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'Pie house' in Deerfield, featuring 3-foot-wide wall on tiny suburban lot, lists for $300,000
Chicago Tribune - 9 Jun 2020 12:00
The unique pie-wedge-shaped home features one wall that stretches just 3 feet wide and clocks in at 1,122 square feet in the northern Chicago suburb.
Ordinary office elevator now coronavirus risk-multiplying bottleneck. Expert tips: Stay in your corner, face the walls, carry toothpicks.
Chicago Tribune - 9 Jun 2020 20:38
The biggest elevator hang-up across city skylines for offices and residences may be the recommendation to limit the number of riders to four to accommodate social distancing -- one in each corner. That creates a logistic...
Someone Allegedly Finds $2 Million Buried Treasure In The Rockies
Forbes - 9 Jun 2020 21:31Oil prices rise on optimism easing of lockdowns to spur fuel demand
Reuters - 9 Jun 2020 03:45
Oil prices climbed on Tuesday, paring losses from the previous session, as markets broadly rose on growing confidence in a global recovery with pandemic lockdowns easing.
IBM's CEO said the firm will stop offering facial recognition software and called for 'national dialogue' on the use of the technology in law enforcement (IBM)
Business Insider - 9 Jun 2020 02:51
IBM IBM CEO Arvind Krishna said the tech giant will no longer offer facial recognition software and said there should be a "national dialogue" on the technology's use in law enforcement. Krishna announced the change in a...
JioMart hits pause on Kirana project over delivery staff crunch
livemint.com - 9 Jun 2020 19:39
Owners of kirana stores said that services have been suspended as covid-19 has created delivery fulfilment issues.Online grocers are seeing explosive demand following the curbs on movement amid the lockdown
The Mighty Effort To Save The $3.6 Trillion Global Infrastructure Market
Forbes - 9 Jun 2020 19:18Google Brain, Intel, and UC Berkeley train robotic surgery AI with videos
Venture Beat - 9 Jun 2020 19:07
Motion2Vec was created by researchers from Google, Intel, and UC Berkeley and is trained with video of human surgeons using da Vinci robots.
600 Black Advertising Professionals Demand Meaningful Action From Leadership in Open Letter
AdWeek - 9 Jun 2020 18:00
The recent outcry over the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and countless other Black men and women both known and unknown has forced formerly "apolitical" brands and advertising agencies to reflect...
7 Reasons To Not Get Excited About May's Jobs Report
Forbes - 9 Jun 2020 16:29Undervalued Stocks Soared, But Not Because They're Undervalued
Wall Street Journal - 9 Jun 2020 13:14
For decades investors who bought cheap--or "value"--stocks beat the market. There used to be a fierce debate about exactly why, and, with value stocks having a great few weeks, it's time to exhume this ancient argument.
I studied thousands of logos. Here’s where branding is headed next
Fast Company - 9 Jun 2020 11:00
The coronavirus pandemic will usher in dramatic change. For now, let us bask in the glory of ’70s nostalgia. Each year, I write a report on logo trends, and I always look to the past before looking ahead. You can’t t...
Bon Appétit Editor in Chief Resigns Over Racially Insensitive Photo
Wall Street Journal - 9 Jun 2020 03:54Futures Movers: Oil prices head lower for a second session as investors worry about oversupply from Gulf producers
Market Watch - 9 Jun 2020 16:32
Crude oil futures edge lower Tuesday as worries about compliance with a newly-extended OPEC+ pact to cut production by nearly 10 million barrels, the end of voluntary reductions by Gulf producers at the end of June and p...
Oil Drops on Renewed Oversupply Concerns
Wall Street Journal - 9 Jun 2020 16:26
Oil prices edged lower, declining for the second consecutive session with some traders concerned that fuel demand won't rebound as quickly as anticipated.
Why Drug Companies May Resist Milking Covid-19 Treatments
Wall Street Journal - 9 Jun 2020 12:00Here are the best online high-yield savings accounts right now
Business Insider - 9 Jun 2020 23:58
The best online high-yield savings accounts right now: Account Annual Percentage Yield (APY)* Editor's Note Ally High Yield Savings Account (Member FDIC) 1.25% APY Best Overall Vio Bank Online High-Yield Savings Account ...
Tetris Effect soundtrack debuts on Billboard charts
Venture Beat - 9 Jun 2020 23:41
The Tetris Effect soundtrack is just as good as the game, and that's probably why listeners are flocking to it and pushing it onto the Billboard charts.
Discretionary Stocks Are Making a Comeback
Wall Street Journal - 9 Jun 2020 23:37
New winners and losers have emerged in the stock market as states continue to reopen and consumers venture out after weeks of diminished spending during the coronavirus shutdowns.
What your black employees may be feeling and what we need to hear from you
Venture Beat - 9 Jun 2020 23:15
We tell employees all the time to lean into their work, their thinking, etc. Leaders need to do the same with uncomfortable conversations about race.
FCC approves $16 billion auction for rural broadband
Venture Beat - 9 Jun 2020 22:41
The United States will hold an auction in October 2020 to bring broadband service into unserved areas, incentivizing companies to deliver voice and data.