Think Grammar Doesn't Matter? It Could Be Holding You Back From a Promotion

Many people think that once they leave school, they don't need to worry about grammar. In the real world, most people will just figure out what you mean ... right?

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Co-founder feuds at L.A. tech start-ups show how handshake deals can blow up

Two Stanford University undergraduates shook hands in their dormitory in early 2011, agreeing to partner on what they hoped would be the next big technology start-up. But as their dream came true, their simple exercise of trust became a liability when one co-founder was dumped. A flimsy foundation of oral OKs, napkin scribblings and youthful haste, it turns out, is a dangerous mix. And a common one.

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A Guide to YouTube Interactive Cards: Desktop, Mobile Annotations

YouTube has launched new interactive YouTube Cards (annotations replacement) that are visible via mobile devices. We show you how to get the best out of the new feature.

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Boeing patents 'Star Wars'-style force fields

Aircraft and military manufacturer Boeing has been granted a patent on a system that is designed to prevent explosion shockwaves from harming a target.

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The Apple Watch's Insanely Great Economics

The most compelling case you can make for the Apple Watch is that it frees us from our phones: the ones Apple sold us. No longer will we have to pull them out to hail Ubers, check Instagram, or send texts. As TechCrunch’s Matthew Panzarino elegantly points out, “There are very few products that allow you to hand someone cash and be given back time. This will be the Apple Watch metric to track: time saved.”

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What the Superdollar Means for Summer Travel

With the Superdollar near parity with the euro, airfares to Paris are down 14 percent from a year ago, according to popular travel site Orbitz. Hotel rates have sunk 10 percent from last year.

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Good Kid, c.A.S.h. City: New Kendrick Lamar Album Rakes in Streaming Revenue

Hip-hop wunderkind Kendrick Lamar unexpectedly released his second major-label album, To Pimp a Butterfly, on Spotify on Monday morning, a week ahead of its scheduled March 23 release date. By early Tuesday, Lamar had broken the record for most Spotify streams in a single day: 9.6 million times all the way through the album, according to a Spotify representative who spoke to the Los Angeles Times.

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