Journal

More women are investing in each other’s success, writes Sallie Krawcheck, putting gender parity in closer reach than ever before.

More women are investing in each other’s success, writes Sallie Krawcheck, putting gender parity in closer reach than ever before.

The “queen bee” is dying. You’ve heard of her, right? She’s that senior businesswoman at the top of her field who didn’t help other women get ahead—or, worse yet, actively worked against them. Was she just a natural bitch? It’s easy to see her that way. After all, this character is as much a crude stereotype of the modern workplace as a real pattern of behavior tracked by researchers.

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New research finds that your efforts are more likely to be successful if you get rid of your safety net.

New research finds that your efforts are more likely to be successful if you get rid of your safety net.

Creating a Plan B (and maybe even a C, D, and E) sounds like practical, levelheaded advice. Life happens and success isn’t guaranteed. Who wants to be in a situation without any options? Unfortunately, having a backup plan may backfire.

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On the margins of technology and the law, companies and governments are hacking unmanned vehicles and putting up their drone shields.

On the margins of technology and the law, companies and governments are hacking unmanned vehicles and putting up their drone shields.

Last week, the director of the Federal Aviation Administration reported that his department is receiving an average of 2,000 new registration requests for drones every day, and that it has registered up to some half a million drones since new rules went into effect in January. But as sales of drones have increased, so too have other more worrying numbers: the FAA also says it receives more than 100 reports per month of drones flying around airports and other forbidden places, where they could damage infrastructure or accidentally collide with the engine of a landing airplane.

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Most of Dirty Lemon’s over 50,000 monthly SMS messages are answered by a bot—is this the future of commerce?

Most of Dirty Lemon’s over 50,000 monthly SMS messages are answered by a bot—is this the future of commerce?

I recently started drinking a new brand of supplement-infused beverages called Dirty Lemon. One is caffeinated with green tea to give you a jolt of energy as you start the day, another contains magnesium and chamomile to help you go to sleep. But the most interesting thing about the company wasn’t how the drinks tasted (a little tart and not too sweet), but how you reorder more once you’ve run out. You text the startup the way you might text your friend, “Yo, can you hook me up with more Dirty Lemon?” And you get a quick response, “Confirming for you now“

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For $199, farmers can understand their soil better—which is key to keeping their crops healthy.

For $199, farmers can understand their soil better—which is key to keeping their crops healthy.

For the founders of Trace Genomics, strawberries are the low-hanging fruit.

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