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Pfizer launches pilot with home robot Mabu to study patient response to AI
Venture Beat - 12 Sep 2019 15:00
Pfizer is working with the maker of Mabu, a home robot that helps patients with chronic illnesses manage symptoms and take their medication.
UK tobacco giant BAT to cut 2,300 jobs
BBC - 12 Sep 2019 10:43
The firm wants to shed management layers as it focuses on e-cigarettes and other new products.
PewDiePie Gets 'Cancelled' By The Toxic Fringe Of His Fanbase, Backtracks
Forbes - 12 Sep 2019 23:47
Cancel culture on the alt-right is out of control.
Oklahoma City on $50K a Year
Wall Street Journal - 12 Sep 2019 15:45
How far does a $50K salary go when you're starting out? It depends on where you live. Meet David Dick, an investment adviser in Oklahoma City.
Sidewalk Labs spins out Replica to help city planners create 'virtual populations' with big data
Venture Beat - 12 Sep 2019 15:00
Sidewalk Labs has confirmed that Replica -- originally known as Model Lab -- is the latest project spinout from its incubator.
Turns out the insecticides that are bad for bees are also bad for birds
Fast Company - 12 Sep 2019 16:00
Who would have guessed? When the world’s most common insecticides, called neonicotinoids, came on the market in the late 1980s, they were intended to be safer for bees than alternatives. Studies eventually showed that ...
Exclusive: From CryptoKitties To Cardi B: Warner Music Joins $11 Million Investment In Ethereum Replacement
Forbes - 12 Sep 2019 15:00
Warner Music Group made its first blockchain investment in the startup behind the CryptoKitties sensation, building a new blockchain designed to replace ethereum.
A Study of 597 Logos Shows Which Kind Is Most Effective
Harvard Business Review - 12 Sep 2019 14:15
Is your logo too simple for its own good?
Expectation Around Liverpool vs Newcastle Games Shows TV Companies Haven't Moved On
Forbes - 12 Sep 2019 13:19
Sport is packed with drama, more so than any Hollywood movie.
Yahoo Japan bids for control of fashion e-tailer Zozo for $3.7 billion
Reuters - 12 Sep 2019 05:08
Yahoo Japan Corp on Thursday offered to buy the majority of online fashion retailer Zozo Inc for 400 billion yen ($3.70 billion), to better compete against rivals Amazon.com Inc and Rakuten Inc .
California's Shocking New Tax Attack On Both Residents And Nonresidents
Forbes - 12 Sep 2019 21:51
California's legislature is debating whether to allow private parties, on behalf of the state, to sue other private parties based on vague (and potentially baseless) claims that tax returns were incorrectly filed. If pas...
U.S. probes 553,000 Nissan Rogue SUVs for unintended emergency braking
Reuters - 12 Sep 2019 19:22
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened a preliminary investigation into 553,000 Nissan Rogue sport utility vehicles after reports of their automatic emergency braking systems engaging without warni...
US gun laws must be stricter, say business chiefs
BBC - 12 Sep 2019 18:15
The leaders of 145 companies send a letter to Congress about "an urgent public health crisis".
Why Fixing Software Bugs Should Be the CEO's Problem
Harvard Business Review - 12 Sep 2019 14:25
Software quality affects customers, employees, and the company’s reputation.
Canada's Oil Market Finds Outlet in U.S. Demand
Wall Street Journal - 12 Sep 2019 14:00
A glut of oil in Canada is easing, thanks to higher demand for dense crude from U.S. Gulf Coast refineries and government-imposed production cuts that have offset a shortage of pipeline capacity.
U.S., China grant trade concessions as fresh talks loom
Reuters - 12 Sep 2019 05:50
U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday welcomed China's decision to exempt some U.S. anti-cancer drugs and other goods from its tariffs and announced a short delay to scheduled tariff hikes on billions worth of Chinese...
Explainer: Advertising executives point to five ways Google stifles business
Reuters - 12 Sep 2019 05:44
U.S. authorities investigating Alphabet Inc's Google for anticompetitive behavior have recently begun probing the company's $116 billion-a-year advertising business.
Hong Kong exchange shares fall after $39 billion takeover bid for LSE
Reuters - 12 Sep 2019 05:14
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd (HKEX) shares fell more than 3% on Thursday as investors weighed the merits of its $39 billion takeover approach to London Stock Exchange Plc (LSE) , a deal that would make it a globa...
Asia Markets: Asian markets mostly gain as trade tensions ease
Market Watch - 12 Sep 2019 05:06
Asian markets were mostly up in early trading Thursday as trade-war tensions eased after President Donald Trump announced a two-week delay in implementing tariff hikes against $250 billion in Chinese goods.
Crippling costs of trillion-dollar deficits will harm future generations
New York Post - 12 Sep 2019 04:37
CONGRATULATIONS, America! The country managed to cross the $1 trillion annual deficit threshold in just 11 months. And this, along with the massive debt our nation already had, almost guarantees that our kids and grandki...
Why BOK Financial gave its robo adviser human backup
American Banker - 12 Sep 2019 03:00
In addition to launching an automated investing app, the bank created a dedicated adviser unit to provide personal service to customers when they need it.
Cubs Are Mired In Bad Baseball and Theo Epstein Has Seen Enough
Forbes - 12 Sep 2019 23:36
Mediocre baseball has not only kept the Cubs from taking charge in the National League Central but now has the Cubs on the verge of seeing their string of four straight postseason berths end. The predicament doesn't h...