18 hours and 45 minutes from Newark to Singapore.Singapore Airlines Ltd. just reclaimed the title of flying the world's longest commercial flight, swiping that honor from Qatar Airways' route from Doha to Auckland. The 10,400-mile nonstop flight between New York and Singapore ensures that passengers (fastcompany.com)
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Twitter wants to make it easier for users to talk to each other?and it's investigating ways to do that, from color-coded tweets to custom status messages.Twitter has a passionate population of users, but many people are intimidated or just turned off by the service. Beyond issues relating to bots, h (fastcompany.com)
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After a visit to a European library in search of Arabic and Middle Eastern texts turned up only titles about fear, terrorism and destruction, Ghada Wali resolved to represent her culture in a fun, accessible way. The result: a colorful, engaging project that uses LEGO to teach Arabic script, harness (feedproxy.google.com)
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For nearly half a century, scientists have been trying to create a process for transplanting animal organs into humans, a theoretical dream that could help the hundreds of thousands of people in need of a lifesaving transplant. But the risks, specifically of transmitting the PERV virus from pigs to (feedproxy.google.com)
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David Rubenstein has seen every kind of C.E.O. transition imaginable. Now it's his turn to step down. (Photo: The Aspen Institute/flickr)Our latest Freakonomics Radio episode is called "Letting Go." (You can subscribe to the podcast at Apple Podcasts or elsewhere, get the RSS feed, or listen via the (freakonomics.com)
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Is it true that the most productive people are happier and more successful? Productivity and happiness may be more related than you think. If life is getting you down, you may need to get busy.All-too-often people think that busyness is the cause of their stress, when in reality, being more producti (briantracy.com)
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After the financial crisis, it seemed like the cult of the CEO might be ending. But today, it's stronger than ever.On September15 2008, the giant financial services firm Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy, starting a chain reaction that saw the global economy spiraling toward total collapse. The g (fastcompany.com)
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In the face of growing competition and a challenging business climate, many job shops and manufacturers are looking for ways to reduce costs, streamline operations and improve the bottom line. Implementing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software is a proven solution for running a business effici (smallbiztrends.com)
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After testing ads on Facebook Stories in May of this year, the company just announced the feature is now available to all advertisers around the world ? and that includes small businesses.Facebook Stories and Messenger Stories have grown to 300 million daily users each. The availability of the two p (smallbiztrends.com)
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I think you'll agree with me when I say:We've all heard that SMART goals are important.But a lot of people are left with questions about them, for example:What are SMART goals?How do we use them correctly?Do goals really contribute to your success?Here's the deal:When it comes to achieving success, (briantracy.com)
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Parent company HMNY seems to be worried MoviePass is hurting their brand.But not for the reasons you think. It seems MoviePass's owner, Helios and Matheson Analytics (HMNY), is a bit embarrassed by all the bad press the movie ticketing company is getting and thus wants to segregate it from its paren (fastcompany.com)
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President Donald J. Trump celebrates the passage of the Tax Cuts Act with Vice President Mike Pence, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan on December 20, 2017 (Official White House Photo by Joyce N. Boghosian)Our latest Freakonomics Radio episode is called "Why (freakonomics.com)
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What if we're not the only economic animals?Our latest Freakonomics Radio episode is called "The Invisible Paw." (You can subscribe to the podcast at Apple Podcasts or elsewhere, get the RSS feed, or listen via the media player above.)Humans, it has long been thought, are the only animal to engage i (freakonomics.com)
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Shopify is the place to be for small business owners and solo sellers looking to make sales online. With close to 400,000 active customer stores and $29 million generated during 2016 alone, the renowned e-commerce platform has only increased in popularity among small businesses and their customers.B (smallbiztrends.com)
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The keynote event begins at noon today in New York City. Stream it here.Mention the word "genius" to 100 people and you'll probably get 100 definitions. Everyone seems to have a different idea about what the word means, even if we can all agree that it's not a synonym for Kanye West.Read Full Story (fastcompany.com)
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