UpFront
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Tracking your sleep? Beware Orthosomnia and Other Risks
As gadgets proliferate, so do concerns. Sleep specialists caution that these apps and devices may provide inaccurate data and can even exacerbate symptoms of insomnia
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Mindy Kaling's 'Late Night' and a twist on Hollywood's bad female bosses
It is conspicuous that, at a time when the conversation about male domination in the workplace and in politics has broken wide open, projects like Veep, Little and Late Night are framing sexism as a problem between women--their internalized sexism is framed as a generational problem
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A virtual assistant that won't compromise your data, from Stanford
The researchers' biggest concern is that virtual assistants, as they are designed today, could have a far greater impact on consumer information than today's websites and apps
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As protesters fill Hong Kong's streets, businesses are alarmed too
A wave of concern has spread through the community of foreign consultants, investors and executives who depend on Hong Kong as a safe base from which to do business in China
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Our benchmarks are not in cinemas, but in hospitality: PVR's Ajay Bijli
The multiplex chain recently unveiled a new super-luxury category of screens called Luxe, starting with two screens in Mumbai's Lower Parel
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What's spooking auditors?
A fear of being banned for failing to keep an eagle eye on company books has prompted a spate of resignations from high-powered audit firms such as PwC and Deloitte
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Sprint and T-Mobile merger faces new lawsuit hurdle
Stock prices for T-Mobile and Sprint slumped on Tuesday, as a group of US state attorneys general sued to block it, saying consumers will pay an unfair price if the deal goes through
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Modi's problems at home overshadow Trump's latest trade threat to India
On the first day of Modi's second term, the White House terminated a special trade status for India, and the Indian government had reported that the country's economy was growing at the slowest rate in five years, and unemployment was at a 45-year peak
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Virat Kohli is the only Indian on the Forbes World's Highest-Paid Athletes list—again
The Indian skipper has dropped ranks from No. 83 in 2018 to No. 100 this year; footballer Lionel Messi tops the list for the first time, with earnings of $127 million
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Data can prevent businesses from asking imaginative questions
Ogilvy UK Vice Chairman Rory Sutherland on his new book about why it pays to be illogical
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Climate change poses major risks to financial markets, US regulator warns
Behnam said that the financial risks from climate change are comparable to those posed by the mortgage meltdown that triggered the 2008 financial crisis, and plans a major study, putting him on collision course with the Trump administration