But there's much more to the tech titan's successful culture than free meals and on-site amenities like massages and dry cleaning. There are other intangible qualities that keep Googlers happy, productive and dedicated to the company. Thirteen Forbes Technology Council members, some of whom have …

As digitally native brands continue to disrupt the beauty industry's status quo, more and more investors are rushing to back them up. It doesn't hurt that beauty at large seems to be having a moment, with U.S. beauty sales rising to $17.7 billion in 2017, a 6 percent increase from the year prior. Skin care …

North Korea has held a military parade attended by leader Kim Jong-un, a day before the opening of the Winter Olympics in the South. The North often boasts of its parades but reports of this surfaced afterwards with TV only airing delayed footage. This event is usually held in April and moving it had been […]

The top five U.S. tech companies have taken a huge hit during this recent sell-off. The combined market value of Apple, Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon and Facebook is down $437 billion, as measured by the decline from each of the stocks’ respective 52-week highs — all of which occurred on or after Jan.18 of this year […]

Utrecht University (UU) in the Netherlands thought it had nothing to be ashamed of when it accepted a €360,000 research grant from Philip Morris International (PMI) last September. The tobacco giant had agreed to fund a study on cigarette smuggling that had obvious public health importance, and the lead researcher, law professor John Vervaele, would enjoy complete […]

Ilya Orlov, one of the founders of TravelChain, а decentralized data exchange for the travel industries, believes that Blockchain technology gives a prodigious opportunity for travel industry players. Travellers can now earn money for sharing their experience directly and safely with travel businesses, and …

“Tell them I told you everything you needed to know, and that you can’t tell anyone.” That was Harrison Ford’s advice to Alden Ehrenreich, the man who would be Han, when they sat down for lunch in January of last year shortly before production began on Solo: A Star Wars Story. Ehrenreich, the 28-year-old actor best known […]

Business jets are typically regarded as an indulgence of the global elite, but a just-unveiled entrant to the sector shows there’s more to the industry. Starling Jet is billed as the world’s first hybrid-electric business aircraft capable of vertical take-off and landing (like a helicopter). In addition to serving high-net worth individuals, the planes can be […]

Chinese payment provider LianLian International is joining RippleNet, the payment network that uses Ripple’s blockchain technology to facilitate cross-border transactions. Announced on Feb. 7, the news will see the Hong Kong-based LianLian International adopting Ripple’s xCurrent solution in an effort to bring same-day, cross-border transactions onto a blockchain for its existing customers. The product differs from Ripple’s xRapid solution, which, […]

The city of Berkeley, California is considering launching an initial coin offering (ICO) in a stated effort to reduce its dependence on federal funding. The ICO would raise funds by selling digital coins that would be backed by government municipal bonds, according to Business Insider, which spoke to a …