UpFront
.jpg?impolicy=website&width=800&height=600 "The week the CEOs got smacked")
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Obesity: Increasing vulnerability for hypertension
Primary hypertension is consistently gaining prevalence in association with obesity, says Dr Amrita Ghosh
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SoftBank bet billions on disruptive companies. Many have not paid off
In what may be a reckoning for Masayoshi Son, Wall Street has started running from companies backed by SoftBank and its Vision Fund. The CEO of WeWork stepped down this week; Uber's stock has fallen nearly 30% from its May IPO price; and shares in Slack have tumbled more than 40% from their first day of trading in June
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Facebook tests hiding 'Likes' on social media posts
On Thursday, the social network said it was starting a test in Australia, where people's Likes, video view counts and other measurements of posts would become private to other users, after activists have advocated that the metrics have a negative impact on self-esteem
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How PayPal aims to grow market share in India
US-headquartered PayPal is banking on technological innovations and the growing popularity of digital payments in the country
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Sometimes, recession is good: John Forrester
Why Forrester, Cushman and Wakefield's global president, is bullish on India
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Juul replaces its CEO with a tobacco executive
After frantic days of internal meetings, the vaping company announced that its current chief executive, Kevin Burns, would be replaced by K.C. Crosthwaite—a top official at Altria, the cigarette giant that bought a 35 percent share in Juul for $12.8 billion in December
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Amazon wants Alexa to move far beyond the living room
In a flurry of announcements Wednesday, Amazon unveiled the latest additions to the growing list of products tied to the company's Alexa voice assistant—earbuds, glasses, a ring, even a new dog collar
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Ask Mi anything
Xiaomi is stretching the Mi brand to sell everything from luggage to smart TVs
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VW Executives and Ex-CEO charged with market manipulation
On Tuesday, German prosecutors charged the automaker's two highest-ranking executives with stock market manipulation for failing to inform shareholders of an investigation in the United States that led to its conviction for emissions cheating
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WeWork breaks up with CEO
Adam Neumann was forced to step down as chief executive after a lengthy board meeting Tuesday, under pressure from directors and investors after he led a botched attempt to take the closely watched company public
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A look at India's cashless revolution
India, in particular, is seeing a digital payments boom, second in growth only to Russia