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What accounts for the extraordinary rise of Amazon, and what does that rise tell us about ourselves? Read More...
The myriad faults in our bodies, the downsides of corporate subsidies, and the history of a forgotten plague. That’s this week on Innovation Hub. Read More...
Cities are rolling out the red carpet to attract companies (and the jobs they create). Nathan Jensen thinks they should reevaluate their strategy. Read More...
This week, we’re gearing up for the holidays with some serious shopping, a little chocolate... and a trip to Levittown, New York, where the modern suburb was born. Read More...
Walmart changed the fate of retail with lower prices, more convenience, and greater selection. Now, Amazon is working off that same playbook.Read More...
The Internet might have killed the music industry, and that quaint little neighborhood bookstore. But writer Michael Wolff says television is safe, at least for now. Read More...
Are you paying the same price for a pair of sunglasses on Amazon as your friend? Maybe not. Dan Mongan tells us how companies are using big data to take as much of our money as possible. Read More...
Amazon wants to deliver books, CDs, and diapers to us by drone. But testing drones around the country opens up a world of potential problems. Read More...
Time for a little experiment. Open a new tab in your browser and type in the URL “Relentless.com.” It’ll take you to a surprising and probably familiar place: the homepage of Amazon.com. As Brad Stone, author of the new and controversial book “The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon” notes, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos considered “relentless” a fair characterization of the company he wanted to build. But, truth be told, it’s also a fair characterization of the man behind the company.
