Cross Border
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Bill Austin: The runaway billionaire
Bill Austin built a fortune from medical devices, then set out on a crusade to help the poor hear. But while he was off hanging with movie stars and rock gods, his company descended into a cesspool of fraud, embezzlement and betrayal. A cautionary tale of a second act to do good--gone woefully bad
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Five Indian companies whose mantra is innovation
Five Indian companies make it to the list of The World's Most Innovative Companies, which includes 100 names from across sectors and countries
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ServiceNow: Tech's ultimate second act
Facing 50, Fred Luddy lost his job and his fortune. But in applying the lessons of his failures, he made ServiceNow the most innovative company in America—and himself a late-career billionaire
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Forever Young: Ned David is challenging the ravages of ageing
Now on his fifth startup, Ned David has the blueprint for creating a lucrative biotech. His latest project: A company that will take on the ravages of ageing
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Tomorrowland: Singapore's Keppel is building the cities of the future
If smart cities are the future of cities, Keppel is signing up
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Forbes Global 2000: The world's biggest companies
The Asia-Pacific region leads with 792 names, 40 percent of the list
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Forbes Global 2000: Insurance as entrée to tech
Jessica Tan has overseen Chinese giant Ping An's parallel and sweeping rise in big data
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Mapbox: In the right direction
Developers love Mapbox's customisable, plug-and-play maps. Now the startup needs to figure out how to compete with Google in the race to steer self-driving cars
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The Emergent 25: Asia's star businesswomen
Forbes Asia's list of women making their recent mark in regional enterprises
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Miki Ito: On a mission
Space is less a final frontier these days than a final garbage dump. Japan's Miki Ito has a plan to scrub space clean of junk
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Samina Vaziralli: Cipla's guiding force
Under Vaziralli's guidance, Indian drug major Cipla gets a shot in the arm from US acquisitions