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Uber Going Global Again – This Time with Electric Bike Startup

Taxi giant Uber is buying an electric bicycle startup called JUMP Bikes, which is operating in Washington D.C. and San Francisco at the moment. They plan to make the service available worldwide.

Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers

Tim Ferriss has more than a couple of years interviewing world-class and very well-known people in his podcast The Tim Ferriss Show. These people range from celebrities like Jamie Foxx and Arnold Schwarzenegger and athletes like powerlifters, swimmers, gymnasts to Special Ops commanders and biochemists.

What’s Next For 23andMe

CEO and founder of 23andMe Anne Wojcicki doesn’t feel her wildly successful Silicon Valley gene testing company is offering a "complete product" because the present gene testing kit does not include a test that looks at how you process medications including those for depression. It does include health screenings for some of the genes involved in Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and breast cancer.

The Inspiring Story of Google Co-Founder Sergey Brin

Google handles roughly 3.5 billion searches every day. The search engine is used so often that the term Google became a verb, but not everyone knows the history behind Google co-founder Sergey Brin’s massive success.

Estee Lauder: How Novelty Led to the Success of this Cosmetics Queen

Estée Lauder (Josephine Esther Mentzer) is a businesswoman who founded Estée Lauder Companies Inc. She was born on July 01, 1908 and grew up in Queens, New York to a family of Hungarian Jewish immigrants. Today, Estée Lauder Companies is one of the world's biggest cosmetics company, and it generates billions in revenue every year.

Jack Dorsey: How Twitter’s Co-Founder Found Success

Jack Dorsey is a web developer and businessman who is best known as the co-creator, co-found and CEO of Twitter.