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As CEO of one of the largest companies in the world, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has had some experience dealing with feedback — both good and bad. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos recently spoke in an interview in Berlin about what he's learned from the challenges his company has faced and how he deals with criticism. Amazon has faced scrutiny about everything from product features to wages, and most recently dealt with some strong opinions about its business practices from President Trump. Bezos says that there are two kinds of critics, and that the key is always to "look in a mirror and decide, are your critics right? If they're right, change. Don't resist." Jeff Bezos has faced his fair share of criticism ever since he launched Amazon as an online bookseller in 1994, competing with the likes of Barnes & Noble, and he's since created a strategy for dealing with harsh feedback. "At that time all of the headlines ... the funniest were about how we were about...

KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who reliably revealed iPhone details months before they were announced, seems to have left for greener pastures. Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has become famous among Apple observers for publishing accurate rumors about upcoming Apple products. Now he's left his bank, KGI Securities, according to a Chinese-language report. If you've heard a rumor about an unreleased Apple product in the past five years, there's a good chance it came from Ming-Chi Kuo, an equities analyst at financial firm KGI Securities. His "Apple Insight" and "Mobile Insight" notes were closely followed by tech executives and armchair analysts alike. His research had an excellent track record of accurately describing Apple products — months before they officially launched. His research was widely cited by both Apple blogs and major business publications. It moved markets, particularly in the Asian hardware makers that sell parts to Apple. He may be ...

Buhari is currently holding a bilateral meeting with President Donald Trump of the United States. President Muhammadu Buhari is currently in a bilateral meeting with President Donald Trump of the United States. The meeting is holding at the Oval office in the White House. Buhari and Trump are expected to address a press conference at 6:30pm Nigerian time. See more pictures below:   ridoola.blogspot.com.ng

NASA's Mars InSight Lander is set to blast off on May 5, 2018. It'll check out what's been happening for the past 4.5 billion years on the red planet, investigate Mars quakes, and check the planet's temperature. NASA is about to launch a mission to Mars. But don't get your space suit zipped up just yet: The trip is for a solar-powered lander, not people. The NASA inspection kit is named InSight, and it's a 794-pound Martian lander. InSight (which stands for In terior Exploration using S eismic I nvestigations, G eodesy and H eat T ransport) is set to blast off for Mars from California's Vandenberg Air Force Base at around 4 a.m. PT on May 5, 2018. Scientists at NASA say the lander will give the red planet a 4.5-billion-year-overdue "checkup." InSight has three main objectives on Mars: taking the planet's temperature, measuring its size, and monitoring for "marsquakes." Take a look at what the roughly $828 ...

The Marvel Cinematic Universe has been a box office smash, but some more than others. Here's every movie ranked by their opening weekend domestic box office, including the reigning champion "Avengers: Infinity War." Millions of people turned out for Marvel's latest film, "Avengers: Infinity War," over the weekend. The film broke the opening weekend box-office record , beating the opening of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" with $258 million. It also broke the Sunday box-office record with $69.2 million. It's the latest successful entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In February, "Black Panther" also broke records, becoming the highest February opening of all time, and (until now) the highest four-day gross for a MCU movie. But even that four-day weekend couldn't topple "Infinity War." How do the other movies in the MCU compare? Below are the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies ranked, according to thei...

Teens are bragging about vaping, or "Juuling," with an e-cig called a Juul. But vaping has health risks, especially for young people. The Juul vape pen, an e-cigarette that comes with a vaporizer and pre-filled containers of nicotine liquid, is soaring in popularity . Young people appear to be especially drawn to the device, which is discrete enough to hide. Juul is emphatic that its product is made to appeal to adults looking to switch from smoking to vaping. US Food and Drug commissioner Scott Gottlieb has been recently citing concerns with e-cigs and has repeatedly called out the Juul by name . Vaping is becoming increasingly popular, and now a vape pen that's small, discrete, and easy to use is taking over high schools — and the e-cig market . The Juul (pronounced "jewel") appears to have a loyal and growing following among young people , who brag on social media about being able to sneak puffs in class or in the bathroom. But it's not...

"Avatar" producer Jon Landau compares James Cameron filming the four sequels at the same time as doing a 'miniseries on a super scale.' The first sequel opens this Christmas. James Cameron is currently shooting multiple sequels of his hit movie "Avatar" at the same time. Producer Jon Landau explains the mindset they are all in to pull it off. "Avatar 2" opens in theaters this Christmas. James Cameron is currently shooting not one, not two, but three “Avatar” sequels at the same time. And he’ll soon begin work on a fourth! After the explosive success of the 2009 fantasy movie that pushed the boundaries of computer graphics and 3D, while becoming the highest-grossing movie of all time , Cameron has been mapping out how to continue the story into a franchise. And like all things Cameron is involved in, what he came up with is extremely ambitious. It was announced last September that Cameron had begun production on four “...

Teens are bragging about vaping, or "Juuling," with an e-cig called a Juul. But vaping has health risks, especially for young people. The Juul vape pen, an e-cigarette that comes with a vaporizer and pre-filled containers of nicotine liquid, is soaring in popularity . Young people appear to be especially drawn to the device, which is discrete enough to hide. Juul is emphatic that its product is made to appeal to adults looking to switch from smoking to vaping. US Food and Drug commissioner Scott Gottlieb has been recently citing concerns with e-cigs and has repeatedly called out the Juul by name . Vaping is becoming increasingly popular, and now a vape pen that's small, discrete, and easy to use is taking over high schools — and the e-cig market . The Juul (pronounced "jewel") appears to have a loyal and growing following among young people , who brag on social media about being able to sneak puffs in class or in the bathroom. But it's not...

On Saturday, April 28, 2018, cloud accounting startup, Accounteer, came first in the MEST Africa Challenge. On Saturday, April 28, 2018, cloud accounting startup, Accounteer, came first in the MEST Africa Challenge . The event held at MEST Africa’s Lagos incubator in Ikoyi. Accounteer faced competition from seven other non-MEST startups to emerge winner. This win guarantees it a place at the MEST Africa Summit in Cape Town this June and a chance to compete for $50,000 in equity investment. For as low as $10 per month (3600 Naira), Accounteer allows small business owners create invoices, track expenses, and follow up on their finances online without the fear of losing their records or the stress of spending so much time on manual processes. The competitors The other startups that competed on Saturday include: OsusuMobile, a fintech startup that provides microloans and microsavings to small-scale entrepreneurs through their mobile phones; OVG Media, a digital video platform that o...

"I get asked about work-life balance all the time," Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos said. "That's a debilitating phrase because it implies there's a strict trade-off." Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos says he believes the term "work-life balance" is a "debilitating phrase." Bezos revealed that one of the top pieces of advice he offers new Amazon employees is that they shouldn't view the two as a strict trade-off. Instead, Bezos thinks of his personal and professional pursuits as a "circle" rather than a balancing act. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos isn't a fan of the phrase "work-life balance." At a recent awards event hosted by Axel Springer and Business Insider US editor in chief Alyson Shontell, Bezos revealed the counterintuitive advice he offers new Amazon employees. Bezos believes that his new hires should stop attempting to achieve "balance" within their professional and personal lives,...

Logikcull took in a $25 million round earlier this year, even though it didn't need it, says CEO Andy Wilson. Logikcull is an eDiscovery startup that's helping lawyers do more with fewer resources. Legal tech startup Logikcull provides eDiscovery software, helping lawyers sift through massive piles of documents. It competes with the likes of Symantec and Microsoft. Logikcull raised $25 million in January, even though it didn't need it, says Wilson. The CEO tells us it's because Logikcull has surged in popularity in the legal world. Its best-known customer might be the legal team representing the gymnasts suing Michigan State University for its role in the Larry Nassar case. Logikcull, a San Francisco-based startup that makes eDiscovery software, didn't need the money when Silicon Valley venture firm New Enterprise Associates approached the company last year. Yet, the firm gave Logikcull $25 million, preempting its next funding round, the company an...

The Vice Chancellor of Bayero University advises Nigerian students to share the cultural heritage of Nigerian people on social media. The Vice-Chancellor of Bayero University, Kano , Prof Yahuza Bello, has advised Nigerian students to promote folklores on social media. Bello gave the advice at the 4th Annual Congress and 13th Nigerian Folklore Society Conference on Monday in Kano.   According to him, the social media folklores should be aimed at inculcating moral discipline and uplifting the cultural heritage of Nigerian people all over the world. Bello said there was an urgent need for students to adhere to the ethics of writing in any Nigerian Language, especially on folklores. ALSO READ: 10 most sought-after universities in Nigeria “The folklore society is one of the oldest in Nigeria, but due to so many challenges, it had not been functioning effectively. “The leadership of the society need to embark on such conference every year to speedily revive it for the benefit ...

Onazi has called on the NFF administration to resolves its issues before the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Super Eagles midfielder Ogenyi Onazi has shown support for the Amaju Pinnick led Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) ahead of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. With less than 50 days left to the start of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, there is a renewal of the feud between  NFF President aspirant Chris Giwa and Amaju Pinnick with the former claiming a court case has ruled him the body’s leader . As vice-captain oF the Super Eagles Onazi took to his official Twitter account to urge the NFF administration to forge a strong combination ahead of the summer tournament. A message on his Twitter accounts said, “No…not again. The worst periods of our football in recent past were those times when we had these ‘court’ distractions. Let’s not go back to those days. We need to support the NFF, the World Cup is just some days away.”   The 25-year-old recently returned to action for Tr...

Sinzu is back. Yes, your favourite rappers', favourite rapper is back and he just wants to rap For Babalola Falemi, aka Sauce Kid, aka Sinzu, who recently gained his freedom from a US prison, ''Old things have passed away and behold, all things have become new''. The rapper who had been in jail since July 2016 has been granted freedom after duly serving his time and earlier today, he took to his twitter page to acknowledge tweets and confirm that all he wants to do is rap.   It will be recalled that Sinzu first came into out consciousness following his 2005 hit single, 'Omoge' , which featured legendary singer Mike Okri . The song introduced the young rapper to the Nigerian audience and from then on, Sinzu enjoyed relative success after he moved back fully to the country. ALSO READ: Sad story of Nigerian rapper From singles like Yebariba , to his verse on Knighthouse's Finest , to 'E don dey mad' and later Under G , Sauce was a b...

23andMe now lets users share information about what treatments for conditions like depression and ADHD do and don't work for them. 5,000 people have used the feature so far. Genetics testing company 23andMe recently launched a feature that allows customers to share information about what treatments for 18 conditions — including depression and ADHD — do and don't work for them. Outside experts call the feature "concerning" and say it could mislead people or discourage them from getting the proper treatment. The feature currently has more than 5,000 users, 23andMe says. In a move that psychologists and psychiatrists are calling "concerning," popular genetics company 23andMe launched an initiative earlier this month allowing customers to share tips about which treatments for conditions including ADHD and depression do or don't work for them. Since rolling out the feature, called "Condition Pages," last week, 23andMe says it has att...

Susanne Daniels, the global head of original content for YouTube, admitted in a recent interview that her company's original programming can't compete with the investment in original spending that Netflix has made in recent years. Susanne Daniels, the global head of original content for YouTube, said in a recent interview that her company's original programming can't compete with Netflix's investment in original content. " I don’t think you can compete with Netflix at this point; they're too far ahead," Daniels told IndieWire of YouTube Red, the company's subscription programming service. Daniels added, "I do think, in time, we can compete with Hulu and Amazon and certainly Apple, and hopefully, you'll see us do that." Netflix, which will have spent an estimated $8 billion on content in 2018, reached a mark of 125 million global subscribers in April. Netflix has faced competition in the TV streaming field from massi...

T-Mobile and Sprint announced Sunday that the two mobile carriers will merge. The new combined entity will be called T-Mobile and will have a wireless subscriber base of around 70 million, compared to 111 Verizon subscribers and 78 million AT&T subscribers. This story was delivered to Business Insider Intelligence Apps and Platforms Briefing subscribers hours before appearing on Business Insider. To be the first to know, please click here . T-Mobile and Sprint announced Sunday that the two mobile carriers will merge. The new combined entity will be called T-Mobile and will have a wireless subscriber base of around 70 million, compared to 111 million Verizon subscribers and 78 million AT&T subscribers. When the merger takes effect the number of major mobile carriers in the US will shrink from 4 to 3. The announcement comes just five months after Sprint and T-Mobile officially called off the last attempts at a merger , and marks the third time in four years that the f...

Facebook's security team battles with reports of suspicious people harassing employees. In one incident, a security officer was sprayed in the face with mace. Over the past year, there was roughly one 911 call made from Facebook's California headquarters every two days about everything from medical emergencies to suspicious vehicles. Business Insider has obtained the logs for the calls, which show the security and emergency issues the social networking giant faces daily. The company's security team battles with reports of suspicious people harassing its employees — and in one incident, a Facebook security officer was sprayed in the face with mace. There were four 911 calls in one month seeking mental evaluations, and there were more than 90 calls about medical emergencies throughout the year. SAN FRANCISCO — On the morning of January 31, 2017, a 37-year-old man arrived at Facebook's headquarters in Menlo Park, California, demanding to speak to Mark Zuck...

The minister said Buhari refused to use taxpayers' money because of his moral uprightness. The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Usani Uguru Usani, has revealed that President Muhammadu Buhari did not use taxpayers' money for his treatment of an undisclosed illness while he was away in the United Kingdom for months in 2017. The president spent a combined 154 days in London on two separate medical visits to treat the undisclosed illness, prompting criticism about the taxpayers' money being wasted in medical costs in the foreign country. While speaking to a crowd recently in a video published by President Buhari's Personal Assistant on Social Media, Lauretta Onochie , on Monday, April 30, 2018, Usani claimed the president did not pay for his treatment with taxpayers' money even though it's his right.   According to the minister, the president refused to use taxpayers' money because of his moral uprightness. He said, "President Buhari is such a ...

"I get asked about work-life balance all the time," Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos said. "...That's a debilitating phrase because it implies there's a strict trade-off." Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos says he believes the term "work-life balance" is a "debilitating phrase." Bezos revealed that one of the top pieces of advice he offers new Amazon employees is that they shouldn't view the two as a strict tradeoff. Instead, Bezos thinks of his personal and professional pursuits as a "circle" rather than a balancing act. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos isn't a fan of the phrase "work-life balance." At a recent awards event hosted by Axel Springer and Business Insider US Editor in Chief Alyson Shontell, Bezos revealed the counterintuitive advice he offers new Amazon employees. Bezos believes that his new hires should stop attempting to achieve "balance" within their professional and personal lives,...