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Bart
@Bart -
over 2 years ago
Ford builds leadership team of commercial vehicle unit ahead of E-Transit launch
Ford has hired six senior-level executives to its newly minted commercial vehicles and services business unit as the automaker prepares to bring to market the E-Transit cargo van and the F-150 Lightning Pro pickup truck — two electric vehicles it’s betting w…
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Roger
@Roger -
over 4 years ago
Uber’s Shin-pei Tsay is coming to TC Sessions: Mobility
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Angus
@Angus -
about 2 years ago
NVIDIA has reportedly abandoned its plans to purchase ARM
NVIDIA's has reportedly abandoned its plans to purchase ARM, the UK-based business that licenses chip technology used in most smartphones. According to The Information, the deal collapsed on Monday, a year and a half after NVIDIA announced that it's purchasin…
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Hank
@Hank -
6 months ago
Microsoft’s new AI-powered Office assistant is here — if you’ve got $9,000 and 300 friends
Microsoft is quietly launching its Microsoft 365 Copilot. The AI-powered assistant promises to overhaul how Office documents are created, but not many businesses can use it yet./cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24794375/M365Copilot_HeroBanner_Apps_BLOG_FEATURE.jpg)
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Marie
@Marie -
about 4 years ago
Senate passes new $484 billion relief bill to replenish small business loans, fund hospitals and ...
A new federal aid package designed to provide economic relief to businesses still immobilized by the coronavirus just passed in the Senate.The $484 billion in total aid passed after two weeks of negotiations between Republicans, who wanted to press additional small busine...continued
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Elaina
@Elaina -
about 3 years ago
Wattpad, the storytelling platform, is selling to South Korea’s Naver for $600 million
Wattpad, the 14-year-old, Toronto-based, venture-backed storytelling platform with reach into a number of verticals, is being acquired by Naver, the South Korean conglomerate, in a $600 million cash-and-stock deal. Naver plans to incorporate at least part of …
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Juliet
@Juliet -
over 4 years ago
Mobster’s Jailbreak Plan: Floss, Hacksaw Blade, Crash Diet and a Priest
Mobster’s Jailbreak Plan: Floss, Hacksaw Blade, Crash Diet and a PriestTo break out of a federal jail, a suspected Mafia soldier named Christopher Londonio planned to use dental floss as a glass-cutter, Kool-Aid as clothing dye and “lots of bran” to slim down.It was all p...continued
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Kraig
@Kraig -
7 months ago
Goldman Sachs Wants Out of the Apple Card Business, Report Claims
Goldman Sachs’ third-quarter earnings may be the final straw for the Apple Card as the Wall Street giant faces internal pressure to exit the consumer-lending space. The Apple partnership has long been seen as a distraction from Goldman’s core business, the Wa…
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Assunta
@Assunta -
6 months ago
X introduces an ad-free ‘Premium+’ tier for $16 a month
X is adding two new tiers to its subscription offering, previously known as Twitter Blue. The company is adding a new, $16 per month “Premium+ tier” that eliminates ads in users’ following and “for you” timelines, in addition to the blue checkmark and other e…
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Iva
@Iva -
about 2 months ago
All Signs Point to Apple TV+ Getting Ads
Apple TV+ is the last major streaming service that doesn’t have an ad-supported tier, but that seems poised to change. Apple just hired a 14-year ad executive from NBCUniversal, Joseph Cady, to further beef up its growing video advertising team, according to …
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Angus
@Angus -
over 4 years ago
Partisans Dig In as Executives Call for Action on Guns
Partisans Dig In as Executives Call for Action on GunsWhen a letter signed by about 150 leaders of some of the nation’s most recognizable companies called on Thursday for tighter gun control measures, the reactions cut largely along partisan lines.Democrats like Senator R...continued
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Sandrine
@Sandrine -
almost 5 years ago
US income growth is an 'insurance policy against bad GDP,' White House economic advisor Kevin...
Kevin Hassett, chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, speaks to members of the media outside the White House in Washington, D.C., April 1, 2019.Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesWhite House Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Kevin Hassett on Fr...continued
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Kari
@Kari -
almost 5 years ago
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin spoke with Walmart's CFO about sourcing products away from China
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin testified on Capitol Hill on Wednesday that he has spoken with a top Walmart executive about how the retail giant can best position itself and keep prices low amid the growing trade war with China.In response to a question from Rep. Ben M...continued
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Torey
@Torey -
over 2 years ago
Andrew Garfield Reflects on Sony Ignoring His Idea to Make Spider-Man Bisexual
Andrew Garfield has always been frank about the disappointment he faced with the outcome of his Amazing Spider-Man duology—not in having embodied the legendary superhero, but in the creative and business decisions behind it. Now, as rumors swirl about his pot…
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Hulda
@Hulda -
about 4 years ago
India’s Swiggy raises $113M led by Prosus
Weeks after Zomato acquired Uber’s food delivery business in India, its chief local rival is bulking up some ammunition of its own.Swiggy, India’s largest food delivery startup, announced on Wednesday it has raised $113 million as part of its Series I financing round. Pro...continued
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Raoul
@Raoul -
almost 4 years ago
Start a successful e-commerce business with this set of online classes
Products featured here are selected by our partners at StackCommerce.If you buy something through links on our site, Mashable may earn an affiliate commission.TL;DR: The Ultimate Shopify and Ecommerce Expert bundle is on sale for £31.18 as of June 26, saving you 97% on li...continued
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Eleanora
@Eleanora -
almost 4 years ago
Uber acquires meal delivery service Postmates for $2.65 billion
Uber will acquire food delivery service Postmates in a $2.65 billion all-stock deal intended to give the ride-hail company a much-need jolt after its offer to buy Grubhub fell apart amid antitrust scrutiny.Postmates’ app will continue to run separately after the acquisiti...continued
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Hulda
@Hulda -
almost 2 years ago
Funeral Home Operator Pleads Guilty in ‘Illegal Body Part Scheme’
Megan Hess, who pleaded guilty to mail fraud, sold body parts without families’ consent in a business she operated with her mother, officials said.
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Teagan
@Teagan -
almost 5 years ago
'Don't say we didn't warn you': A phrase from China signals the trade war could get even worse
Chinese President Xi Jinping stands by national flags.Johannes Eisele | AFP | Getty ImagesThe biggest Chinese newspaper explicitly warned the U.S. on Wednesday that China would cut off rare earth minerals as a countermeasure in the escalated trade battle, using an express...continued
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Kari
@Kari -
over 3 years ago
What Freelancers Should Know About the New Tax Form
Image : Jacob Lund ( Shutterstock )If you made money from freelancing or gig economy work in 2020, you will receive a new tax form by February 1, 2021—Form 1099-NEC. This replaces Form 1099-MISC, which companies have to send when you earn $600 or more. Although there are ...continued
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Alexander
@Alexander -
almost 5 years ago
Tesla may be about to lose a key group of investors that have stuck with the struggling stock
Elon Musk, co-founder and chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., speaks during an unveiling event for the Tesla Model Y crossover electric vehicle in Hawthorne, California, U.S., on Friday, March 15, 2019.Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesTesla's recent move to ...continued
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Alexander
@Alexander -
7 months ago
X sues X in trademark infringement lawsuit
Elon Musk's X Corp is facing what could be the first of several lawsuits related to its name. A Florida-based company called X Social Media has accused X Corp. of trademark and service mark infringement, obviously for the use of the letter "X." Musk rebranded…
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Jany
@Jany -
5 months ago
I put Taco Bell's wacky menu experiments to the test. Some meals should return to the lab, while ...
Business Insider reviews Taco Bell's new test menu items to see which one should stick around.
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Jerrold
@Jerrold -
over 3 years ago
Acquiring Wetform, Ecobot offers software and services for the $10 billion wetland environmental ...
“Any time you’re moving dirt you have to have somebody come in and assess it, whether that’s under a state or federal jurisdiction… because of the waters that are present,” says Ecobot co-founder and chief executive, Lee Lance. “It has been a pen and paper process since t...continued
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Kraig
@Kraig -
almost 5 years ago
Trump takes dig at Japan for 'substantial' trade advantage and calls for more investment in US
U.S. President Donald Trump attends a Japanese business leaders event with U.S. Ambassador to Japan William Hagerty in Tokyo, Japan May 25, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstJonathan Ernst | REUTERSPresident Donald Trump, on the first day of his state visit to Japan, dug at Tok...continued
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