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Coca-Cola is launching its own coffee, energy drink this year
New York Post - 24 Apr 2019 21:18
Get ready to taste the feeling -- of Coke Coffee. Coca-Cola is hopping on the ready-to-drink coffee trend and rolling out a new java product across the globe this year, the company announced Tuesday. "Coke Coffee was des...
Newsom seeks an explanation for California's high gas prices
L.A. Times - 24 Apr 2019 04:10Overwatch's new Workshop will let players make their own game modes
Venture Beat - 24 Apr 2019 21:00
Blizzard announced Workshop for Overwatch today, a new feature will let players create their own game modes.
What $160 Billion Marketplace Is Ripe For The Picking?
Forbes - 24 Apr 2019 16:41
The opportunities to explore food waste and come up with new products could be endless. The imperfect fruit and vegetables are just as nutritious and even cost less. Lets innovate our way out of food waste. Pass those ap...
Market watcher who predicted the December plunge sees tide of gains from earnings beats
CNBC - 24 Apr 2019 13:09
Ned Davis Research's Ed Clissold sees the market grinding higher as more earnings reports beat analyst estimates.
Mississippi jobless rate ticks up in March, payrolls flat
Miami Herald - 24 Apr 2019 11:26
Mississippi's job market softened in March, as unemployment rose for the second straight month and employer payrolls remained flat. The state's jobless rate ticked up to 4.9% in March from …
Kim looks to Russia as sanctions bite North Korea's economy
Miami Herald - 24 Apr 2019 04:43
Two months after he failed to win a badly needed easing of sanctions from President Donald Trump, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is traveling to Russia in a possible …
CBS extends contract of interim CEO Joe Ianniello for 6 months
New York Post - 24 Apr 2019 04:26
CBS has extended the contract of interim Chief Executive Officer Joe Ianniello for six more months -- suggesting the media company is still a long way off from finding a permanent replacement to Les Moonves. Ianniello to...
Bill Cosby fighting $1M a month legal bill in arbitration
Miami Herald - 24 Apr 2019 03:36
A fee dispute between actor Bill Cosby and one of the many law firms hired to address his legal problems shows the Los Angeles firm alone was billing Cosby $1 …
Elon Musk says Tesla will develop an 'electric leaf blower'
Business Insider - 24 Apr 2019 02:29
Joe Skipper / Reuters Tesla CEO Elon Musk says his company is planning to develop an electric leaf blower. The statement comes on the heels of Musk's other viral non-automotive-related creations, such as The Boring Compa...
The Wall Street Journal: SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son reportedly lost $130 million on bitcoin bet
Market Watch - 24 Apr 2019 02:11
Masayoshi Son, the billionaire founder of SoftBank Group Corp., made a huge personal bet on bitcoin just as prices for the digital currency peaked, losing more than $130 million when he sold out, according to people fami...
Deep Dive: Like Amazon, these stocks have 100% buy ratings from analysts
Market Watch - 24 Apr 2019 23:57
Only one other S&P 500 stock has all 'buy' ratings from analysts, but a further search identifies dozens more.
Airport workers describe roaches in luggage trucks, broken equipment -- and retaliation if they complain
Miami Herald - 24 Apr 2019 22:56
Luggage trucks filled with cockroaches. Break-less shifts on the overheated tarmac. Broken equipment held together with plastic bags and makeshift ties. Retaliation from management for speaking out. These are some …
Slack launches Workflow Builder for businesses to make apps without code
Venture Beat - 24 Apr 2019 22:30
Slack debuted the Workflow Builder today, a visual editor for people without coding knowledge to create Slack apps for internal use.
As U.S.-China Trade Calms Down, North Korea Heats Up
Forbes - 24 Apr 2019 22:19
Forward-looking highlights from GeoQuant's high-frequency political risk intelligence platform
Microsoft reports $30.6 billion in Q3 2019 revenue: Azure up 73%, Surface up 21%, and LinkedIn up 27%
Venture Beat - 24 Apr 2019 22:06
Microsoft today reported fiscal Q3 2019 earnings, including revenue of $30.6 billion, net income of $8.8 billion, and earnings per share of $1.14.
Google Drive no longer requires a Chrome extension for offline use
Venture Beat - 24 Apr 2019 22:02
G Suite users, rejoice: Google Drive no longer requires a Chrome extension for offline Sheets, Docs, and Slides access and use.
Google open-sources AI image segmentation models optimized for Cloud TPUs
Venture Beat - 24 Apr 2019 21:22
Google's newly open-sourced AI image segmentation systems and models are optimized for its cloud TPU hardware, the company says.
Apple documents reveal multi-year plot to pressure and hurt Qualcomm
Venture Beat - 24 Apr 2019 21:05
Apple and Qualcomm may have settled their international legal disputes, but documents suggest that Apple spent years on a scheme to damage its partner.
VentureBeat is looking for a Head of AI Events Content
Venture Beat - 24 Apr 2019 20:10
VentureBeat is seeking a leader to head up content for our events on artificial intelligence, including Transform taking place July 10 to July 11.
4 Practical Steps To Drive Transparency In Food & Drink
Forbes - 24 Apr 2019 20:04
This article focuses on highlighting practical steps some food and beverage companies are adopting which can be emulated by others to keep consumers informed. Tom Spier and Dayton Miller Managing Partners at Boulder Food...
AI identifies skiing techniques through pole data
Venture Beat - 24 Apr 2019 20:03
In a preprint paper, a team of researchers detail an AI system that can distinguish among several different ski techniques.