Source code from the antivirus firm has been held hostage for the last month in a tense negotiation between the Anonymous hackers who stole that code and law enforcement agents who impersonated execs to set up a sting operation aimed at tracking down the data thieves. Now it seems the negotiations are over, and the .....Read More
Since the publication of my book, What Makes Your Brain Happy and Why You Should Do the Opposite, I've given several interviews, and during each one I've been asked to elaborate on a term I used in the book's introduction and closing chapter: "Science-help." I used the term to make a distinction between two different .....Read More
? Even this Eagles girl had to admit that Super Bowl XLVI lived up to its hype... No wonder a record 166.7 million U.S. viewers tuned in to watch Eli Manning and his Giants stun defeat and his New England Patriots ? and at halftime, they watched strut awkwardly around a self-indulgent stage with a .....Read More
Clint Eastwood starred in the Superbowl Chrysler ad that has had some people in the political world shaking their heads. I thought it was a pretty good spot as far as these things go, though I prefer Eastwood?s longer directorial stuff for obvious reasons. Here?s the spot: Well it turns out the same firm that .....Read More
Our next tax trivia question is: Congress passed the Bank Secrecy Act (sometimes referred to as??BSA or the Currency and Foreign Transactions Reporting Act), which included cash reporting requirements and FBAR (Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts) rules, in 1970 as the first laws to fight which crime in the US? For more about .....Read More
? I avoided joining the orgy of coverage for National Signing Day, which is most notable not for the superstar high schoolers committing to play at the biggest football schools, but for being the only thing that keeps the fax machine relevant. However, I?ll toss in one signing day story to follow up on a .....Read More
? Word came yesterday that breakout NFL star Victor Cruz has signed with agency giant IMG Worldwide to negotiate marketing and endorsement agreements.?? "They have a great reputation around the world," Cruz said of IMG, which will also try to negotiate speaking appearances and literary opportunities for Cruz. "They have represented some of the most...Read More