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"All Rivers," by Amos Oz
The New Yorker - 7 Jan 2019 12:00
Fiction by Amos Oz: "I'm tired of words. You strive to be accurate, and then words come along and falsify everything."
Forget AutoCAD–this app lets you design with DNA
Fast Company - 7 Jan 2019 13:40
Perdix is a free CAD software that lets you draw anything–from doodles to actual nanobiology–with DNA strands. Ever wanted to draw at the nanoscale? Well, now there’s an app for that. It’s called Perdix. Read Ful...
Regulatory competition is hot again -- and that's worrisome
American Banker - 7 Jan 2019 05:30
Before the financial crisis, federal and state regulators unabashedly pitched their charters to banks as the better choice. That's happening again, despite warnings that such jousting might result in lax oversight.
Musk tweets 'looking forward to breaking ground' on Shanghai Gigafactory
Reuters - 7 Jan 2019 05:21
Elon Musk, Tesla Inc's chief executive, said in a tweet that he is looking forward to breaking ground on the new Tesla Shanghai Gigafactory on Monday.
US-China officials to begin trade war talks in Beijing
BBC - 7 Jan 2019 05:11
It marks the first formal meeting since the US and China agreed to a 90-day truce in their trade battle.
Watch the Batmobile Stop to Pick Up Groceries in Walmart's Latest Spot
AdWeek - 7 Jan 2019 03:00
If you didn't know where Batman shops, you do now: He and celebrities like Slimer, Scooby-Doo, the Griswolds, Doc Brown and more--or, more specifically, their cars--make cameos in a new spot from Walmart promoting its fr...
China upbeat ahead of US trade talks, but differences large
Miami Herald - 7 Jan 2019 02:48
China has sounded a positive note ahead of trade talks this week with Washington, but the two sides face potentially lengthy wrangling over technology and the future of their economic …
The tech boss who smashed through barriers
BBC - 7 Jan 2019 02:20
Therese Tucker, the founder of technology firm BlackLine, wasn't going to let any sexism hold her back.
Morrisons slashes prices as supermarkets vie for customer loyalty
The Guardian - 7 Jan 2019 02:01
Christmas sales results to be announced this week expected to show Ali and Lidl stay on top Morrisons has announced it is slashing the price of more than 900 products, as a week of retail trading updates is expected to s...
Bosch details connected robot lawnmower, gesture-sensing kitchen projector
Venture Beat - 7 Jan 2019 19:00
Bosch took the wraps off of a number of new services and products at CES 2018, including an internet-connected lawnmower and an AI fridge cam.
No words: Mastercard to drop its name from logo
ABC News - 7 Jan 2019 17:20
Mastercard to drop its name from logo, opting to let familiar interlocking yellow and red circles stand alone
Moran says shutdown will soon string ag, aircraft plants
Miami Herald - 7 Jan 2019 17:13
Kansas Sen. Jerry Moran says he wants the government shutdown to come to end, saying it will soon start to affect farmers and aircraft manufacturers. The Wichita Eagle reports that …
Elon Musk breaks ground at Tesla's Shanghai Gigafactory
New York Post - 7 Jan 2019 17:12
SHANGHAI/BEIJING -- Tesla broke ground on Monday for its Shanghai Gigafactory, where it plans to begin making its Model 3 electric vehicles by year-end, a first step in localizing production in the world's largest auto m...
U.S. Supreme Court rejects Amgen over cholesterol medication patent fight
Reuters - 7 Jan 2019 17:03
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up Amgen Inc's bid to reinstate a jury verdict it won against rivals Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc and Sanofi SA in patent dispute over cholesterol medication.
Project Syndicate: What could throw the economy off course?
Market Watch - 7 Jan 2019 17:02
If a recession comes anytime soon, the U.S. government will not have the tools to fight it, writes Brad DeLong.
U.S. top court declines to take up Fiat Chrysler hacking case
Reuters - 7 Jan 2019 17:02
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear Fiat Chrysler's appeal in a class action lawsuit over allegations that its Jeeps and other trucks are vulnerable to hacking, one of the first legal cases involving automo...
Google says there will be 1 billion devices with Assistant by the end of the month
Market Watch - 7 Jan 2019 17:00
Alphabet Inc.'s Google, already the king of advertising, is ramping up its efforts to be the king of your home as well.
A new stock exchange? Banks club together to plan rival NYSE
NBC News - 7 Jan 2019 16:57
Shares of New York Stock Exchange parent company are tanking as Morgan Stanley, Charles Schwab and other financial giants plan a low-cost competitor.
U.S. Supreme Court rejects Exxon in climate change document fight
Reuters - 7 Jan 2019 16:55
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for the attorney general of Massachusetts to obtain records from Exxon Mobil Corp to probe whether the oil company for decades concealed its knowledge of the role fossil f...
Millions could face severe cuts to food stamps due to shutdown
CBSNews - 7 Jan 2019 16:54
The partial government shutdown glided into its third week Saturday with no end in sight
Canada auto union head to meet with GM on Tuesday
Reuters - 7 Jan 2019 22:17
The head of Canada's auto union said on Monday he was set to meet with General Motors Co executives in Detroit on Tuesday to discuss the automaker's Oshawa, Ontario, assembly plant, scheduled to shut down in December 201...
S&P 500 opens flat after strongest surge in 2019
Reuters - 7 Jan 2019 16:54
The S&P 500 opened little changed on Monday after its biggest one-day surge in the new year, as investors turned wary of the latest round of U.S.-China trade talks and a prolonged government shutdown.