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Dyson launches a hiring spree for hundreds of engineers to build robots capable of doing household chores
Business Insider - 25 May 2022 14:21
Dyson is developing technology to put its at-home assistant robots into people's homes by the end of this decade.
After Dismal Performance Last Month, L'Oreal Stock Looks Set To Rebound
Forbes - 25 May 2022 19:00Shifting Conservative Attitudes Toward Cannabis Reflected In New Efforts By The Congressional Cannabis Caucus
Forbes - 25 May 2022 17:17
Some bipartisan bills on cannabis have already passed both chambers.
Joe Manchin won't budge on the Senate filibuster after at least 18 children were killed in a Texas school shooting
Business Insider - 25 May 2022 04:29
"The filibuster is the only thing that prevents us from total insanity," he said. Congress hasn't passed a bill to address gun violence in years.
Wendy's Largest Shareholder Explores Burger-Chain Deal
Wall Street Journal - 25 May 2022 04:09Warner Bros. Discovery and Brightline Create 2 New Streaming Ad Formats for Upfront
AdWeek - 25 May 2022 19:38
Warner Bros. Discovery said it wanted to be a streaming-centric company, and the company is expanding its advertising offerings with two new ad formats for Discovery+, in partnership with connected TV technology company ...
Morton Arboretum pays $5.1 million for adjoining parcel, its first new land purchase in decades
Chicago Tribune - 25 May 2022 18:21
A three-bedroom house on 18 acres in an unincorporated area southeast of Wheaton sold to the Lisle-based Morton Arboretum
Data Powered Marketing: A Framework for Engagement
AdWeek - 25 May 2022 16:55
Beverly Jackson, global vp of brand and consumer marketing for Twitter, stopped by Adweek's Social Media Week to share her successful formula for delivering breakthrough marketing campaigns that deliver big results, incl...
As Starbucks Retreats From Russia, Pressure Mounts on Brands to Do More
AdWeek - 25 May 2022 16:42
This week Starbucks joined McDonald's in retreating from the Russian market entirely. However, people still don't feel like brands are doing enough to help Ukraine, as the Kremlin continues to wage its brutal war. What's...
Guns, Law and the Uvalde Elementary School Shooting
The New York Times - 25 May 2022 16:10
This could be the mass shooting that leads to significant change -- or it could join the long list of other atrocities that have been followed by policy stalemates.
Sequoia China-Backed Crypto Financial Services Firm Hits $2 Billion Valuation
Forbes - 25 May 2022 16:00Pixelynx unveils music metaverse gaming platform using Niantic Lightship
Venture Beat - 25 May 2022 16:00
Pixelynx, a new music metaverse gaming platform created by musicians and technologists, revealed the name of its first mobile game - Elynxir
JPMorgan backs bitcoin to rise 28% and says cryptocurrencies are now its preferred alternative asset
Business Insider - 25 May 2022 15:53
The investment bank now thinks bitcoin and digital assets should rebound after the great sell-off of 2021 and 2022.
British software company Access worth £9bn as Singapore takes stake
Sky News - 25 May 2022 15:07
A Loughborough-based software company is close to becoming more valuable than Sage Group, the FTSE-100 technology champion, as it finalises a deal to sell a stake to a Singaporean state investment fund.
MetaKing Studios raises $15M for blockchain MMO Blocklords
Venture Beat - 25 May 2022 15:00
MetaKing Studios has raised $15 million in seed-stage funding to make the blockchain-based massively multiplayer online game Blocklords.
Pfizer Offers Low-Cost Drugs And Vaccines--Including Covid Treatments--To World's Poorest Countries
Forbes - 25 May 2022 14:55Bitcoin 'finally' due for $32.8K as long-term BTC price metric flashes overvalued
Coin Telegraph - 25 May 2022 14:46
An uptick to two-week highs is on the cards but longer timeframes still trouble Bitcoin analysis.
The Tell: Dow, S&P 500 head for worst start to a year since 1970 -- for tech it's the worst in history
Market Watch - 25 May 2022 06:47
The S&P and the Dow are on track for the worst first 100 trading days since 1970. And for the Nasdaq, it's the worst ever.
Alation details its data intelligence strategy
Venture Beat - 25 May 2022 06:13
Alation's Open Data Quality Framework (ODQF) opens up Alation Data Catalog to any data quality vendor in the data management ecosystem and modern data stack.
Dow Jones Newswires: Singapore revises first-quarter growth estimates higher
Market Watch - 25 May 2022 04:17
Singapore's economy expanded at a faster pace in the first quarter of 2022 than previously estimated, mainly due to solid growth in the manufacturing, construction and services-producing industries.
The Wall Street Journal: Starbucks selling its cold-pressed juice brand to focus on stores
Market Watch - 25 May 2022 03:43
Fresh-food maker Bolthouse Farms Inc. said it agreed to acquire Starbucks's Evolution Fresh line of juices, which currently are sold in Starbucks cafes and supermarkets.