Bowman: Microsoft CEO’s comments on awaiting raises thoughtless

Some men just don't get it. Satya Nadella, the CEO of Microsoft, is one of them. More than 8,000 people from all over the world traveled to Phoenix this week to attend a conference to celebrate women in technology and to hear Nadella speak on the topic,...

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Box Office Mojo site disappears into IMDB

BoxOfficeMojo.com has vanished with the site redirecting to Amazon.com's IMDb. The Box Office Mojo site was acquired by Amazon in late 2008. Reps for Amazon were not immediately available for comment. The Box Office Mojo site was widely used by the...

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Kmart hit by data breach Retailer Sears Holdings Corp. said the payment data systems at its Kmart stores had been compromised, the latest in a series of computer security breaches to hit U.S. companies in recent months. The U.S. Secret Service confirmed...

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US investigates failures in Michelin truck tires

DETROIT — U.S. safety regulators are investigating reports that some Michelin heavy truck tires can fail and cause crashes. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it has six complaints and a police report about seven crashes involving...

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Designer Regatta unit boasts luxury, views

This designer-created 20th-floor unit at the Regatta Riverview in East Cambridge has great views of the Zakim Bridge, the Charles River, NorthPoint Park, Charlestown and the Boston skyline. The 436-unit two-tower Regatta was built on land across from...

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State report asks business to close gender wage gap

Gov. Deval Patrick is challenging businesses to close the wage gap and recruit more women to senior positions as a task force yesterday released a report showing women still earn less than men in comparable positions. The "Successful Women, Successful...

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Artists for Humanity to be big draw

A South Boston nonprofit that pays Hub teens to work with professional artists and designers is planning a major expansion of its flagship facility that's a model for economical green building. The Artists for Humanity EpiCenter would nearly quadruple...

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Oil, natural gas prices confound New England

HARTFORD, Conn. — Pipeline bottlenecks that drove up natural gas home heating prices in New England last winter could cause trouble when the weather again turns cold, but oil prices that once climbed to record territory continue to fall. That unusual...

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Netflix now charging extra for 4k Ultra HD content

Netflix offers only a handful of titles in eye-popping Ultra HD -- including the first season of NBC's "The Blacklist" -- but to watch them, subscribers will have to pay for its most expensive service tier. New Netflix members who want access to Ultra...

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'Gone Girl' draws blood with $26 million, 'Dracula Untold' tops Friday box office

Despite losing the Friday race to Universal's horror actioner "Dracula Untold," "Gone Girl" is headed for its second consecutive box office win. Fox's thriller looks to draw blood with $26 million this weekend, while "Dracula" is close behind with a...

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