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Why did Nissan dealership not tell us our car had been stolen?
The Guardian - 11 Oct 2018 10:00
It went in for repairs, but was supposedly taken from a locked compound We owned a Nissan X-Trail, which broke down in May. Our local garage diagnosed a turbo failure and advised us to take it to a Nissan dealership as, ...
What We Often Get Wrong About Automation
Harvard Business Review - 11 Oct 2018 19:00
It will create completely new types of work.
Zoom announces Zoom Voice, App Marketplace, and partnerships with Dropbox and Atlassian
Venture Beat - 11 Oct 2018 18:56
Videoconferencing solutions firm Zoom announced a slew of new products and services this week at its annual Zoomtopia conference in San Jose. In addition to strategic partnerships with Dropbox and Atlassian, it took the ...
Walmart to pay $65 million to settle lawsuit over seating for cashiers
Reuters - 11 Oct 2018 19:05
Walmart Inc has agreed to pay $65 million to nearly 100,000 current and former cashiers in California who accused the retailer of violating state law by refusing to provide them with seating while they worked.
The Latest: IMF head to US, China: fix not break trade rules
Miami Herald - 11 Oct 2018 07:24
The Latest on the IMF-World Bank annual meeting in Bali, Indonesia (all times local): 11:05 a.m. International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde says the U.S. and China should de-escalate …
Jury clears J&J of liability in New Jersey talc cancer case
Reuters - 11 Oct 2018 23:19
A New Jersey jury on Thursday cleared Johnson & Johnson of liability in a case involving a woman who alleged that the company's talc-based products, including its baby powder, contain asbestos and caused her cancer.
What BofA has learned from its Erica rollout
American Banker - 11 Oct 2018 21:08
Know how many different ways customers can ask a virtual assistant to move money between accounts? The answer is one of Bank of America's takeaways from a lot of trial and error this year in launching voice-activated ser...
5 Ways Your Data Strategy Can Fail
Harvard Business Review - 11 Oct 2018 20:00
And how to avoid them.
5 User Generated Content Secrets Revealed to Boost Your eCommerce Sales
Small Business Trends - 11 Oct 2018 20:00
Using user generated content for ecommerce instead of stock images and video can boost both sales and engagement on your site and social media.
Market Snapshot: Stocks decline as selloff continues; major indexes below key levels
Market Watch - 11 Oct 2018 19:05
U.S. stocks fall in early trading on Thursday, with Wall Street extending a multiday decline and adding to the losses incurred in the worst session for the major averages in months as investors continued to fret over ris...
Currencies: Dollar skid continues, on track for third consecutive losing session
Market Watch - 11 Oct 2018 19:05
The U.S. dollar is trading lower Thursday, on track to book its third consecutive losing session.
China's grip on electronics manufacturing will be hard to break
The Economist - 11 Oct 2018 18:49
THE first floor is all about components: every type of switch, every cable and every screw can be found here, often in bags of thousands. The second floor is filled with circuit boards and small gadgets, from video camer...
BMW to gain control of China venture in milestone deal for foreign carmakers
Reuters - 11 Oct 2018 07:37
Germany's BMW said it will take majority control of its main China joint venture for 3.6 billion euros ($4.2 billion), the first such move by a global carmaker as Beijing starts to relax ownership rules for the world's b...
Danny Meyer invests $20M into food delivery startup Goldbelly
New York Post - 11 Oct 2018 05:52
Danny Meyer, the celebrity restaurateur, is spearheading a $20 million funding round for Goldbelly, a food delivery upstart that teams up with notable restaurants across the nation. New York-based Goldbelly currently boa...
Delta profits soar as demand drives ticket prices higher
ABC News - 11 Oct 2018 21:56
Rising ticket prices give Delta a tail wind in the third quarter
Trump Meets With Kanye West In The Oval Office
TPM - 11 Oct 2018 20:52
From a New York Magazine reporter: In the Oval Office with Donald Trump and Kanye West: -- Olivia Nuzzi...
Google Assistant will soon answer queries on Android lock screens
Venture Beat - 11 Oct 2018 20:00
Google Assistant will soon be able to answer questions from the lock screen of Android smartphones. Today, Android phones can only respond to the “Hey Google” wake phrase when unlocked with a 4-digit pin or fingerpri...
Fed at-risk list includes liquidity, cybersecurity
American Banker - 11 Oct 2018 19:17
The Federal Reserve System is trying to be proactive in these and other high-profile areas, offering educational materials and coaching to bank execs and directors, according to supervision officials at the St. Louis and...
Top 15 Places You Can Sell Handmade Products Locally
Small Business Trends - 11 Oct 2018 17:00
Selling handmade crafts online is a great option, but selling offline can be profitable, too. Here's a list of where to sell handmade items locally.
NY to invest $40M in solar energy storage technology
Miami Herald - 11 Oct 2018 08:03
New York state is investing $40 million in technology that stores energy from solar power. The office of Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the funding decision on Wednesday. The money …
Post and Courier Publisher Browning to lead publishers group
Miami Herald - 11 Oct 2018 04:22
Publisher P.J. Browning of The Post and Courier in Charleston, South Carolina, has been elected president of the Southern Newspaper Publishers Association for 2018-19. Browning was elected Wednesday during the …
Social Security beneficiaries to get biggest bump in seven years
Market Watch - 11 Oct 2018 19:09
Retired Americans who collect Social Security can look forward in 2019 to the biggest increase in benefits in seven years. Retirement benefits are likely to rise about 2.8% next year.