The Secretive Billionaire Who Toppled Apple in China

The founder of Chinese smartphone brands Oppo and Vivo is convinced that Tim Cook didn’t have a clue who he was two years ago. My how things have changed »

These Are YCombinator’s 52 New Start-ups

Y Combinator had its…

Leonardo DiCaprio Wants to Sell You Some Fish

Celebrity environmentalist Leonardo DiCaprio didn’t get enough of the sea during his role in “Titanic.” Now he’s got a new business—and it smells pretty fishy »

Big Tobacco Catches Start-up Fever

For a company that sold more than $26 billion…

How Bestselling Author James Altucher Profits From Trends…

Former hedge fund manager James Altucher’s new book, “Choose Yourself Guide to Wealth” is essentially all about money: making it, growing it, keeping it, in America today. It’s about building wealth, investing, business, and finance. James tells readers how staying on…

Human Embryo Editing Gets the OK—But No Superbabies

An advisory board formed by the National Academy of Sciences just gave gene editing the green light—but please, don’t bring your baby in for an upgrade »

Airbnb Is Killing It

We knew that hospitality start-up Airbnb was already profitable.…

This Device Knows When You’re About to Get Sick

Michael Snyder, Chairman of the Genetics Department at Stanford University, thinks you should pay more attention to your smart watch. Why? Because based on his latest research, he believes it can be used to detect the start of the flu, Lyme…

Now That’s a Party

There were camels in the sand, a gondolier in the pool, and a giant birthday cake in the shape of a Chinese temple. And then, at the stroke of midnight, Gwen Stefani sang Happy Birthday. But who was the birthday boy?

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Uber’s Latest Initiative: Flying Cars

Mark Moore, an aircraft engineer who spent the last 30 years at NASA, just joined Uber. His new initiative is called Uber Elevate. Will it fly? »

Russian Hackers Cheat Slot Machines—and Casinos Have No Fix

In June 2014, the Lumiere Place Casino…

This App Is Better Than Your Dermatologist

Researchers at Stanford University have created a technology that can tell if your rash is a cancer concern, or a harmless pimple—and it can do it just as well as a human doctor »

The End of Crappy Wi-Fi Is Near

Mexico Explores Buying Twitter and Shutting It Down

There’s a strange idea circulating among Mexican currency traders. Instead of spending serious money to defend the peso against anti-Mexico tweets, Mexico should just buy Twitter and shut it down »

Cost of Raising a Kid Hits $233,610

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Madoff Corners Market for Hot Chocolate

For financial con artist Bernie Madoff, prison is just another place to make money. After buying up every package of Swiss Miss hot chocolate from the commissary, he’s now selling it in the prison yard at a profit »

Technology That Raises…