Salesforce’s Marc Benioff Bases Success on High-Quality Human Resources
For Marc Benioff, CEO of Salesforce, the key to growth is the acquisition of the right talent, a report said. In his book, “Behind the Cloud, ” Benioff wrote, “We take hiring as seriously as More...
Zuckerberg’s Next Book Club Pick: The Better Angels Of Our Nature
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the second pick for his “book club.”: The Better Angels of Our Nature, by Steve Pinker. Zuckerberg made a resolution at the beginning of 2015 More...
Former Chabad Rabbi Discovers Life as Orthodox Woman in Jerusalem
Every morning, like many Orthodox Jewish men, Jeffrey Smith would say the traditional blessing in the Jewish prayer book, “Thank you God for not making me a woman.” He might have felt very More...
Bob Greenblatt Says Bill Cosby Won’t Return to NBC
Read also: NBC Bob Greenblatt Boots Bill Cosby, Embraces Dolly Parton NBC Chairman Bob Greenblatt spoke to reporters about his plans for the network at the Television Critics Association winter press tour More...
World Jewish Heritage Fund Launches New Digital Platform
The newly formed World Jewish Heritage Fund (WJH) this week unveiled a planned global digital platform to protect and promote Jewish cultural heritage around the world. The unveiling was held during an event More...
Nobel Laureate Robert Shiller: What Good Are Economists?
Since the global financial crisis and recession of 2007-2009, criticism of the economics profession has intensified. The failure of all but a few professional economists to forecast the episode – More...
Roseanne Barr Fights Lawsuit over Tweet Targeting Acquitted Shooter’s Parents
Comedian Roseanne Barr shouldn’t have to pay damages to the parents of George Zimmerman, even though she posted their address on Twitter, because what she wrote was true and newsworthy, she claims More...
David Schwartz Teaches Children to Imagine a Million
Popular children’s author David Schwartz, whose books encourage enthusiasm for math and science among the young, has been touring schools and encourages kids to imagine huge numbers. “I loved More...
For Hollywood Stylist Rachel Zoe, Motherhood Brings Chaotic Heaven
Even working with big stars like Jennifer Lawrence and Sofia Vergara doesn’t make celebrity stylist Rachel Zoe as happy as her children do, People.com said. Zoe, 43, and husband Rodger Berman are parents More...
Berkeley Economics and Political Science Prof. Barry Eichengreen: Don’t Bet on a Stronger Dollar
Economic pundits, almost without exception, are predicting a stronger dollar in 2015 – an expectation that is leading investors to place some very large bets. But that market strategy could turn out to More...