Business
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Priscilla @Priscilla - over 3 years ago
Improving sound for hardware giants, Sweden’s Dirac finds its niche in China
The rise of U.S.-China tensions has accelerated the bifurcation of global technology, with the two superpowers each working on their own tech systems. While the rift might be discouraging cross-border investment and business expansion between the rivals, the …
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Casper @Casper - almost 5 years ago
Special counsel Robert Mueller: 'If we had had confidence that' President Trump 'clearly did not...
Special counsel Robert Mueller broke his silence on Wednesday on his nearly two-year investigation, saying that "if we had had confidence that the president clearly did not commit a crime, we would have said so."Mueller's televised statement to reporters at the Justice D...continued
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Kristina @Kristina - almost 3 years ago
Could Cloud PCs be Microsoft’s gateway to Chromebook-like hardware?
When Microsoft announced that it was releasing a cloud PC service called Windows 365 this morning, it got me thinking. While Windows 365 is about packaging a virtual Windows business desktop in a cloud context, if you think about the announcement in a differe…
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Hulda @Hulda - about 4 years ago
SMB loans platform Kabbage to furlough a ‘significant’ number of staff, close office in Bangalore
Another tech unicorn is feeling the pinch of doing business during the coronavirus pandemic. Today, Kabbage, the SoftBank-backed lending startup that uses machine learning to evaluate loan applications for small and medium businesses, is furloughing a “significant number”...continued
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Kari @Kari - about 4 years ago
No One Wants to Pay for Apple News+
No One Wants to Pay for Apple News+Apple is looking for a new exec to lead its Apple News+ business, because no one wants to pay $10 a month for magazines when there are so many things to watch on TV.Apple News+ launched last March with more than 300 magazines and newspap...continued
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Devin @Devin - over 2 years ago
News aggregator SmartNews raises $230 million, valuing its business at $2 billion
SmartNews, a Tokyo-headquartered news aggregation website and app that’s grown in popularity despite hefty competition from built-in aggregators like Apple News, today announced it has closed on $230 million in Series F funding. The round brings SmartNews’ to…
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Eleanora @Eleanora - 7 months ago
Nearly 10 years into running my business, I asked an expert which insurance I need to protect it ...
An insurance expert told me my small business needs a business owner's policy, and maybe cyber and worker's comp insurance as well.
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Alexzander @Alexzander - almost 5 years ago
Top NYT Editor Admits Paper Was ‘Overly Cautious’ With New Trump Assault Allegation
NYT Admits It Was ‘Overly Cautious’ With New Trump Assault ClaimThe top editor of the New York Times admitted on Monday that the paper was “overly cautious” in its handling of an accusation of sexual assault against President Trump.According to the Times’ “Reader Center,”...continued
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Patrick @Patrick - over 3 years ago
Small toy stores are worried they won't stay in business after this year
The winter holidays are typically the busiest, and most successful, time of the year for Erin Blanton, the owner of Pufferbellies toy store in Staunton, Virginia.
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Arvid @Arvid - almost 5 years ago
CSL's MV Cedarglen to set sail on final journey
CSL's MV Cedarglen to set sail on final journey"Despite her age, Cedarglen was an incredibly well-maintained ship with an impressive safety record," said Louis Martel, President and CEO of The CSL Group. "It's thanks to the great teamwork and dedication on board that she ...continued
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Jaydon @Jaydon - almost 5 years ago
Amex launches the Blue Business Cash Card
Amex launches the Blue Business Cash Card with 2% cash back and no annual feeHeads up! We share savvy shopping and personal finance tips to put extra cash in your wallet. Android Central may receive a commission from The Points Guy Affiliate NetworkAmerican Express has mo...continued
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Felicita @Felicita - almost 5 years ago
Procter and Gamble wants to redefine the word 'black'
P&G's "Redefine Black" campaign is asking dictionaries to change their definitions of the word "black."Procter & GambleProcter & Gamble's "My Black is Beautiful" campaign is asking for dictionaries to update their definitions of the word "black." "My Black is...continued
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Delia @Delia - almost 4 years ago
Help Local Booksellers by Using These Amazon Alternatives
Screenshot : David MurphyWhether you love or hate Amazon doesn’t matter. Right now, two facts are clear: It’s probably taking you a bit longer to receive non-essential items from the retail giant, depending on what you’re ordering and when you’re ordering it, and there ar...continued
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Joe @Joe - over 1 year ago
An elite Wall Street bank gets a $35 million lesson: Just call tech support
Wall Street's big banks are lousy with highly educated people yanked from among the top performers at the world's best business schools and universities. They are elite and powerful. And sometimes, like every human, they do very dumb things.
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Assunta @Assunta - about 3 years ago
To rebuild manufacturing, the US needs to beef up the Small Business Innovation Research program
We have only a small window of time to restore manufacturing as a foundation of American prosperity, and a remarkable but underappreciated federal program has a big role to play.
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Alexzander @Alexzander - over 2 years ago
Link-in-bio monetization platform Snipfeed raises a $5.5M seed round
The link-in-bio business is heating up as more mobile website builders compete for a coveted slice of real estate on a creator’s TikTok, Instagram, or Twitter. Linktree leads the space, securing a recent $45 million Series B raise to build out e-commerce feat…
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Meggie @Meggie - almost 4 years ago
Shady Face Recognition Firm Clearview AI Says It's Left Canada Amid Two Federal Investigations
Photo : Dhruv MehrotraDystopian, U.S.-based face recognition firm Clearview AI has suspended its contract with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP ), effectively locking its business out of Canada entirely, Bloomberg reported on Monday.AdvertisementClearview has becom...continued
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Wilmer @Wilmer - almost 3 years ago
AWS is buying encrypted messaging service Wickr
Amazon’s cloud services giant Amazon Web Services (AWS) is getting into the encrypted messaging business. The company has just announced that it’s buying secure communications service Wickr — a messaging app that has geared itself towards providing services t…
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Nelson @Nelson - almost 4 years ago
How Europe's art world is welcoming back visitors
Image copyright Enrico Fontolan/Palazzo Barberini Image caption Caravaggio's Narcissus is back on display at the Rijksmuseum as part of its Caravaggio-Bernini exhibitionSome of Europe's best known art museums are reopening after closing in March for the Covid-19 pandemic ...continued
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Alan @Alan - over 3 years ago
Gillmor Gang: Strange Days Indeed
The place we’re in, the valley of the dolls between the vote and the Inauguration, is overshadowed by the battle to save our lives. The vaccines look promising, and so does the persistence of the Trumpster to play his games. Somehow we have to live with that,…
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Elian @Elian - 4 months ago
Why you shouldn't be scared of spiders, according to a biology professor
Sara Goodacre, a professor of evolutionary biology, told Business Insider why people shouldn't be scared of spiders.
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Arvid @Arvid - over 3 years ago
Check Out These Careers You Didn't Know You Could Do Remotely
Photo : LightField Studios ( Shutterstock )When this whole pandemic lockdown business started a few months ago, a lot of people settled in for what we thought would be a few weeks—maybe even a whole month—of staying home. Those who were fortunate enough to have a job wher...continued
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Maida @Maida - almost 5 years ago
Here's why global stocks aren't sinking despite the US tariff hike
A global stock market sell-off started to ease on Friday despite the U.S. fulfilling a promise to ramp up tariffs on Chinese goods. div > div.group > p:first-child"> ...continued
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Alan @Alan - over 3 years ago
Where nonprofit news and business intersect
Some people might think of the nonprofit news field as a slow-moving, foundation-funded industry. While this picture might have held up a decade ago, today nonprofit newsrooms are bucking the typical reliance on grants and donations and growing into strategic…
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Elaina @Elaina - almost 5 years ago
Analyst with bear stock case of $560
An analyst for a firm with a major investment in Tesla said Friday that recent drastic price-target cuts on the stock by others on Wall Street are missing the big picture.Ark Invest, whose founder predicted on CNBC last year that Tesla could hit $4,000 per share, stands b...continued
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