Business Operations & Logistics
Your Internet Signal Is Going To Be Transmitted Through Light
Next generation wi-fi, called 'li-fi,' has the potential to be 100 times faster than current data transmission.
Catherine Clifford is senior entrepreneurship writer at CNBC. She was formerly a senior writer at Entrepreneur.com, the small business reporter at CNNMoney and an assistant in the New York bureau for CNN. Clifford attended Columbia University where she earned a bachelor's degree. She lives in Brooklyn, N.Y. You can follow her on Twitter at @CatClifford.
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Gett, the ridesharing underdog, is going after its larger competitors in the war to win the prized New York City market.
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The American Ballet Theater promoted the unlikely ballerina to the highest rank, making her the first black principal dancer in the company's 75-year history.
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A federal appeals court ruled that yoga postures cannot be copyrighted.
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In the War to Win Drivers, Lyft Sweetens Its Sell With a Few Clutch Offerings
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Amazon Launches a Maker Marketplace That Will Compete With Etsy
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