UpFront
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Putting down your phone may help you live longer
This manipulation of our dopamine systems is why many experts believe that we are developing behavioral addictions to our phones. But our phones' effects on cortisol are potentially even more alarming
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At Singapore's Changi Airport, it's an adventure before your flight departs
The 10-story Jewel, offering visitors a forest, indoor waterfall and more than 280 stores and restaurants, hopes to make the Singapore airport a destination in itself
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Ten interesting things we read this week
Some of the most fascinating topics covered this week are PoliTech (Facebook's connection with Brexit), Technology (The ugly truth about face recognition), Management (Akbar Nawas' winning formula), Work-Life (World's most successful people get enough sleep), Society (Racial bias built into photography) and Economics (Time to write the epitaph for Capitalism?).
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Forbes India Innovation Dialogues: Technology driving business above and beyond
A group of thought leaders, with ring-side seats to the changing trends, came together under the banner of Forbes India Innovation Dialogues, to share their views and compare notes
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Former Ola staffers start Habitro Labs, an IoT firm to make homes and offices 'smart'
The new venture has earned revenues of Rs 1 crore over the past four months and is in talks to raise $2 million in seed money
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Admissions scandal: When 'hard work' (plus $6.5 million) gets you into Stanford
How to get into Stanford? Work hard, pay harder
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Is Jack Dorsey Silicon Valley's biggest wellness influencer?
Silicon Valley has two main cult personalities. While Elon Musk is famous for his brash hypermasculinity and angry tweets — his memes, rockets and flamethrowers, Jack Dorsey has gained popularity for his lifestyle, health trends and among fasters
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Trucking startup BlackBuck raises $150 million, led by Goldman Sachs, Accel
The series D investment takes the Bengaluru firm's total funding to over $230 million, which will be used to expand operations and deepen data sciences capabilities
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Apple's plan to buy $75 billion of its stock fuels spending debate
Apple's record buybacks should be welcome news to shareholders, as the stock price is likely to climb, but they could also expose the company to more criticism that the tax cuts it received have mostly benefited investors and executives
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Facebook rolls out redesign, reflecting a shift to private messaging
The social network rolled out a redesign, in the most visible signal of how it is starting to emphasize private communications
