Business

Monkey Selfie Turns Into A Copyright Fight

8:09am August 07, 2014

In 2011, a monkey took a selfie with David Slater's camera. Wikipedia used the photo. Slater wants the photo taken down but Wikipedia says because the monkey took the photo it's in the public domain.

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Construction Industry Missing Key Tool: Skilled Workers

7:56pm August 06, 2014

by Miles Bryan

Construction is booming once again in the Gulf Coast, Midwest and Rocky Mountain states. But there are about 20 percent fewer skilled workers in construction than there were in 2008.

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Obama Calls On Business To Bridge Divide Between U.S. And Africa

9:47am August 06, 2014

by Brian Naylor

President Obama capped the U.S.-Africa Business Forum in downtown Washington, D.C., with a speech to the collected leaders and business people at the conference.

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Apple, Samsung To End Patent Suits Outside U.S.

7:45am August 06, 2014

They've been after each other in a dozen countries over the past three years — battling over intellectual property rights. The companies will continue to pursue existing cases in U.S. courts.

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Potato Salad Novice To Raise Funds For Homeless

7:45am August 06, 2014

Zack Brown only wanted to raise $10 on Kickstarter to make potato salad for the first time. He raised so much more, that now he's helping the hungry and homeless in central Ohio.

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Kodak To Keep Making Celluloid Film For Hollywood

10:47am August 05, 2014

Despite slipping sales with the rise of digital filmmaking, Kodak announced a pact with major studios last week to continue producing and supplying old-school film.

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Tech Companies Take Notice Of The Importance Of Marketing

9:58am August 05, 2014

Audie Cornish explores how marketing has been overlooked in technology. She speaks with Nancy Koehn, a professor of business administration at Harvard Business School, and Alex Kantrowitz of Ad Age.

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The Planters Nutmobile, seen here taking a starring turn at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, is hitting the road for a yearlong trip across the U.S.

Sometimes You Feel Like A Nut; Sometimes You Just Drive One

12:01pm August 04, 2014

by Alex Schmidt

After graduation, a group of college students landed a nutty job — quite literally. For the next year, they will don the monocle of Mr. Peanut and drive the Planters Peanut Nutmobile.

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OkCupid Sometimes Messes A Bit With Love, In The Name Of Science

2:52pm August 02, 2014

OkCupid, the online dating site, disclosed Monday that they sometimes manipulate their users' profiles for experiments.

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Pinterest has created a database of "things in the world that matter to human beings," says Alexis Madrigal.

Can Pinterest Compete With Google's Search?

4:33pm August 01, 2014

by Alexis Madrigal

Pinterest has created a database of things that matter to humans. And with a programming team that's largely been hired away from Google, the company has begun offering what it calls "guided search."

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