Chronic poor sleep may contribute to cognitive decline, according to a study that shows wakeful brain produces more of the Alzheimer’s protein amyloid beta than its waste-disposal system can handle. Levels of the protein rise, potentially setting off a sequence of changes to the brain that can end with dementia, ... Read More »

A small toy figure is seen on representations of the Bitcoin virtual currency. Photograph: Dado Ruvic/Reuters Over in New York, the US stock market has opened very slightly higher as traders return to work after the Christmas break. The Dow Jones industrial average rose by 16 points, or 0.07%, with ... Read More »

Victoria Treyger is Chief Revenue Officer of Kabbage Shutterstock The freedom to chase your entrepreneurial dream is one of the great foundations of America. Owning a business is a freedom the U.S. Census Bureau of Labor Statistics records 29.6 million Americans pursue today, supporting local communities with products and services while contributing ... Read More »

Apart from announcing a new revival plan to reduce the company’s debt problem, Anil Ambani-led Reliance Communications (RCom) on Tuesday said the telecom had become a “money guzzler”, a business where only those with “deep pockets” could remain in the game. As per the debt-restructuring plan, the company will raise ... Read More »

Buyers of either Redmi 5A variant can get Rs. 1,000 cashback from Reliance Jio HIGHLIGHTS Xiaomi Redmi 5A price in India starts at Rs. 5,999 for 2GB RAM variant However, first 5 million 2GB RAM units sold will get a Rs. 1,000 discount The 3GB RAM variant price starts at ... Read More »

HIGHLIGHTS Xiaomi Redmi 5, Redmi 5 Plus launch event starts at 11:30am The company has already teased the smartphones multiple times Specifications and pricing have also been leaked Xiaomi Redmi 5 and Redmi 5 Plus will be launched by the Chinese manufacturer at an event in Beijing that kicks off at 2pm CST ... Read More »

HIGHLIGHTS Announcement comes couple of days after Go edition launch Both SoC partners will bring the OS to phone manufacturers Low RAM phones running on Snapdragon and MediaTek platforms to be availab Within a couple of days of Google announcing the launch of Android Oreo (Go edition), two of the world’s biggest mobile processor ... Read More »

Suppose you were given $1 million to invest equally across ten start-up companies and you were told that you would receive $100 million if all ten failed and lost your entire investment. Are you sure you could lose all of your money? This seemingly bizarre question highlights an important point ... Read More »

A direct marketing platform already very popular among U.S. small businesses is expanding its business domestically with a huge new investment. GetResponse, the European-based online marketing platform, is increasing its U.S. operations with a big investment and a new Boston office to better serve American small businesses. GetResponse Opens an Office ... Read More »

We bandy acronyms about so much that sometimes we assume everyone knows what they mean. Take the acronym ROI. While experienced business people may have an idea of what that means, I’ve had new entrepreneurs and non-native English speakers sheepishly ask me, “What is  ROI?” ROI stands for “return on ... Read More »

Prime Minister Narendra Modi flashing a victory sign outside parliament on Monday. Trends from Himachal and Gujarat election results show that the BJP is set to form the government in both the states. Photo: ANI/Twitter Mumbai: The Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP’s) victory in Gujarat is being seen as a vindication of ... Read More »

Mashable’s sign in their New York office. Mashable was in deep trouble financially before it sold for far below its one-time valuation of $250 million, according to documents reviewed by Business Insider. The company was heavily reliant on digital media advertising revenue, the documents show. It also lost $4.2 million in the three ... Read More »