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Britain, EU at odds over timing of divorce talks
CBSNews - 26 Jun 2016 06:43
Brexit vote sends not only economic but political shockwaves reverberating around the world
Mideast indexes drop in first day of trading post-Brexit
CBSNews - 26 Jun 2016 21:46
Dubai's main index was down 3.25 percent on Sunday; other Mideast indexes, which trade from Sunday to Thursday, also tumbled
US won't tank from Brexit hit
New York Post - 26 Jun 2016 03:33
We survived Friday's Brexit tantrum, but what will tomorrow bring? Markets will feel the reverberations for many days as London unevenly unwinds from Brussels. Particularly hard hit will be European and emerging markets,...
Atari cofounder Nolan Bushnell is bullish on virtual reality
Venture Beat - 26 Jun 2016 14:00
Last week, I saw industry legend, Atari and Chuck E. Cheese's cofounder Nolan Bushnell, talk at the 2016 NXNE Future Land Interactive Conference in Toronto. Bushnell was at the event thanks to AMD (whom he credited with ...
'Professional plaintiff' uses credit law to win settlements
USA Today - 26 Jun 2016 04:52Young Talent Feeding Silicon Dragon Startups Takes The Stage And Wows
Forbes - 26 Jun 2016 00:02
Judging from the 19 entrepreneurs who pitched at the Silicon Dragon contest in NYC June 23, the world is in for some major shakeups in how traditional business is done. It's an impressive group of next-gen pros who are p...
Panama Canal opens $5B locks, bullish despite shipping woes
News Observer - 26 Jun 2016 06:09
Authorities are hosting a big bash Sunday to inaugurate newly expanded locks that will double the Panama Canal's capacity in a multibillion-dollar bet on a bright economic future despite tough times for international shi...
Airbnb to mayors: 'We want to pay taxes'
USA Today - 26 Jun 2016 03:52The European Parliament wants Britain to exit as soon as possible
Business Insider - 26 Jun 2016 13:31
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Viacom's future is as murky as management turmoil
USA Today - 26 Jun 2016 15:05
Viacom's future is murky as the management clashes with the Redstone family over control
Argentine Airline CEO Steps Out Of Frying Pan, Into The Fire
Forbes - 26 Jun 2016 14:00
Ex-GM executive Isela Costantini is the proud mother of an ugly duckling. If she and the Argentine government that picked her to run it are incredibly lucky, the story for Aerolineas Argentinas will turn as well as it di...
Many U.S. firms playing catchup after surprise EU exit vote
Reuters - 26 Jun 2016 13:54
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British bracing for world economy to punish UK for 'Brexit'
News Observer - 26 Jun 2016 07:24
The British were warned for weeks that a vote to leave the European Union would result in economic pain. Now they'll find out whether it will. …
French telco Iliad quietly launches an AWS Glacier competitor
Venture Beat - 26 Jun 2016 05:15
Through its subsidiary Online.net, the French telecommunications company Iliad has quietly launched a new “cold storage” cloud service that developers can use to store files that they don’t need to access extremely...
Middle Market M&A: What Brexit Might Mean For US Buyers Of UK Companies
Forbes - 26 Jun 2016 23:04
Pundits have commented about how Brexit might affect the universe. However, Brexit might present a generational opportunity to acquire UK-based businesses on very favorable terms.
TapReason uses A.I. to decide the magic moment to recommend an app
Venture Beat - 26 Jun 2016 23:00
EXCLUSIVE: TapReason is coming out of stealth today with a unique twist on monetization. The company uses artificial intelligence to determine the “magic moment” to recommend an app or game to friends and colleagues....
Stop interviewing developers like it's the '90s
Venture Beat - 26 Jun 2016 22:05
GUEST: Looking back on my first ever software development interview, I wish I had known that I was about to experience everything from discomfort with my professional style to frustration surrounding the inaccessible int...
The Wall Street Journal: Fresenius CEO Schneider to step down
Market Watch - 26 Jun 2016 21:58
He will be replaced by Stephan Sturm, the company's finance chief.
The Wall Street Journal: In Scotland, some want another shot at leaving the U.K.
Market Watch - 26 Jun 2016 21:40
Two years ago, Scotland voted to stick with Britain in a closely fought, sometimes bitter referendum on independence.
The Perfect User Story Template for Product Managers
The Huffington Post - 26 Jun 2016 21:33
Have you ever heard someone in software development refer to a "user story"? It sounds like a fairy tale, but a user story is actually a integral part of development and product management. And many product managers are ...
Mobile app shops: Diversify or die
Venture Beat - 26 Jun 2016 20:40
GUEST: Few technologies -- possibly the car and the computer -- have matched the app's wildfire spread. Since the smartphone boom, the app has entered our lexicons, overtaken our home screens, and laid claim to whole day...
The bot revolution: How conversational interfaces will replace apps
Venture Beat - 26 Jun 2016 19:15
GUEST: We're at the cusp of a sharp rise in devices that have no screen but do have conversational voice controls, such as the Amazon Echo. Smart home and Internet-of-things (IoT) objects that respond to users' voices wi...