Absurdly Driven looks at the world of business with a skeptical eye and a firmly rooted tongue in cheek. Every time I hear that something’s been done for the benefit of consumers, I leap toward my crystal chandeliers. In mid-air, I… Continue Reading
Absurdly Driven looks at the world of business with a skeptical eye and a firmly rooted tongue in cheek. They addressed it so well, right? Two months ago, KFC’s UK arm had no wings. No breasts and no legs either. In fact,… Continue Reading
Facebook profiles have become the de-facto identities of people across the internet. This is thanks, in large part, to Login With Facebook, the social network’s universal login API, which allows users to carry their profile information to other apps and… Continue Reading
The National Transportation Safety Board will likely take more than a year to determine what caused the catastrophic failure of an engine on Southwest Flight 1380, rupturing the cabin and killing a passenger. No surprise, then, that nobody’s waiting for… Continue Reading
The line to speak wrapped around half the chamber, constantly replenishing itself, an inching microcosm of a constrained, complicated city. There were tech startup reps, disability advocates in motorized wheelchairs, a martial arts instructor making extra money through the gig… Continue Reading
(Reuters) – International Business Machines Corp (IBM.N) posted profit margins that fell short of Wall Street expectations on Tuesday, a sign that its reinvention was taking time. FILE PHOTO: A man checks his mobile phone outside IBM’s booth at the… Continue Reading
Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, an independent company working to build the high-speed transportation system first envisioned by Elon Musk, has announced the beginning of construction on a test track in Toulouse, France. The company released a video showing the arrival of… Continue Reading
Diversity is a critical input for innovation. Variety of talent, thought, experiences and ideas is the fuel and force that makes innovation possible. Yet many companies are not wired to foster diversity and are riddled with practices that actively impede… Continue Reading
Wrangling a partnership with Uber can’t be easy. Large companies can already be difficult to work with–and Uber’s recent history has been, well, tumultuous. On Wednesday, San Francisco-based car-rental startup Getaround pulled it off. Uber and the startup, which landed… Continue Reading
Absurdly Driven looks at the world of business with a skeptical eye and a firmly rooted tongue in cheek. For United Airlines, the anniversary of dragging a paying, bloodied passenger, Dr. David Dao, down a plane brought nothing more than a… Continue Reading
Mark Zuckerberg’s comments during this week’s congressional hearings could cost him. Over 10 hours of questioning about Facebook’s privacy practices on Tuesday and Wednesday, Zuckerberg fielded numerous questions about one of the few government enforcement actions against his company: a… Continue Reading
In most motorsports, the engineer’s cruelest foe isn’t the rules of physics or the driver’s inability to wring every crumb of power from their vehicle. It’s the rules. Rules laid down by overbearing governing bodies, imposing limits on weight, dimensions,… Continue Reading
After finally agreeing to testify before Congress last week, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg heads to Capitol Hill Tuesday and Wednesday to answer for his company’s recent troubles. Expect him to address Facebook’s privacy policies, the Cambridge Analytica fiasco that ensnared… Continue Reading
On April 4th, Bloomberg reported that HSBC (HSBC) is considering an exit or sale from smaller consumer operations such as Bermuda, Malta, and Uruguay. In addition, the bank plans to expand its asset management division and is currently looking at… Continue Reading
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Silicon Valley may tighten security after a shooting at the YouTube headquarters stunned the San Francisco Bay Area this week, but do not expect armed guards to take up protective posts around tech companies’ campuses. Police… Continue Reading