By Bill Keveney, USA TODAY BURBANK, Calif. – Visiting the set of The Muppets(ABC, Sept. 22, 8 p.m. ET/PT) makes you feel like a kid again. In the larger sense, it’s the youthful memory ofKermit the Frog, Miss Piggy and the rest of Jim Henson’s menagerie of animal, human and species-defying puppets. In the smaller sense, […]

By Maria Puente, USA TODAY Movie star-turned-politician Arnold Schwarzeneggerwill replace mogul-turned-would-be politician Donald Trump on The Celebrity Apprentice, NBC announced Monday. The former California governor, although he’s not a billionaire like Trump, is a good fit for the show, which will return for the 2016-17 season, the network said. As governor for two terms, Schwarzenegger managed […]

This interview with Patty Stonesifer, chief executive of Martha’s Table, a provider of food and clothing for low-income people, was conducted and condensed by Adam Bryant. Q. What were some early influences for you? A. I’m the sixth of nine children. The most notable things about my family were that my parents had to achieve […]

By Tom Warren writing for The Verge Apple is usually the company that hides secret hints in its event invites, but Microsoft is joining in on the fun today, too. Hidden in the full Windows 10 hardware invite, Microsoft embedded some binary code that links to a webpage with a new ninja cat wallpaper. Reddit users were quick to […]

The company is conducting an experiment in how far it can pushwhite-collar workers to get them to achieve its ever-expanding ambitions. By JODI KANTOR and DAVID STREITFELD SEATTLE — On Monday mornings, fresh recruits line up for an orientation intended to catapult them into Amazon’s singular way of working. They are told to forget the […]

By YOKO KUBOTA INA, Japan— Toyota Motor Corp.’s production methods have been studied the world over, inspiring dozens of books about management and manufacturing. So where does Toyota go when it needs management advice? To this mountain town, where a little company called Ina Food Industry Co. makes a living turning seaweed into a gelatin-like substance […]

If you’ve noticed that your computer is slowing down to a crawl lately and for no apparent reason, one of the possible causes comes in the form of malicious internet bots that have secretly seized control over your device. What exactly is an internet bot? Internet bots, also known as web robots, WWW robots or […]

By Mary Dunlap, MBA There’s no doubt that when your employees are happy and engaged you experience better business results. There’s also no doubt that employees can become disengaged. Do you know how to best handle an unhappy employee who is not performing up to par? This article gives you guidance to address behaviors and […]

By Traci Watson, Special to USA TODAY Three trillion. That’s the staggering number of trees on Earth, according to a new tally that astounds even the scientists who compiled it. Three trillion is three followed by 12 zeroes, which is more than the number of stars in the Milky Way and more than the number of […]

Nov. 12: Birth of pro football The date was November 12, 1892, a day that would forever be etched in sports history, although no one involved that day could possibly have recognized the importance of the occasion. It was the day that the Allegheny Athletic Association football team defeated the Pittsburgh Athletic Club. The game […]