The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. In 1939, upon arriving late to his statistics course at UC Berkeley, George Dantzig—a first-year graduate student—copied two problems ...

The term ‘Pivot’ in business parlance was popularised by Eric Reis in his ‘Lean Startup’ methodology. In conceptual terms a pivot is a structured course correction based on validated learning and ...

ST. LOUIS — Running a business has become increasingly difficult for restaurant owners across the St. Louis region. Rising costs, changing consumer spending, and an uncertain economy have forced many ...

In June, WSJ’s Joanna Stern headed inside a data center to show just how much energy it takes to make an AI image and video. Photo: David Hall It’s harder than ever to mine bitcoin. And less ...

Long-term investing is usually the key to massive returns in the stock market. But sometimes you bet on the wrong horse. Ford Motor Company (F +1.68%) is an excellent example. With shares generating a ...

So far Georgia has been able to survive the end of the regular season without losing one of their assistant coaches. After countless big name programs fired their head coaches it seemed like there was ...

Some Habitat for Humanity chapters are altering their model and using factory-built housing on some of their sites. It's a change for the organization and for its volunteers. Habitat for Humanity and ...