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New York-based startup Lot18 is bringing its online wine business to Europe, acquiring Paris-based Vinobest for an undisclosed sum.

New treaty promises a lot for the future and fixes exactly none of the problems which are threatening the world economy. Last time we checked in on the Euro family , everyone was terrified that cousin Silvio (and those other deadbeats: Constantine, Seamus and Fatima) wouldn’t be able to make the payments on his family business

Now it gives you personalized recommendations on where to eat.

The end result looks seamless and spontaneous, but how much preparation is really needed to stage a daytime musical right in the middle of a bustling mall during the holidays? An everyday location. A sudden burst of inappropriate activity.

Jacob Krupnick's feature-length, Girl Talk-scored music video, "Girl Walk // All Day," debuted yesterday. Today, Krupnick walks us through making a mega dance spectacle while all of New York goes about its business around you. When a video of an ebullient dancing girl in a funky jacket hit the Internet last January, it immediately struck a nerve.

Most industries, and society as a whole, are plagued with inefficiencies, middlemen, and a tainted system that gets in the way of recognizing quality work. We're up against centuries of entrenched practices that are unfriendly to merit-based opportunity. Call it depressing or unfair, but don't accept it.

Women control $13 trillion in consumer spending. But most of the assumptions you make about them in your marketing are way off

"I wanted to make something bigger than myself," says Mitchell. Frustration can be a great motivator.

You? Come across as arrogant

In their haste to seem savvy about social media, some very smart people have done some dumb things. Don't join them

Can digital games change the world (for the better)? This entrepreneur thinks so.

He seemed destined for music stardom, but instead Amos Winbush III started CyberSynchs, a $13.5 million-a-year New York City-based mobile phone backup company.

Scientists at the world's largest atom smasher have new data that shows with greater certainty where to find a long-sought theoretical particle that would help explain the origins of the universe.

Acquired by Netflix CEO in 2010, the educational software company plans to introduce new products with the infusion of cash.

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