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Virgin's Richard Branson Announces New iPhone-Exclusive Deal With Apple
Thursday, June 22, 2017 - 10:25am | 342Virgin Mobile USA, a subsidiary of Sprint Corp (NYSE: S), will offer iPhones exclusively under a plan in which customers will receive unlimited data for a year for $1 per month. Virgin Group founder Richard Branson announced the exclusive partnership between Virgin and Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) on...
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10 Star-Gazing Startups Seeking Trans-Galactic Free Trade Agreements
Monday, May 1, 2017 - 3:10pm | 1370The race to conquer the cosmos kicked off when the Soviet Union launched a beachball-sized satellite named Sputnik in 1957. It peaked when two Americans walked on the moon 12 years later. The space shuttle program later proved you could reuse spacecraft, though the cost was the lives of two crews...
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Richard Branson Talks Virgin Origin Story, Reveals Why He's Successful
Monday, May 11, 2015 - 5:21pm | 579Richard Branson, founder and proprietor of many iconic, global brands, started Virgin America Inc (NASDAQ: VA) 31 years ago out of frustration with trying to get to the British Virgin Islands. "I had a very cute girl waiting for me," he said. Very First Flight Sold Out He was...
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The Top 15 Billionaires To Follow On Twitter
Friday, December 26, 2014 - 2:35pm | 1355In the past, transparency between billionaires and the average-Joe was considerably cloudier than today. Twitter has changed that. So, who are the best billionaires to follow on the platform? That's up to the individual user. But here's 15 to keep an eye on. 1) Carl Icahn (...
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15 Corporate Execs Using Twitter Better Than Anyone Else
Friday, November 21, 2014 - 12:41pm | 1915As social media's footprint continues to grow in the business world, key company officers and executives continue to use it to interact with customers. A handful have understood this for quite some time and have acted accordingly. Below are some of the most accessible leaders on Twitter,...
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What Can $250 Million Buy Facebook?
Wednesday, June 13, 2012 - 2:47pm | 264Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) may have spent $1 billion on Instagram, but that doesn't mean the company isn't willing to part with another bag of cash. This time, the bag is filled with $250 million. According to Business Insider, Facebook is interested in buying Wildfire Interactive, a company that...