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https://www.forbes.com/sites/ianmorris/2015/05/29/sucks-domain-name-launch-delayed-while-lawyers-scramble/
The .Sucks Domain Name Launch Delayed While Lawyers Scramble
The .Sucks Domain Name Launch Delayed While Lawyers Scramble Every business these days needs to have a solid domain name, and the scramble for a unique .com domains has long been a problem for companies looking for their home online. But there are new problems coming for companies as a result of the new generic Top Lev...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/ianmorris/2016/06/23/this-nissan-gt-r-drone-can-do-0-62mph-in-1-3-seconds/
This Nissan GT-R Drone Can Do 0-62mph In 1.3 Seconds
This Nissan GT-R Drone Can Do 0-62mph In 1.3 Seconds Image: Nissan Nissan is famous for making the GT-R high-tech sports car which has a top speed of 196mph and can go from 0-60mph in around 2.9 seconds. To keep up with the prestigious sports car Nissan has built a drone which can travel at 115mph, but our-accelerates ...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/ianmorris/2016/12/31/facebook-knows-when-you-fall-in-love-and-thats-pretty-creepy/
Facebook Knows When You Fall In Love, And That's Pretty Creepy
Facebook Knows When You Fall In Love, And That's Pretty Creepy Facebook can spot trends in your posts and determine if you are in a relationship - image credit:... [+] Facebook Facebook has revealed that using data from the posts people make it is able to tell when they fall in love. This is creepy, frankly, and even t...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/ianmorris/2017/02/17/tax-the-robots-says-bill-gates/
'Tax The Robots' Says Bill Gates
'Tax The Robots' Says Bill Gates U.S. philanthropist Bill Gates, of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation - Photo credit: JUSTIN... [+] TALLIS/AFP/Getty Images I make no excuses for my fanboy reactions to Bill Gates. The man was a hero to me when he ran Microsoft full-time, and he's gone on to do even better things since...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/ianpalmer/2021/02/17/tech-savvy-entrepreneurs-make-inroads-into-fracking-operations-in-shale-oil-and-gas/
Tech-Savvy Entrepreneurs Make Inroads Into Fracking Operations In Shale Oil And Gas.
Tech-Savvy Entrepreneurs Make Inroads Into Fracking Operations In Shale Oil And Gas. Anadarko Petroleum Corporation fracking a shale well. Denver Post via Getty Images The price of oil dropped in 2015 and many oil and gas workers were laid off. But soon after, 2018 was called the year of the frac because the industry...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/ianpalmer/2021/02/26/methane-emissions-data-regulations-needed-to-stop-atmosphere-warming-in-permian-basin/
Methane Emissions Data: Regulations Needed To Stop Atmosphere Warming In Permian Basin.
Methane Emissions Data: Regulations Needed To Stop Atmosphere Warming In Permian Basin. Pump jacks in Delaware basin, New Mexico, extracting crude oil. AFP via Getty Images In New Mexico, emissions from the oil and gas industry were 53% of state greenhouse gas emissions in 2018. This makes reducing emissions, mostly ...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/ianquillen/2019/05/21/how-the-mls-chicago-fire-can-rebrand-while-still-respecting-their-club-history/
How MLS's Chicago Fire Can Rebrand While Still Respecting Their Club History
How MLS's Chicago Fire Can Rebrand While Still Respecting Their Club History The Chicago Fire have won six major domestic trophies in their 22 seasons, and and any rebrand or... [+] name change should respect that past history. Getty Clarifications (May 22, 2019): This story has been edited slightly to reflect the com...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/ianquillen/2019/06/24/canada-playing-like-a-2022-world-cup-team--thats-good-news-for-mls-concacaf-and-fifa/
Canada Is Playing Like A 2022 World Cup Team — That's Good News For MLS, Concacaf And FIFA
Canada Is Playing Like A 2022 World Cup Team — That's Good News For MLS, Concacaf And FIFA 19-year-old Jonathan David celebrates his goal during a 4-0 Group A win over Martinique . David has ... [+] been one of the standouts for a Canada team that appears the strongest in recent memory. Getty Images Nine days into the...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/ianquillen/2021/03/06/houston-dynamo-fc-target-30-capacity-as-texas-gov-repeals-covid-19-restrictions/
Houston Dynamo FC Target 30% Capacity As Texas Governor Repeals Covid-19 Restrictions
Houston Dynamo FC Target 30% Capacity As Texas Governor Repeals Covid-19 Restrictions Houston Dynamo forward Mauro Manotas, left, could be playing in front of as many as 6,600 fans at ... [+] home matches early in the 2021 MLS season. Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Although Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has issued an exec...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/iantansley/2013/10/24/8-reasons-why-men-are-trading-in-in-person-shopping-for-online-retail/
8 Reasons Why Men Are Trading In-Person Shopping For Online Retail
8 Reasons Why Men Are Trading In-Person Shopping For Online Retail According to digital marketing agency iProspect, 70% of affluent men prefer to do their shopping... [+] research and purchases online. (Credit: Mr. Porter) You can hold Mad Men and David Beckham responsible if you want: according to Google Trends, s...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/ibm/2014/02/27/harnessing-big-data-and-ibm-watson-to-take-on-africas-grand-challenges/
Harnessing Big Data And IBM Watson To Take On Africa's Grand Challenges
Harnessing Big Data And IBM Watson To Take On Africa's Grand Challenges By Osamuyimen Stewart, PhD, Chief Scientist, IBM Research – Africa Let me tell you about my new colleague, Abdigani Diriye. He's what we call a "round tripper," meaning he was born in Africa, spent many years elsewhere, and now he’s returning. He’s...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/ibm/2014/07/28/three-ways-companies-can-convert-to-cloud-computing/?sh=3418207b7a66
Three Ways Companies Can Convert To Cloud Computing
Three Ways Companies Can Convert To Cloud Computing By Tom Rosamilia, IBM The world we work and socialize in has changed dramatically, with cloud, mobile and social technologies defining how we interact with colleagues, clients, friends and the world at large. More and more, these technologies also are changing the way...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/ibm/2014/09/02/three-ways-cloud-computing-is-driving-rapid-innovation/
Three Ways Cloud Computing Is Driving Rapid Innovation
Three Ways Cloud Computing Is Driving Rapid Innovation By Robert LeBlanc, IBM Cloud computing has changed how executives look at technology. They want to embrace the emerging trends of big data and analytics, mobile computing and social business, yet they still need to deal with their existing information technology in...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/ibm/2015/01/05/how-watson-analytics-provides-a-smarter-way-to-work/
How Watson Analytics Provides A Smarter Way To Work
How Watson Analytics Provides A Smarter Way To Work By Marc Altshuller, IBM Our Watson technology has clearly captured the public’s imagination. But the question plenty of people have had is, "What can its cognitive computing powers do for you and me in our everyday lives?" The answer is quite a lot. Because now any bu...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/ibm/2015/03/19/world-water-day-will-big-data-save-our-water-systems/
World Water Day: Will Big Data Save Our Water Systems?
World Water Day: Will Big Data Save Our Water Systems? By Michael Sullivan, IBM Massive forces are refashioning the relationship between humans and water. Climate change, floods, droughts, population growth and rapid urbanization all present communities around the world with new challenges. That's why some countries an...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/ibm/2015/07/15/making-summer-air-travel-less-stressful-with-big-data-and-mobile-technology/
Making Summer Air Travel Less Stressful With Big Data And Mobile Technology
Making Summer Air Travel Less Stressful With Big Data And Mobile Technology By Raimon Christiani, IBM Switzerland Seamless air travel. It’s not an oxymoron. It’s what everyone wants this summer as they head off for vacation. No delays, no stress, and no wondering if you’ll make your next flight. In other words, the way...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/ibm/2015/07/23/technology-with-a-profound-purpose-access-for-all/
Technology With A Profound Purpose -- Access For All
Technology With A Profound Purpose -- Access For All By Frances West, IBM Chief Accessibility Officer Traditionally focused on providing equal access to people with disabilities, accessibility has become a mainstream requirement that reduces technology barriers to the information everyone needs for school, work, and li...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/ibm/2015/12/14/the-cognitive-era-presents-opportunities-for-enhanced-collaboration/
The Cognitive Era Presents Opportunities For Enhanced Collaboration
The Cognitive Era Presents Opportunities For Enhanced Collaboration By Guru Banavar, Ph.D., IBM Research Today, 70 years after the first electronic computers were invented, most interactions between people and machines are conducted the old-fashioned way: humans tap on tiny smartphone screens or type on computer keyboa...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/ibm/2016/04/29/how-to-provide-secure-and-trustworthy-blockchain-networks-in-the-cloud/
How To Provide Secure And Trustworthy Blockchain Networks In The Cloud
How To Provide Secure And Trustworthy Blockchain Networks In The Cloud By Jerry Cuomo, IBM Fellow While many people have heard of the crypto currency called bitcoin, what’s more interesting is the underpinning technology that makes bitcoin work, known as blockchain. Industry analysts are calling blockchain “revolutiona...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/ibm/2016/06/17/developers-work-on-new-skills-for-writing-code-in-the-cognitive-era-video/
Developers Work On New Skills For Writing Code In The Cognitive Era [Video]
Developers Work On New Skills For Writing Code In The Cognitive Era [Video] The world is being re-written in software code as it becomes digitized in the Cognitive Computing Era. More than 10,000 software developers gathered today -- in person in Bangalore and virtually across India -- at IBM DeveloperConnect. Experts ...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/ibm/2016/07/05/whos-the-newest-member-of-the-c-suite-the-chief-data-officer/?sh=28694a618b29
Who's The Newest Member Of The C-Suite? The Chief Data Officer
Who's The Newest Member Of The C-Suite? The Chief Data Officer By Rebecca Shockley, IBM Data is everywhere -- it underpins every transaction, operation and interaction within today’s organizations. Establishing a Chief Data Officer (CDO) is increasingly the C-suite's solution to navigating today's data-intensive world....
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/ibm/2016/11/14/a-future-of-safer-thanksgivings-using-algorithms-to-predict-food-dangers/
A Future Of Safer Thanksgivings: Using Algorithms To Predict Food Dangers
A Future Of Safer Thanksgivings: Using Algorithms To Predict Food Dangers By Laxmi Parida, Ph.D., IBM Research Thanksgiving in the United States, like other holidays around the world, places food at the center of a joyful celebration -- and at the forefront of our minds. As we plan, shop, prepare, cook and share our ce...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/ibm/2020/01/16/the-quantum-computing-era-is-here-why-it-mattersand-how-it-may-change-our-world/?sh=3440cbdd5c2b
The Qua­­n­­­­tum Computing Era Is Here. Why It Matters—And How It May Change Our World.
The Qua­­n­­­­tum Computing Era Is Here. Why It Matters—And How It May Change Our World. IBM Q System One IBM Hyper-accurate long-term weather forecasting. Life-saving drugs discovered through deep study of the behavior of complex molecules. New synthetic carbon-capturing materials to help reverse climate change caused...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/ibm/2020/02/02/foxs-super-bowl-playbook-bigger-and-faster-with-ibm/
FOX’s Super Bowl Playbook: Bigger And Faster, With IBM
FOX’s Super Bowl Playbook: Bigger And Faster, With IBM When the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers take the field for Super Bowl LIV, they’re expected to draw a worldwide television audience of approximately 100 million. For many of those viewers accustomed to taking in big events on multiple screens, watch...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/ibmsecurity/2020/03/26/the-10-rules-of-byod-rewritten/?sh=38d0148679ab
The 10 Rules Of BYOD: Rewritten
The 10 Rules Of BYOD: Rewritten A few years ago, we published a whitepaper titled, “Ten rules for bring your own device (BYOD).” It was, and is, to date one of our most-downloaded papers, and was originally set up with a fundamental question: “should you allow a BYOD workplace?” Ha! It would be an understatement to say...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/ieeeinsights/2011/09/15/advice-for-innovators-take-action-never-give-up/
Advice for Innovators: Take Action, Never Give Up
Advice for Innovators: Take Action, Never Give Up Written By: John M. Cioffi, IEEE Fellow and Chairman and CEO of ASSIA What advice would I give to other innovators? My best recommendation is: don’t give up on something unless you’re convinced yourself that you’re wrong—that what you’re working on doesn’t make sense ei...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/iese/2012/12/10/is-super-mario-for-real/
Is Super Mario for Real?
Is Super Mario for Real? By Pedro Videla, IESE Professor of Economics For the First Time Since the Euro Debt Saga Started -- Almost Three Years Ago -- There are Some Grounds for Writing an Upbeat Article About the Monetary Union. I will try not to miss the opportunity. Last year in the November issue of the Internation...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/iese/2013/02/20/the-hidden-barriers-to-innovation/
The Hidden Barriers to Innovation
The Hidden Barriers to Innovation Given that, according to a recent innovation study, only 7% of companies are considered innovation leaders[1], what is stopping them? The latest research by IESE professors Carlos Garcia Pont and Paulo Rocha e Oliveira helps you spot if your company is under threat of stagnation by ide...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/iese/2015/02/23/how-to-deliver-persuasive-presentations/
How To Deliver Persuasive Presentations
How To Deliver Persuasive Presentations When it comes to persuasive communication, if you wander, you are lost. Too often, presentations fail to deliver results because they don't follow a clear path to a concrete call to action. 1. Know what you want Before thinking about content, it is vital to know what outcome you ...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/iese/2015/04/20/how-smes-can-internationalize/?sh=7975c401eb81
How SMEs Can Internationalize
How SMEs Can Internationalize Taking a proactive approach to internationaliz­ation makes companies more robust and potentially more successful, with a far greater client base and more scope to e­xpand. While internationali­zation typically denotes big busi­ness carried out on a global scale, even the smallest companies...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/iese/2016/09/08/managing-millennials-nine-tips/?sh=813a5eccd8af
Nine Tips For Managing Millennials
Nine Tips For Managing Millennials By Guido Stein Shutterstock By 2025 millennials (the generation born between 1980 and 2000) will make up 75% of the world's working population. While it is important not to generalize too much, millennials as a whole do possess characteristics and motivations that differ significantly...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/iese/2020/01/20/how-to-be-happier-and-more-purposeful/
How To Be Happier And More Purposeful
How To Be Happier And More Purposeful I’ve spent the last 16 years working with CEOs and entrepreneurs to help them get clear on their purpose, get great people around them, execute their decisions and enjoy their life in the process. The fact that you are reading this indicates that you are purposeful. The challenge f...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/iese/2021/02/04/what-gamestop-tells-us-about-shady-business-models/
What Gamestop Tells Us About Shady Business Models
What Gamestop Tells Us About Shady Business Models A GameStop Corp. store in Rome, Italy, on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021. GameStop Corp. had the biggest ... [+] day yet of its dizzying rally, adding more than $10 billion in market value, as bullish day traders kept the upper hand over short sellers. Photographer: Alessia P...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/iese/2021/03/09/the-future-of-work-7-keys-to-unlocking-your-leadership-potential/
The Future Of Work: 7 Keys To Unlocking Your Leadership Potential
The Future Of Work: 7 Keys To Unlocking Your Leadership Potential By Yih-Teen Lee, professor of managing people in organizations at IESE Business School. Photo credit: Getty getty With its seismic disruptions to business activities, workplace organization and team management methods, the Covid-19 pandemic has forced a...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/ifeomaajunwa/2021/02/23/can-we-trust-corporate-commitments-to-racial-equity/?sh=6f8a5a924222
Can We Trust Corporate Commitments to Racial Equity?
Can We Trust Corporate Commitments to Racial Equity? On May 25, 2020, while the majority of Americans were confined to their homes in response to a global pandemic, George Floyd was killed at the hands of Minneapolis police officers. What followed was the resurgence of a social movement, Black Lives Matter, which deman...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/igorbosilkovski/2020/06/16/this-data-security-startup-just-raised-15-million-in-series-a-round-led-by-kleiner-perkins/?sh=733324cd2c84
This Data Security Startup Just Raised $15 Million In Series A Round Led By Kleiner Perkins
This Data Security Startup Just Raised $15 Million In Series A Round Led By Kleiner Perkins Open Raven (L to R): Dave Cole (CEO) and Mark Curphey (CPO) Open Raven Dave Cole has been working in cybersecurity since before it was cool — or nearly as prevalent. A computer science grad from the University of Michigan who ...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/igorbosilkovski/2020/06/30/meet-the-college-dropout-who-just-raised-nearly-13-million-to-create-smart-robots/?via=indexdotco
Meet The College Dropout Who Just Raised Nearly $13 Million To Create Smart Robots
Meet The College Dropout Who Just Raised Nearly $13 Million To Create Smart Robots Elementary Robotics founder and CEO Arye Barnehama Elementary Robotics Prior to manufacturers releasing their products for sale, the goods have to go through a process of quality inspection during which inspectors assiduously make sure ...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/igorbosilkovski/2020/08/26/organizational-platform-charthop-raises-14-million-in-series-a-round-led-by-andreessen-horowitz/?sh=3cb08b6e7788
Organizational Platform ChartHop Raises $14 Million In Series A Round Led By Andreessen Horowitz
Organizational Platform ChartHop Raises $14 Million In Series A Round Led By Andreessen Horowitz ChartHop founder CEO and CTO Ian White ChartHop Organizational platform ChartHop, which provides companies with visual charts that include various data points about their employees, announced today that it has raised a $14...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/igorbosilkovski/2020/09/24/sketchymedical-platform-that-creates-animated-sketches-to-help-medical-students-memorize-study-material-raises-30-million/?sh=2b88faf46ad8
SketchyMedical, Platform That Creates Animated Sketches To Help Medical Students Memorize Study Material, Raises $30 Million
SketchyMedical, Platform That Creates Animated Sketches To Help Medical Students Memorize Study Material, Raises $30 Million SketchyMedical cofounders (L to R): Saud Siddiqui, M.D., CEO, Andrew Berg, M.D., Chief Content ... [+] Officer, Aaron Lemieux, M.D., Chief Creative Officer, Bryan Lemieux, M.D., Senior Content & ...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/igorbosilkovski/2020/12/16/meet-the-nigerian-entrepreneur-who-just-raised-205-million-to-help-truck-drivers-manage-their-business/?sh=71b97d3a7e80
Meet The Nigerian Entrepreneur Who Just Raised $20.5 Million To Help Truck Drivers Manage Their Business
Meet The Nigerian Entrepreneur Who Just Raised $20.5 Million To Help Truck Drivers Manage Their Business CloudTrucks cofounder and CEO Tobenna Arodiogbu CloudTrucks CloudTrucks, a platform helping truck drivers find work and organize their business announced today that it has raised $20.5 million in a Series A round l...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/igorbosilkovski/2021/01/28/savings-account-app-yotta-raises-13-million-in-series-a/?sh=67dc8c4f6d1a
Savings App Yotta Cofounded By Under 30 Entrepreneurs Raises $13 Million In Series A
Savings App Yotta Cofounded By Under 30 Entrepreneurs Raises $13 Million In Series A Yotta cofounders: CEO Adam Moelis 9left) and CTO Ben Doyle (right) Yotta Savings Savings account app Yotta Savings, cofounded by two Under 30 honorees, announced today that it has raised a $13.2M Series A, led by Base10 Partners with ...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/igorgreenwald/2012/12/31/happy-higher-payroll-taxes/
Happy Higher Payroll Taxes
Happy Higher Payroll Taxes Stick a Rise Above pin in it, then cover with a Come Together cup: the payroll tax cut is good and dead. The Bush tax cuts are almost certain to live on or to be resurrected in short order for most Americans.  Doctors and patients will dodge the Medicare reimbursement bullet, and Silicon Vall...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/ikebrannon/2017/11/30/how-tax-reform-could-accelerate-gse-reform-and-not-necessarily-in-a-good-way/
How Tax Reform Could Accelerate GSE Reform And Not Necessarily In A Good Way
How Tax Reform Could Accelerate GSE Reform And Not Necessarily In A Good Way The tax reform currently being debated by Congress could prove to be a long-run boon for the U.S. economy by encouraging investment and removing some of the distortions that are in the current tax code. However, another thing that it may inadv...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/ikebrannon/2018/07/26/put-chinese-and-american-payment-companies-on-an-even-playing-field/
Put Chinese And American Payment Companies On An Even Playing Field
Put Chinese And American Payment Companies On An Even Playing Field China RMB bank note, US dollar, Euro coins, credit card of VISA, AMERICAN, and Master are arranged... [+] for a photograph on 11 September 2017, in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. Photo by (studioEAST/Getty Images) Few people in the United States are aware of Ch...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/ikebrannon/2019/06/07/the-government-must-tred-lightly-with-industry-consolidation-in-the-shrinking-print-industry/
The Government Must Tred Lightly With Industry Consolidation In The Shrinking Print Industry
The Government Must Tred Lightly With Industry Consolidation In The Shrinking Print Industry Several of my economics-graduate school roommates happened to become advisers and part owners of their local brewpub within a couple of years of finishing school. In each situation the owners ran into a cash crunch and asked th...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/ikebrannon/2021/02/28/californias-pension-woes-are-made-worse-by-moving-emergency-services-in-house/
California’s Pension Woes Are Made Worse By Moving Emergency Services In House
California’s Pension Woes Are Made Worse By Moving Emergency Services In House The California Pension system is way under water and in dire need of reform. The state's unfunded pension and retirement liabilities approach $1 trillion, or roughly $80,000 for each taxpayer in the state. Given its aging workforce and incre...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/ikebrannon/2021/03/08/capping-credit-card-fees-would-dampen-credit-accessibility-for-many/
Capping Credit Card Fees Would Dampen Credit Accessibility For Many
Capping Credit Card Fees Would Dampen Credit Accessibility For Many The last year has been a difficult one for brick-and-mortar retailers and restaurants. The pandemic forced many to close for weeks at a time and sales have been anemic even when they’ve been open. While Congress has taken numerous steps to try to help ...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/ikebrannon/2021/03/30/maybe-we-arent-paying-too-much-for-drugs/?sh=5568e21c29c0
Maybe We Aren’t Paying Too Much For Drugs
Maybe We Aren’t Paying Too Much For Drugs In the last decade the U.S. pharmaceutical industry has proven itself capable of developing drugs that completely cure—not just manage—a whole host of heretofore deadly diseases such as Hepatitis C, Sickle Cell, and—soon—AIDS. And just in the last year pharmaceutical companies ...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/ilanberman/2010/09/16/the-chinese-moment-in-iran/
The Chinese Moment In Iran
The Chinese Moment In Iran Image by AFP via @daylife If economic sanctions fail to stop Iran’s march toward the bomb, and either the U.S. or Israel is compelled to use force against the Iranian nuclear program, China will shoulder at least some of the blame. Since this summer, concerted international pressure has unmis...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/ilanberman/2010/10/11/adrift-in-cyberspace/
Adrift In Cyberspace
Adrift In Cyberspace Image by Getty Images via @daylife By now, you’ve almost certainly heard of Stuxnet. The mysterious software being billed as the world’s first “cyber superweapon” made headlines last month when it was determined to be the source of a major attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities. By all accounts, the a...
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/ilanberman/2011/05/02/what-bin-ladens-death-means-for-the-war-on-terror/
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/innovatorsdna/2015/08/19/how-we-rank-the-worlds-most-innovative-companies-2015/
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/insead/2012/10/24/can-the-softbank-sprint-deal-succeed/
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2010/12/02/microsoft-feigns-generosity-with-xbox-live-rewards/
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