Business

Why These Married Co-Founders Refuse to Talk Business at Home (but They Will Watch ‘Jeopardy’)
21:50 2017-11-24

For Vicki and Rich Fulop, the married co-founders of Brooklinen, staying productive means scheduling time for nearly everything–including their professional conversations. “Even though we are a husband-and-wife team–and we can talk to each other whenever– we’ve realized that things have changed,” says Vicki. “We actually had to schedule time to touch base with each other …

Science: Here’s Why You Should Schedule 15 Device-Free Minutes of Alone Time a Day
20:30 2017-11-24

While it’s incredibly easy to be lonely in our fragmented, tech-obsessed world, finding actual solitude is incredibly difficult. To really get away from the voices (real or virtual) of others, you need not only be physically alone, you must also manage to unplug yourself from the constant barrage of chatter, opinions, and ads coming to …

Why Asking This 1 Question in a Job Interview Increases the Chances You Get Hired
08:50 2017-11-24

Anyone who has been on an interview knows there usually comes a point at the end of the meeting where the interviewer says to the interviewee, “Do you have any questions?” You may be wondering whether it’s OK to ask some. Or if you should just say, “I’m good,” so as to not take up …

Samsung Electronics to launch AI research center
06:50 2017-11-24

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Wednesday it would create an artificial intelligence (AI) research center and strengthen an executive role to look for new business areas for all its three major business groups, telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com reports. The minor changes to the tech giant’s business structure were to “quickly respond to market changes,” Samsung Electronics said …

How to Get Along Better (Especially During the Holidays)
04:10 2017-11-24

The holidays can be a hotbed for conflict, not only because it is often mixed company cooped up in close quarters, but that our usual distractions (concerns with work, etc.) are usually gone. There is a level of honesty or, perhaps more accurately, bluntness that occurs around the holiday dining table, at the company office …