People are creatures of habit when it comes to Starbucks. They often order the same thing, the same way–often at the same time every day. Actually, so is Starbucks–a creature of habit, that is. Because when you can drive predictable revenue to the tune of $22 billion a year, you don’t make changes lightly. That’s why […]
“One of the big lessons” of the past few years, embattled GoPro founder and CEO Nick Woodman told me a few months ago, “is that when things are going really well, you can be lured into thinking that everything’s easier than it is. Because you’re doing a really good job, you think you must be
Founders Fund, the venture capital firm co-founded by Peter Thiel, made a big bet on bitcoin last year, and it appears to be paying off. Founders Fund bought between $15 and $20 million in bitcoin, which is now worth hundreds of millions of dollars after the cryptocurrency’s dramatic surge in value, people familiar with the
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Are you a fan of Burger King’s breakfast Croissan’wich? If you are, and if you purchased one between October 2015 and May 2017, the chain may owe you some money. That’s because of a class-action lawsuit the chain recently settled over its “buy one, get one free” coupons. You know how BOGO is supposed to
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Nobody saw that one coming. It was Friday, just over a week since NBC famously fired Today show cohost Matt Lauer for allegations of sexual misconduct. Katie Couric, who worked closely alongside Lauer as cohost on Today for 15 years, posted a sweet throwback photo of her and her (now adult) daughter Carrie, asking her
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There are some very clever malware scams out there, but a newly discovered one named “Troubleshooter” targeting Windows users is the best one I’ve seen in a long time. It’s extremely easy to fall for so don’t be fooled. The trouble begins with something that appears to most seasoned Windows users, the so-called “blue screen of
Earlier today, the Wall Street Journal refurbished some decades-old observations under the title “The 6 Laws of Technology Everyone Should Know.” (Example: “Technology is a very human activity.”) That list, however, lacked some modern Laws of Technology that, IMHO, are far more profound and meaningful. Here they are: Law #1: Big brother is watching, along with 273 of his siblings and an
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Black Friday was a particularly nice day to be Jeff Bezos. His company Amazon clearly won the day, pulling in an estimated half of all online sales. Those sales totaled more than $5 billion, so you do the math. Wall Street did, and Amazon’s stock price shot up almost $30 to $1,186. Bezos was already
Should you tell your young daughter to hug her relatives at holiday time? No, according to a blog post from the Girl Scouts of America. The post advises: “Have you ever insisted, “Uncle just got here–go give him a big hug!” or “Auntie gave you that nice toy, go give her a kiss,” when you were worried
Samsung may have just lost $120 million in its legal battle with Apple, but that hasn’t stopped it from releasing a fiendishly clever new ad that mocks the iPhone’s shortcomings with rapier-like precision. Samsung (and practically every other smartphone maker) has a long history of creating ads that make fun of iPhones. And this new
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