E-Commerce Guru: Here Are The Top 9 Ways To Be A Successful Startup
Gabby Leibovich does not wear a suit to work. It’s one of his rules to building a successful startup.It has been eight years since he and six mates began CatchOfTheDay, now one of Australia’s most...
View ArticleHousing Prices In China Are Falling Faster
The fall in home prices is China is accelerating with 67 of 70 cities showing weaker prices compared to a year ago, raising further fears of a weakening economy.Nationally, new home prices are down...
View Article12 Ways Successful People Stay Productive And In Control
TalentSmart has tested more than a million people and found that the upper echelons of top performance are filled with people who are high in emotional intelligence (90% of top performers, to be...
View ArticleItalian Police: Here's What A Mafia Loyalty Oath Looks Like
A two-year investigation using wire taps and hidden cameras has caught for the first time the swearing-in oath spoken by new mafia members.Italian police arrested 40 suspected gangsters with links to...
View ArticleChina's List Of Its 10 Worst Illegal Renovations Is Both Comical And Scary
In recent years, China’s City Urban Administrative and Law Enforcement Bureau has taken to publishing a shame list of dodgy urban developments in order to let citizens know they won’t tolerate DIY...
View Article5 Cognitive Biases That Good Traders Need To Keep Under Control
Trading is a wrestling match.Traders have to wrestle with the market, wrestle with the constant cycle of information and data flow and wrestle with their emotions.In many ways it is their emotions...
View Article4,500 Hacked US Webcams Are Streaming On A Russian Website
A website in Russian, which has a domain named registered in Australian-controlled Cocos Islands is streaming the feeds of thousands of webcams with lax password security from around the world.In...
View ArticleDC's Lawsuit Against Valencia C.F. Over The Bat Logo Is Ridiculous
DC Comics has decided it isn’t happy with Spanish football giant Valencia wanting to use a bat symbol for its club logo.Despite the fact Valencia has had a bat in its logo since the club was founded in...
View ArticleControversial 'Lips' Urinals Just Won A Major Bathroom Award
A set of red-lipped urinals, designed by a female artist, installed in the men’s toilets at a Sydney restaurant and bar have taken out the prize for best bathroom at the 2014 AHA NSW Awards for...
View ArticleScience Says Dogs Really Do Understand What People Say To Them
You may be right if you think your dog understands more than just the commands you give.A study by scientists in the UK has found that puppies understand what we say, how we say it and who is saying...
View ArticleThe Australian Market Is Getting Crushed
The Australian market dropped more than 1% on opening today.Energy stocks are getting smashed after OPEC oil producers decided against cutting production, which is expected to keep prices low. Crude...
View ArticleAfter Tanking In New York, Aussie Chain Pie Face Is Now In Administration
Australian franchise Pie Face is in voluntary administration, just weeks after the company suddenly closed a number of outlets in the US.Franchisees received notification on Nov. 21 that the company...
View ArticleHere's Where Humans' Tolerance For Alcohol Comes From
Our ape ancestors first tasted alcohol around 10 million years ago, according a study.Researchers have discovered a mutation which arose around this time which meant we had an enhanced ability to...
View ArticleApple Sees A Future Where Your Dropped iPhone Saves Itself With A Soft Landing
Apple has had a patent approved that suggests it would consider using gas jets to ensure a soft landing for your dropped iPhone.Before we go into it, Apple applies for patents at roughly the same rate...
View ArticleHere's A Great Snapshot Of What US Investors Are Thinking Right Now
Rob Rennie, Westpac’s head of market strategy, has just spent the last two weeks in the US and Canada talking to clients about a huge range of topics.He’s given Business Insider the green light to...
View ArticleLook At The Air Traffic Clearing Out Over Sydney
Flights are being re-routed over the centre of Sydney amid an evolving hostage situation in the centre of the city.An armed man has taken a number of hostages at a cafe in the city and a black Islamic...
View ArticleUber Instituted Surge Pricing During A Hostage Siege In Sydney
Sydney’s central business district has been in lockdown for five hours as a gunman holds people hostage at a Martin Place cafe.Authorities have been warning people to stay inside their buildings, while...
View ArticleLook What Happened To Rupert Murdoch's Face When He Went Indoor Skydiving
Media mogul Rupert Murdoch has delighted us again with his ever-entertaining Twitter feed.This afternoon the 83-year-old tweeted a photo of him doing indoor skydiving in Sydney.It looks like he’s at...
View ArticleEveryone In Sydney Is Buzzing About Netscape Founder Jim Clark's $100 Million...
When the 70th Rolex Sydney to Hobart yacht race gets underway just after 1pm today, keep an eye out for Comanche, owned by 70-year-old Texan billionaire Jim Clark, founder of US tech companies such as...
View ArticleThieves Broke Into One Of The World's Greatest Chef's Restaurants And Stole...
American Thomas Keller is one of the world’s greatest chefs and his 20-year-old Napa Valley restaurant, The French Laundry, is one of the World’s 50 best restaurants.It has a wine cellar to match...
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