedly stomping on her. “That cow was trying to push me to China,” Rosenkrance, 58, recalls. …
Read More »Tech tackles the refugee crisis…
[ad_1] There are nearly 1 million displaced Syrian children. Techfugees wants to use tech to improve things like education. Solving the refugee crisis should be a collaborative effort. That’s the message of a global grassroots nonprofit called Techfugees. Techfugees held its first U.S.-based event on Tuesday. Roughly 180 tech professionals …
Read More »How companies screw up during a PR crisis…
[ad_1] United Airlines may be the most hated company in the world right now. The airline botched its response to a United passenger who was dragged, bloodied and screaming, off the aircraft after he refused to give up his seat to commuting crew members. CEO Oscar Munoz had to apologize …
Read More »Mexico ready to retaliate by hurting US farmers…
[ad_1] Mexico is ready to hit the U.S. where it hurts: Corn. Mexico is one of the top buyers of American corn in the world today. And Mexican senator Armando Rios Piter, who leads a congressional committee on foreign relations, says he will introduce a bill this week where Mexico …
Read More »After Syria strike, White House goes off camera…
[ad_1] President Trump’s White House isn’t ready to talk on television about its military strike against Syria — unless they’re talking to Fox News. In an awkward moment Friday, White House press secretary Sean Spicer abruptly asked that his daily on-camera press briefing be “off camera,” causing the pool camera …
Read More »How to save more money in 2017…
[ad_1] For years, middle-class Americans have said that it seems harder and harder to get ahead. And there’s no denying that middle-class incomes have only recently — and infrequently — increased at a decent clip. Still, there are things you can do to save more money this year. If you’re …
Read More »There's one thing going right for Trump…
[ad_1] President Trump is probably saying: “TGIF.” Headlines claim the White House is in “chaos” after an extremely turbulent week. But there’s one big thing going right for Trump right now: The U.S. economy. A slew of economic data came out this week. Almost all of it was positive. Americans …
Read More »He just pitched to Richard Branson and won!…
[ad_1] Eric Dy, co-founder and CEO of Bloom Technologies, accepting his award from Richard Branson after winning the Extreme Tech Challenge contest. Eric Dy is reeling from one of his most memorable experiences as an entrepreneur. Late Wednesday, Dy stood before Richard Branson for seven minutes and pitched his startup …
Read More »Samsung heir arrested in corruption scandal…
[ad_1] The heir to the Samsung business empire has been arrested on corruption allegations. Lee Jae-yong, the de facto leader of South Korea’s biggest conglomerate, has been under investigation as part of the huge political corruption scandal that has rocked the country. Early Friday, a judge in Seoul approved a …
Read More »How 'America First' could turn into to 'India…
[ad_1] America is great because of its willingness to accept talented immigrants. That’s what Nandan Nilekani, the billionaire co-founder of Infosys Technologies, would tell President Trump if he had the opportunity. “If you really want to keep the U.S. … globally competitive, you should be open to overseas talent,” Nilekani …
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