“ARAMCO has always been far more than just an oil producer.” So said Amin Nasser, chief executive of Saudi Arabia’s petro-colossus, earlier this year. Mr Nasser has lofty ambitions for the world’s biggest oil company, which he views as...
Every industry has its nobility. The “PayPal mafia” are sovereign in Silicon Valley. Many Wall Street financiers trace their genealogy back to Julian Robertson or Michael Milken. The equivalent for railroaders is E. Hunter Harrison, who died in 2017....
Perhaps it is inevitable that Anthropic, an artificial-intelligence (AI) lab founded by do-gooders, attracts snark in Silicon Valley. The company, which puts its safety mission above making money, has an in-house philosopher and a chatbot with the Gallic-sounding name...
Airlines have long been champions of price discrimination. To fatten their notoriously slim profit margins, they have developed “fare fences”, based on factors like whether or not a trip spans a weekend, to charge higher prices to those willing...
Ever since he co-founded Xiaomi in 2010, Lei Jun, the chief executive of the Chinese tech giant, has pulled off feat after feat of salesmanship. A decade ago he earned a Guinness World Record for selling 2.1m smartphones online...
Over the past six months, the team at 151 Days has been perfecting the details at their Redmond location.
Their slogan, “good things take time,” is a truism rooted in the traditional culinary arts of China. These methods use...
For many, there’s nothing like hitting the road in the car you love, especially in the pandemic. As bars, restaurants, and other favorite gathering places have temporarily closed their doors or shuttered, cars remain a source of freedom and...
Autism, or autism spectrum disorder (ASD), refers to a broad range of conditions characterized by challenges with social skills, repetitive behaviors, speech and nonverbal communication. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, autism affects an estimated 1...
The Seattle staple is thriving by adapting to the times while staying true to its old school roots.
Craig Nobley looks right at home inside Lighthouse Coffee’s Fremont headquarters. He fits the description of a Seattle coffee roaster, right down...
kali9 / iStock.comMoney can be a touchy subject, so how you approach it with others may take some extra thought and consideration. And although everyone has different levels of comfort when it comes to how they approach finances with...
