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Microsoft's Azure PlayFab and Xbox offer better matchmaking for game devs
Venture Beat - 5 Nov 2019 19:00
Microsoft’s Azure PlayFab and Xbox divisions have joined together to offer game developers matchmaking and multiplayer parties at no cost when used by an Xbox network authenticated player. The offer extends to all plat...
WeWork is reportedly cutting up to 25% of the staff at Meetup, the startup it bought for $200 million two years ago
Business Insider - 5 Nov 2019 02:34
Leigh Vogel/Getty Images for Concordia Summit WeWork subsidiary Meetup laid off up to 25% of its staff on Monday, according to TechCrunch. The job cuts were mostly focused on its engineering department, according to the ...
First Look At One Steuart Lane: San Francisco's Newest Luxury Waterfront Community
Forbes - 5 Nov 2019 23:05
Paramount Group, Inc. and SRE Group Ltd., today unveiled a first look at final renderings of the highly anticipated new luxury waterfront community, One Steuart Lane, located in San Francisco's Embarcadero.
Asian shares rally on U.S.-China trade deal hopes
Reuters - 5 Nov 2019 02:46
Asian shares closed in on their July peak on Tuesday on increasing signs the United States and China are inching closer to a truce in their trade war and on optimism the U.S. economy is well poised for solid, consumer-dr...
Kroger's Refresh Is Finally Paying Off
Wall Street Journal - 5 Nov 2019 19:42
Investors are starting to see results from years of investment to keep their grocery stores relevant.
Fashion Brands Team Up To Spearhead Campaign Around Wage Transparency
Forbes - 5 Nov 2019 17:16
It's no secret that fashion retailers have a poor reputation for paying their supply chain workers fair, livable wages. However, there are companies who are spearheading fair wage efforts--and they're calling others to d...
Do more with less: New Zealand firm's four-day week
Reuters - 5 Nov 2019 15:57
A New Zealand estate planning company, which made headlines when it trailed a four-day week last year, has seen a big productivity increase since it made the change permanent, with staff spending less time surfing the In...
Adweek's Grand Brand Genius; John Legend Explains Crissy Teigen's Creativity: Tuesday's First Things First
AdWeek - 5 Nov 2019 13:45
Welcome to First Things First, Adweek's new daily resource for marketers. We'll be publishing the content to First Things First on Adweek.com each morning (like this post), but if you prefer that it come straight to your...
China presses Trump for more tariff roll-backs in 'phase one' trade deal
Reuters - 5 Nov 2019 04:17
China is pushing U.S. President Donald Trump to remove more tariffs imposed in September as part of a "phase one" U.S.-China trade deal, people familiar with the negotiations said on Monday.
McDonald's C.E.O. Fired Over a Relationship That's Becoming Taboo
The New York Times - 5 Nov 2019 02:26
Steve Easterbrook violated policy, the company said. He's not the first chief executive to be ousted over a consensual relationship with an employee.
U.S. considers dropping some tariffs on China: FT
Reuters - 5 Nov 2019 02:10
Trump administration officials are debating whether to remove some existing tariffs on Chinese goods as a concession to seal a partial deal, the Financial Times reported on Monday.
This Dyson vacuum is great if you have pets--and it's finally on sale
USA Today - 5 Nov 2019 22:21
The Dyson Cyclone V10 Animal cordless stick vacuum is perfect for picking up pet hair, and you can get it for one of its lowest prices ever now.
U.S. shadow lenders see loan volume slow, quality decline
American Banker - 5 Nov 2019 20:32
The month of October brought some jumbo unitranche loans to the direct lending market. It also brought declines in the quality and terms of broader deals, according to some participants.
Boeing CEO Muilenburg 'has done everything right' says chairman
Reuters - 5 Nov 2019 14:47
Boeing Co Chairman Dave Calhoun said on Tuesday that the company's board believes Chief Executive Dennis Muilenburg "has done everything right" just days after he came under attack from U.S. lawmakers on Capitol Hill aft...
California Mayors Join Campaign to Make PG&E a Cooperative
Wall Street Journal - 5 Nov 2019 14:00Cream Cheese Tea? Chinese Demand Pushes Up Milk Prices
Wall Street Journal - 5 Nov 2019 12:30
Milk prices are climbing around the globe and have reached multiyear highs, driven in part by a surprising surge in demand from China.
An Apple-Valve AR headset deal makes sense given iOS 13's StarBoard
Venture Beat - 5 Nov 2019 23:52
Two years after rumors of an Apple AR headset began to circulate, Valve is claimed to be involved with the hardware, which may or may not make sense.
How Microsoft, Amazon, & Airbnb avoid product experimentation pitfalls (VB Live)
Venture Beat - 5 Nov 2019 23:16
Learn how to make the most of your A/B testing, choose the right metrics, avoid the biggest testing pitfalls and more when you join this VB Live event!
Clash Royale League World Finals take place December 7 with $400,000 purse
Venture Beat - 5 Nov 2019 23:00
The 2019 Clash Royale League (CRL) World Finals will take place on December 7 before a live audience at Los Angeles' landmark Shrine Auditorium.
Microsoft is banking Cortana's success on the idea of a multi-assistant world
Venture Beat - 5 Nov 2019 21:54
Microsoft wants Cortana to be an AI assistant for the workplace and really wants people to believe in the idea of a multi-assistant world.
Researchers propose descriptors to prevent AI system component mismatches
Venture Beat - 5 Nov 2019 21:45
In a paper, researchers at Carnegie Mellon propose a system of descriptors to prevent AI and machine learning systems component mismatches.
FCC approves T-Mobile-Sprint merger after rapid 5G coverage pledges
Venture Beat - 5 Nov 2019 21:41
U.S. regulators have now officially signed off on merging the number three and four mobile carriers, thanks to pledges to rapidly offer 5G service to users.