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Water on Mars!

An Astounding Amount of Water Has Been Discovered Beneath the Martian North Pole Using ground-penetrating radar, scientists detected a massive reservoir of frozen water sandwiched by layers of sand beneath the northern polar ice cap on Mars. This reservoir contains so much ice that, if melted and brought to the surface, it would submerge the entire planet.

Don't underestimate your children!

How the 22-year-old founders of Brex built a billion-dollar business in less than 2 years – TechCrunch Henrique Dubugras and Pedro Franceschi, the co-founders of Brex, have raised $125 million at a $1.1 billion valuation just four months after the startup's public launch.

Translatotron converts one spoken language to another with the tone of your voice

Google’s Translatotron converts one spoken language to another, no text involved – TechCrunch Every day we creep a little closer to Douglas Adams' famous and prescient babelfish. A new research project from Google takes spoken sentences in one language and outputs spoken words in another — but unlike most translation techniques, it uses no intermediate text, working solely with the audio. ...

Uber’s IPO : A big flop?

Uber’s Flop IPO: More Stock Downside Could Be in Store as Competition Heats Up The ridesharing giant isn't out of the woods after a forgettable stock market debut.

Entrepreneur basic success rules

3 Fundamental Ideas on How to Succeed as an Entrepreneur What is a 'productive' business? This contributor's ideas of what that means may differ from the traditional view.

Is it Start-ups or incumbents who are leading disruption?

72% business leaders say incumbents, not start-ups are leading di... Business leaders globally believe that innovation isn’t ...

What qualities should you have Mr. Entrepreneur?

5 Qualities of Successful Entrepreneurs Entrepreneurship begins with a dream but succeeds with the motivation to back it up.

What's the difference? VC vs. PE

Venture Capital vs. Private Equity: Understanding The Difference With increasing coverage and interest in startups, fundraising and venture capital, many terms have become more ambiguous than ever. That can leave entrepreneurs pretty foggy on how they should really be approaching raising money. So, who is funding what?

It's never too late to create your Start-up.
Mid-career entrepreneurs are more successful

Why It's Never Too Late To Become An Entrepreneur Many people think that entrepreneurship is a young person’s game. The reality is that becoming a mid-career entrepreneur could put you at a distinct advantage.

Is this the beginning of the end for Apple?

The End Of Apple If you looked at Apple’s sales numbers, you wouldn’t see anything wrong. But the company's strong revenue growth hides a dirty secret that Apple management tries to hide from investors.

Competition is every company's nightmare

Starbucks Worst Nightmare In China Is Coming True Starbucks worst nightmare in China—competition from fast-growing start-ups like Luckin Coffee—is coming true. That’s expected to put pressure on Starbucks’ market shares, sales growth and profit margins, especially as the Chinese economy slows down.

Some Start-ups make it and some don't. That's how the game goes. Keep walking

After raising $125M, Munchery fails to deliver On-demand food delivery startup Munchery is shutting down, the startup announced in an e-mail to customers on Monday.