Global Game
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How Occidental Petroleum became the top producer in the US's Permian basin
As the first woman to run a big American oil company, Vicki Hollub has quickly made Oxy leaner, smarter, gentler—and poised to gusher cash for the next half-century
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Meet this year's top philanthropists trying to make a difference
The 40 noteworthy givers include billionaires, celebrities and other generous folks
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Yao Ming: A star returns home
Despite fears that he would leave China behind, basketball legend Yao Ming always planned to come back and use his fame and fortune for philanthropy
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How Donald Trump filled his company coffers with charity money
The US president directed hundreds of thousands of dollars from his son's kids-with-cancer foundation into his business
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How Ellen DeGeneres pioneered a platform for the streaming age
Ellentube, which was launched in October 2014 to offer bite-size content directly to fans, is now a blueprint for members of the Celebrity 100
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Netflix Zombies: Direct-to-video is now making a comeback
Once a career kiss of death, the model has been revived by Adam Sandler and other actors marketing directly to their hard-core fans through streaming
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The Weeknd rakes in $92 million as music goes freemium
Physical album sales and digital downloads are down. But more people are listening to more music than ever
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Streaming is now the dominant platform for music consumption
Aggregate earnings of the Celebrity 100 directly related to streaming has surged to $387 million from $177 million last year
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MySpace co-founder Chris DeWolfe's second act
His pioneering social media company did not become Facebook. But Chris DeWolfe is now seeking permanence in the ephemeral sphere of mobile games with Jam City
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Midea banks on robotics business to stay relevant
The world's largest appliance company makes more refrigerators, ACs and other household items than any firm. Now, with the advantage of its low-cost Chinese labour disappearing, it's entered the robotics business
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For Baidu, AI means more than frontier research
Baidu veers from its core business to gamble on artificial intelligence
