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The Dark Business of Coronavirus
Wall Street Journal - 22 Jan 2020 12:51
As a newly identified virus from China sp
Boeing May Not Restart 737 MAX Production Till Year-End After Pushing Back Plane's Expected Return
Forbes - 22 Jan 2020 01:19
Boeing's most vulnerable suppliers will come under greater stress with the plane maker's announcement that it doesn't expect regulators to clear the 737 MAX to return to service till the summer.
Claims by PG&E Wildfire Victims Reach 80,000
The New York Times - 22 Jan 2020 04:23
The number of individuals seeking compensation from the utility more than doubled in just over two months.
Ellen Bass Reads Frank X. Gaspar
The New Yorker - 22 Jan 2020 13:00
On The New Yorker's Poetry Podcast, Ellen Bass joins Kevin Young to discuss "Quahogs," by Frank X. Gaspar, and her own poem "Because."
Vodafone Leaves Facebook-Spearheaded Libra Association Cryptocurrency Initiative
AdWeek - 22 Jan 2020 05:15
Vodafone became the latest company to bow out of the Libra Association, the cryptocurrency initiative being spearheaded by Facebook. A spokesperson for Vodafone told Nikhilesh De of CoinDesk that the company will focus o...
: Texas Instruments stock slips as earnings and outlook barely clear a low bar
Market Watch - 22 Jan 2020 23:19
Texas Instruments Inc. shares slipped in the extended session Wednesday after the chip maker tops reduced estimates from Wall Street and forecasts a first-quarter range that bookends consensus estimates.
U.S. Senate committee tackles shortage of 5G tower climbers
Venture Beat - 22 Jan 2020 21:40
There's a shortage of workers capable of installing 5G cellular hardware in the United States, thanks in part to the high-climbing nature of the work.
The App Trying To Save Millennials Time
Forbes - 22 Jan 2020 21:37
One entrepreneur is capitalizing on that through an app that aims to cut down on the time millennials waste on trying to find where to head out.
Mike Pettine's Future With The Green Bay Packers Remains Unclear
Forbes - 22 Jan 2020 17:17
It remains unclear whether Green Bay Packers' defensive coordinator Mike Pettine will be brought back in 2020.
Metals Stocks: Gold edges lower as worries over China virus ebb
Market Watch - 22 Jan 2020 16:18
Gold futures trade slightly lower, lacking support as global equities point higher and worries fade about an outbreak of a potentially deadly virus in China.
The US is ramping up efforts to catch the Wuhan virus and stop it from spreading. But there are still gaps in the net.
Business Insider - 22 Jan 2020 05:29
On Tuesday, the US confirmed the first confirmed case of the Wuhan virus in the country — a man now being treated in Everett, Washington. The US government also announced more widespread screening measures at five airp...
GM's Cruise unit unveils driverless vehicle for ride-sharing service
Reuters - 22 Jan 2020 05:19
General Motors Co's self-driving car unit, Cruise, on Tuesday unveiled an electric vehicle with no steering wheel or pedals for use in its planned autonomous ride-sharing service, but did not say when it would go into pr...
Goldman Sachs chief David Solomon defends woeful WeWork IPO
New York Post - 22 Jan 2020 04:53
Goldman Sachs Chief Executive David Solomon turned heads in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday by defending his bank's handling of WeWork's notoriously disastrous initial stock offering. "I'm not sure that we got it so wrong...
Desktop-as-a-Service: Work from anywhere, on any device
Venture Beat - 22 Jan 2020 22:29
SPONSORED: Presented by Nutanix A new level of confusion hit the tech world when cloud computing became practical in the enterprise and the term "XaaS" was coined. XaaS, or anything-as-a-service, was used to describe the...
Public Health Experts Say Coronavirus Exposure May Be Wider Than China Admits
Forbes - 22 Jan 2020 22:09
China announced that 17 people have died, but dismissed rumors of wider exposure.
Kathy Cano-Murillo Shares 4 Things To Keep In Mind If You're Starting A Second Career
Forbes - 22 Jan 2020 21:44
Cano-Murillo was an established writer when she spotted a gap in the craft industry that was too big and too obvious for her not to try to fill.
GitHub now uses AI to recommend open issues in project repositories
Venture Beat - 22 Jan 2020 21:16
GitHub says that it's now using AI and machine learning to recommend issues and bugs to users within project repositories.
Market Extra: Why investors can't afford to sleep through this week's ECB meeting
Market Watch - 22 Jan 2020 20:53
Nobody expects any policy changes when European Central Bank big shots meet Thursday, but Christine Lagarde could still drop some worthwhile hints about the path ahead.
Scopely acquires Disney's FoxNext Games, maker of Marvel Strike Force
Venture Beat - 22 Jan 2020 20:52
Scopely, the mobile gaming company behind titles like Star Trek: Fleet Command, announced that it has acquired FoxNext Games Los Angeles from Disney.
Super Lucky's Tale dev Playful lays off a large portion of staff
Venture Beat - 22 Jan 2020 20:49
Playful Corp., the studio behind Super Lucky's Tale, announced today that it is laying off a significant portion of its full-time staff today.
Researchers use AI to deblur human faces in photos
Venture Beat - 22 Jan 2020 19:59
In a newly published preprint paper, researchers propose an AI system that deblurs human faces in photos after they've been taken.
Selena Gomez, Billie Eilish, Dua Lipa Surge On YouTube Charts
Forbes - 22 Jan 2020 19:57
Billie Eilish, Dua Lipa and Selena Gomez are leading the pack on YouTube Charts this week.