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Amazon says 'appropriate' executive available after U.S. House panel calls on CEO Bezos to testify
Reuters - 16 May 2020 03:46
Amazon.com Inc said on Friday it would make the "appropriate" executive available to the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee to testify about allegations related to how the company uses third-party sellers'...
Jack Dorsey just unveiled where he's donated more than $87 million of his pledged $1 billion towards COVID-19 relief
Business Insider - 16 May 2020 02:54
REUTERS/Anushree Fadnav Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has donated over $87 million towards his COVID-19 relief pledge. His donations have ranged across a number of causes from stopping domestic violence, to giving equal access...
E-Commerce Is Finally Coming to Cars
Wall Street Journal - 16 May 2020 15:46
The coronavirus crisis will almost certainly push more people to buy cars online. Yet dealerships are such an entrenched part of the industry, particularly in the U.S., that the kind of radical transformation e-commerce ...
With Earnings 'Out the Window,' Investors Turn to Survival Metrics
Wall Street Journal - 16 May 2020 17:01
For sectors such as airlines, the outlook during the coronavirus pandemic is particularly cloudy, and a traditional investing playbook no longer applies.
Apple may release an iPhone 'mini' later this year -- here's everything we know about it so far (AAPL)
Business Insider - 16 May 2020 15:30
Hollis Johnson/Business Insider Apple's iPhone 12 could come in a new size: a 5.4-inch variant that would be noticeably smaller than the current 5.8-inch iPhone 11 Pro. This 5.4-inch iPhone is expected to have two camera...
Hugging Face dives into machine translation with release of 1,000 models
Venture Beat - 16 May 2020 15:16
Hugging Face launched about 1,000 AI models for translation, the first venture into translation for the startup that seeks out and shares cutting-edge NLP.
As A Cultural Icon, New York City Needs Bergdorf Goodman
Forbes - 16 May 2020 15:00Cannabis Watch: Aurora Cannabis on CEO search during a pandemic: drone tours, no handshakes
Market Watch - 16 May 2020 04:56
Aurora Cannabis Inc. may end up hiring a new chief executive without ever shaking their hand or meeting in person.
Sony Music Braces For Operating Revenue Declines After 40% Bump
Forbes - 16 May 2020 03:50Quantum computing will (eventually) help us discover vaccines in days
Venture Beat - 16 May 2020 23:22
The development of quantum computers, if successful, will allow for end-to-end in-silico drug discovery that could stop epidemics before they go global.
Buffett Sells More Stocks, Including Goldman Sachs, With No 'Elephant-Sized' Acquisition On The Horizon
Forbes - 16 May 2020 21:00Telecom gear makers expect govt to clear BSNL, MTNL dues
livemint.com - 16 May 2020 20:49
The association expects the government to act for clearing about ₹20,000 vendor dues pending with BSNL and MTNL as well as other telecom public sector firms
20 US cities with great jobs and smaller crowds that could bounce back quickly after the coronavirus pandemic
Business Insider - 16 May 2020 16:10
Laser1987/Getty Images Education and population density may help figure out which cities will see their economies recover first from the novel coronavirus pandemic. Moody's Analytics studied which cities are in the best ...
How bedroom trader Navinder Sarao made his first millions and kickstarted an odyssey that ended with historic market manipulation and a $1 trillion crash
Business Insider - 16 May 2020 15:45
REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett Navinder Singh Sarao was arrested in 2015, accused of helping cause a $1 trillion market crash. Sarao was accused by the US government of manipulating markets by posting then canceling huge volum...
Saudi Sovereign Wealth Fund Buys Stakes in Facebook, Boeing, Disney
Wall Street Journal - 16 May 2020 14:48
In the coronavirus pandemic's financial fallout, Saudi Arabia's sovereign-wealth fund has emerged as one of the world's biggest bargain hunters, taking minority stakes worth billions of dollars in America corporations.
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Forbes - 16 May 2020 05:07How To Go Long AND Short Consumer Stocks Using AI
Forbes - 16 May 2020 21:18Dear public company CFO
Venture Beat - 16 May 2020 21:12
Aha CEO Brian de Haaff pens an open letter to public companies that are bullying providers to accept unfair payment arrangements
Shoppable ads prove their mettle during lockdown
Venture Beat - 16 May 2020 19:25
Shoppable ads aren't brand new, but in our new COVID-19 reality, they're newly urgent. Getting them right is a critical competency for advertisers.
Can These Nordic Startups Solve The Lack Of Diversity In Tech?
Forbes - 16 May 2020 18:57Why 'as-a-service' models will reign in a post-pandemic world
Venture Beat - 16 May 2020 17:45
XaaS was already on it's way to becoming a juggernaut before COVID-19, but it's now on track for an even stronger upswing.