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Seniors owe billions in student loan debt
CBSNews - 2 May 2019 01:34
America's college loan crisis comes to $1.5 trillion worth of debt. But it's not just a problem for millennials. More than 3 million people over 60 are still paying off college loans. Mark Strassmann reports.
House members to tour 109-year-old NY rail tunnel
Miami Herald - 2 May 2019 15:54
The chairman and members of a House transportation committee are scheduled to get a firsthand look at the New York area's aging rail infrastructure, including a 109-year-old tunnel that's at …
How to Avoid Being Victim to the Retail Apocalypse
Forbes - 2 May 2019 23:44
If your company doesn't want to become a casualty of the "retail apocalypse," you need to pay attention to two important aspects of your business: Customer experience and your brand's reputation.
Telemedicine startup CirrusMD raises $15 million to connect patients with doctors
Venture Beat - 2 May 2019 14:00
CirrusMD, a Denver, Colorado-based 'chat-first' virtual care provider, has raised $15 million in venture capital, it announced.
Ex-baggage handler sentenced for Oakland drug smuggling
Miami Herald - 2 May 2019 04:43
A former Southwest Airlines baggage handler has been sentenced for smuggling marijuana through Oakland International Airport. A federal judge sentenced 38-year-old Keith Mayfield to 2 ½ years in prison Wednesday …
Why a healthy jobs report could give Wall Street anxiety
New York Post - 2 May 2019 04:11
I'll go out on a limb and predict that Friday's employment report for April is going to be strong. Maybe even very strong. I will go even further out on that limb and say the strength of that report will cause anxiety fo...
Facebook settlement with U.S. may include privacy oversight: Politico
Reuters - 2 May 2019 03:33
Facebook Inc and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) are negotiating a possible settlement that would require the company to create an independent privacy oversight committee and take other steps to safeguard users, Polit...
Casino panel hopes record $35M Wynn fine serves as deterrent
Miami Herald - 2 May 2019 03:25
The record $35.5 million in fines Massachusetts imposed on Wynn Resorts and its CEO reflect the many violations uncovered but are also meant to serve as a deterrent as the …
How Two Millennial Women Disrupted The Bridal Industry And Landed Serena Williams As Investor
Forbes - 2 May 2019 02:23
Floravere, a direct-to-consumer wedding dress company, is the brainchild of Molly Kang and Denise Jin, two friends who set out together to disrupt the traditional bridal industry and quickly brought on board Serena Willi...
What to expect at Microsoft Build 2019: AI, Azure, and more
Venture Beat - 2 May 2019 23:22
Microsoft's Build 2019 (May 6 to May 8) will discuss AI, IoT, Azure, Microsoft 365, Windows 10, HoloLens, GitHub, Visual Studio, .NET, Xbox, and more.
Why Epic Games called an open platform truce with Microsoft
Venture Beat - 2 May 2019 23:10
We interviewed Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney about why the company decided to support Microsoft's HoloLens 2 augmented reality platform.
Microsoft debuts Azure SQL Database Edge and IoT Plug and Play
Venture Beat - 2 May 2019 23:00
Microsoft today debuted Azure SQL Database Edge and IoT Plug and Play, a pair of complementary services targeting edge devices.
Microsoft launches fully managed Azure Blockchain Service
Venture Beat - 2 May 2019 23:00
Microsoft announced its own fully managed blockchain service. The Azure Blockchain Service is launching in preview, but some companies are already using it.
Microsoft's Azure Cognitive Services adds reinforcement learning for recommendations and doodle recognition AI
Venture Beat - 2 May 2019 23:00
Microsoft's Azure Cognitive Services introduced new AI tools today including Peronalizer, which uses reinforcement learning to improve recommendations.
Microsoft's HoloLens 2 for developers will get Unreal Engine 4 support in May
Venture Beat - 2 May 2019 23:00
Epic Games will launch Unreal Engine 4 support for the HoloLens 2 mixed reality and augmented reality hardware by the end of May.
Activision Blizzard snacks on another strong quarter of Candy Crush growth
Venture Beat - 2 May 2019 22:58
Activision Blizzard said today Candy Crush active users were up for the second quarter in a row, 2% to 272 million, in its Q1 earnings report.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is keeping fans engaged better than WWII did
Venture Beat - 2 May 2019 22:49
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is doing a better job of keeping players than its predecessor, WWII, according to Activision Blizzard's Q1 financial report.
Activision Blizzard beats its Q1 earnings expectations
Venture Beat - 2 May 2019 22:33
Activision Blizzard revealed its earnings for the first quarter of 2019, a period that ended on March 31.
4 Brutal Truths About Early Mornings Few Are Willing To Admit
Forbes - 2 May 2019 22:33Making Eyecare And Vision Screening Accessible To All
Forbes - 2 May 2019 21:32
Peek Vision's mobile technology makes vision screening possible for people living in rural areas outside the reach of health systems.
Yelp open-sources Bento Android framework for modular UI development
Venture Beat - 2 May 2019 21:30
Yelp's new Bento framework, which is available in open source, is designed to simplify user interface development of Android apps.
China dusts the U.S., Finland, and South Korea with 34% of key 5G patents
Venture Beat - 2 May 2019 21:15
Even if Chinese companies aren't allowed to sell 5G gear in multiple countries, they could earn a third of all 5G patent licensing royalties.