Tractor Hacking: Watch Our Documentary About Farmers Fighting for the Right to Repair

We went to Nebraska to meet the farmers fighting John Deere's repair monopoly.
Read more: https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/pamkqn/watch-tractor-hacking-john-deere-right-to-repair-documentary?source=Snapzu

Electronics-recycling innovator faces prison for trying to extend computers' lives

Eric Lundgren is obsessed with recycling electronics. His Chatsworth company, IT Asset Partners, processes more than 41 million pounds of e-waste each year and counts IBM, Motorola and Sprint among its clients. But an idea he had to prolong the life of personal computers could land him in prison.
Read more: http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-microsoft-restore-disc-20180215-story.html?source=Snapzu

Nokia sold 4.4 million smartphones in Q4 2017, surpasses OnePlus, Google and others

A revised report from Counterpoint states that HMD Global has sold 4.4 million smartphones in Q4 2017. Counterpoint analyst, Neil Shah, took to Twitter to share that the 1% market share of Nokia puts it just outside the Top 10.
Read more: http://www.techradar.com/news/nokia-sells-44-million-smartphones-in-q4-2017-surpasses-oneplus-google-and-others?source=Snapzu

McDonald's to cut cheeseburgers and chocolate milk from Happy Meal menu

Restaurant chain wants to cut down on calories, fat and sugar and says burgers and chocolate milk won’t be listed on the menu
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/feb/15/mcdonalds-cheeseburgers-happy-meal-menu?source=Snapzu

Berkshire Hathaway doubles down on Apple stock and dumps IBM

Warren Buffett's conglomerate has increased its stake in Apple — and gotten rid of almost its entire IBM stake — a big move for a legendary investor who rarely bets on tech. Berkshire Hathaway revealed Wednesday that it increased its Apple holdings by 23.3 percent to 165.3 million shares, according to SEC filings, and dumped about 94.5 percent of its IBM holdings, leaving just 2.05 million shares.
Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/14/berkshire-hathaway-13f-apple-aapl-stake-up-ibm-stake-down.html?source=Snapzu

Amazon surpasses Microsoft in market value for the first time

Amazon is now worth more than Microsoft. Amazon's market value — its closing share price multiplied by the number of shares outstanding — rose to $702.5 billion on Wednesday, and for the first time passed Microsoft, which is worth $699.2 billion as of the close of trading.
Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/14/amazon-surpasses-microsoft-in-market-value-for-the-first-time.html?source=Snapzu

Why Good Employees Leave (and What You Can Do About It)

Good employees are the best investment your company can make. You go to great lengths to find, recruit, and retain the best people, knowing that they are essential to your company’s continued vitality. Yet despite your best efforts, good employees leave. This is frustrating for you as a manager and can be destabilizing and demoralizing for your other team members. What can you do to keep good employees around?
Read more: https://www.twinelabs.com/blog/2018/1/23/why-good-employees-leave?source=Snapzu