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Microsoft Is Making Smartphones Again, With Help From Google
Wall Street Journal - 2 Oct 2019 20:14The State Department watchdog just requested an 'urgent' meeting with congressional committees
Business Insider - 2 Oct 2019 07:14
Leah Millis/Reuters The State Department's internal watchdog requested a Wednesday briefing with a bipartisan group of committees in both the House and the Senate. The purpose is "to discuss and provide staff with copies...
Global shares at one-month low on U.S. manufacturing shock
Reuters - 2 Oct 2019 04:58
Global shares fell to one-month lows on Wednesday after U.S. manufacturing activity tumbled to more than a decade low, sparking worries that the fallout from the U.S.-China trade war is spreading to the U.S. economy.
Mega-producer Joel Silver seeks $77.5 million for stunning Brentwood estate
L.A. Times - 2 Oct 2019 03:13Trump Today: Trump blames stock-market drop on impeachment effort but says he'll cooperate with Pelosi, Schiff
Market Watch - 2 Oct 2019 21:55
President Donald Trump on Wednesday blamed Democrats' push for his impeachment for stock-market losses, even as he said he'd cooperate with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff...
Wall Street eyes steepest slide in nearly six weeks on growth worries
Reuters - 2 Oct 2019 17:59
U.S. stocks fell to more than a one-month low and were set to post their sharpest drop in nearly six weeks on Wednesday, as monthly private sector hiring slowed, amplifying fears that the trade war with China was hurting...
Factbox: Planes, handbags and cheese on U.S. tariff target list
Reuters - 2 Oct 2019 16:28
The World Trade Organization was set to open the door on Wednesday for the United States to impose hefty tariffs on European goods over subsidies for Airbus .
Borealis Explores Possible Sale of Fertilizer Unit
Wall Street Journal - 2 Oct 2019 11:39
Global chemicals producer Borealis is looking to find a partner or sell its fertilizer unit in a deal that could value the business at around $1 billion.
Making Entrepreneurship Happen In The Most Challenging Places In The World
Forbes - 2 Oct 2019 18:10
Kalsoom is the Founder and CEO of Invest to Innovate and a Partner at I2I Ventures - two organizations whose aim it is to support and unleash the potential of young entrepreneurs in growth markets like Pakistan.
Oil recovers ground after U.S. data shows crude stock build
Reuters - 2 Oct 2019 04:39
Oil rebounded from several days of declining values after industry data showed a surprise drop in U.S. crude inventories, offsetting weak economic readings in the United States that have depressed global stock markets.
U.S. SEC proposes exchanges seek public consultation on data fee changes
Reuters - 2 Oct 2019 03:56
The U.S. securities regulator on Tuesday proposed a change to the way exchange operators alter their fees, in a move aimed at improving transparency but which could make it harder for operators to compete on price to pro...
Johnson & Johnson Agrees to Settle Ohio Opioid Lawsuits for $20.4 Million
Wall Street Journal - 2 Oct 2019 03:20The problem with PC VR is the PC
Venture Beat - 2 Oct 2019 23:05
Improvements to PC VR headsets and tracking hardware have left users and developers with one major and likely unfixable friction point: the PC itself.
Boeing-Airbus Is a Trade Dispute Without Winners
Wall Street Journal - 2 Oct 2019 19:49
The World Trade Organization seems to be trying to fix a competitive situation that isn't broken.
Twitter removes storage bottlenecks, speeds up Hadoop analytics by 50%
Venture Beat - 2 Oct 2019 16:50
Selectively caching and storing temporary files on fast solid state drives and increasing processor density 6X brought Twitter 50% faster Hadoop run times,
'Fear didn't stop my aunt from getting into the back of that truck': Selena Gomez braces for backlash as she opens up about her family's experience with undocumented immigration
Business Insider - 2 Oct 2019 02:15
Mustafa Yalcin/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Selena Gomez, who is Mexican-American, described the harrowing experience of her aunt, who crossed the border from Mexico into the US in the back of a truck in the 1970s, in an ...
Three Attributes Needed To Revamp Your Company During Industry Upheaval
Forbes - 2 Oct 2019 22:35
These three principles (3 P's) can help you navigate uncertainty and drive your business forward.
Vice Media Acquires Refinery29 in a $400 Million Deal
The New York Times - 2 Oct 2019 21:42
The fashion and lifestyle site had something that Vice lacked: an audience made up largely of women.
In-ear AirPods with noise cancellation appear in iOS 13.2 beta
Venture Beat - 2 Oct 2019 21:16
Next-generation Apple wireless earphones have been revealed by iOS 13.2, but whether they'll be called AirPods Pro or something else is unknown.
Surface Earbuds work with any virtual assistant, not just Cortana
Venture Beat - 2 Oct 2019 21:10
Microsoft's new Surface Earbuds work with any virtual assistant: Cortana, and also Alexa, Bixby, Google Assistant, Siri, or any other competitor.
Everything Microsoft announced at its 2019 Surface event
Venture Beat - 2 Oct 2019 21:01
A roundup of everything Microsoft announced at its 2019 Surface event: Surface Laptop, Surface Pro X, earbuds, plus a dual-screen and foldable Surface.
Sensor Tower -- Call of Duty: Mobile already achieves 20 million installs
Venture Beat - 2 Oct 2019 20:45
Call of Duty: Mobile has reached 20 million installs and has earned $2 million so far, according to market analyst Sensor Tower.