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 Apple unveiled new gadgets on stage today, but they didn’t discuss one of its most interesting new innovations – the Apple SIM. As detailed earlier by TechCrunch, the new SIM card lets you switch between participating carriers, which include AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint in the U.S., and EE in the U.K. So far, those are the only carriers who have signed on, but Apple is likely… Read More

Tekscape founder Dave Smith explains how he turned a soul-crushing client into a rallying cry for his company.

 A week after a video of an argument between a handful of local teenagers and Dropbox and Airbnb employees went viral, hundreds of demonstrators protested at San Francisco City Hall, asking for the city’s parks to be freely open to the public. The city’s parks and recreation general manager acquiesced, dropping the reservation requirement at night for that specific park in the… Read More

Managers give the most useful feedback on the fly, not from a script. But how they deliver it is just as important, says author and professor Bren Brown.

Talk of more help from the Federal Reserve sparked another dramatic comeback.

Elizabeth Holmes has built a medical services company that’s revolutionizing the blood test.

 Fuhu, the company that created the nabi tablet for kids, unveiled the 20 and 24 inch nabi Big Tab today to increase collaboration and sharing in the average household. Read More

 Canadian startup Vantage Analytics is announcing that it has raised $1.1 million in its first round of funding.
Co-founder and President Aran Hamilton told me that the company currently integrates with Shopify’s e-commerce platform, aiming to help Shopify businesses understand and act on their data. Read More

Despite global conflict and concern about overpriced stocks, the market is surging again.