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There’s so much tech jargon, even geeks don’t know what they’re talking about, half the time. Finally, everyone can get on the same page.

The start of 2014 also meant the expiration of 55 separate tax provisions that many of us have become accustomed to taking, and the inaction on Capitol Hill is leaving many of us in limbo.

Ford Motor Co. Executive Chairman Bill Ford on his father’s legacy, succession planning, recruiting and the company’s 23 planned product launches for the year ahead.

Openness, inclusiveness, and collaboration is what the JavaScript and Firefox developer lived for – and that’s exactly what took him down.

Mediabistro CEO and Chairman Alan Meckler says he believes 3D printing technology could be bigger than the Internet in terms of its effect on people’s lives.

In all likelihood, we live in a universe teeming with life, but the real question is, how intelligent is life here on Earth?  

Can you remember a time when life was simpler and everything made a lot more sense? You know, before we let everything that matters go down the tubes.

Contrary to popular belief, just because we’re in a tech bubble, doesn’t mean you should head for the hills.  

Like unruly weather, periods of organizational change bring particular challenges. Whether it's a sale or merger, a change of management, or adjustment to a changing regulatory climate or market forces, these are the times when skilled leadership becomes more important than ever. Here is advice.

Reports that Google beat Apple in the smartwatch race proves one thing: Vaporware and media hype are still alive and well.

It’s time to recognize the Asian continent for more than its enormous market size and manufacturing muscle. It’s also in the early stages of an entrepreneurial boom.

It’s one thing to believe in a cause, but when the way you lean begins to define you instead of the other way around, that’s a slippery slope.

The front-page scoop that Bitcoin’s creator is Dorian Nakamoto of Temple City, Calif., is looking more and more improbable every day.

We manage most of our lives on our smartphones--but what about our after-life wishes?

How could General Motors shield itself from legal liabilities related to its recall of 1.6 million vehicles due to a safety defect that allegedly killed 13 people and caused 31 crashes? Use its 2009 government-orchestrated bankruptcy to inoculate itself.

Buried in the president's 214 page, $3.9 trillion budget for 2015, are changes to popular Social Security claiming strategies that significantly increase the size of people's benefits.

Softbank and Sprint chairman Masayoshi Son intends to challenge telecom giants Verizon and AT&T – It’s a long shot, but I wouldn’t bet against him.

Political leaders can learn a lot from business executives about how to influence, outsmart, and out-negotiate opponents like Vladimir Putin.

The Mt. Gox meltdown and loss of $500 million in bitcoins is a wakeup call – the digital currency’s movement now stands at a crossroads.  

There is a leadership crisis in America, but the root cause – and our ultimate fate – lies in our hands or, more accurately, our eyeballs.