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Technology
Shockingly Good Smartphones You Can Get for $350 or Less
The Wall Street Journal. - David Pierce
It’s become an unwritten but unbreakable rule: Great phones cost $1,000. A few years ago, when we were paying $200 with a two-year contract, that seemed preposterous. Now you’re either renting an iPhone
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CES
China will dominate the world’s electric cars market
Quartz - Isabelle Niu
This story is part of an ongoing series on how China is reshaping our world. Is the future of electric cars in China? If you only look at sales numbers, it certainly seems so. In 2018, more electric cars
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Automotive Industry
BMW Stock Drops on Charge for Possible EU Emissions-Cartel Fine
Bloomberg - Tara Patel
BMW AG shares fell after the luxury carmaker warned of a probable first-quarter charge exceeding 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) related to a European …
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Bicycle Sharing
The move-fast-and-break-things tech industry is littered with examples of start-ups that became the darling of the moment,
channelnewsasia.com - Sumit Agarwal
SINGAPORE: In the middle of last year, two of the biggest names in bike sharing, Ofo and Mobike, were grabbing headlines with valuations topping US$2 …
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The Arts
$3,000 to Rent a Movie? Bringing the Theater Home for the 1 Percent
The New York Times - By BROOKS BARNES
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Fred Rosen, the retired Ticketmaster tycoon, was eating a melted ham-and-brie sandwich at the exclusive San Vicente Bungalows and spouting forth about belts. Yes, what people to
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Technology
SoftBank Names Nomura to Lead $4.5 Billion Bond Sale
Bloomberg - Takahiko Hyuga
SoftBank Group Corp. appointed Nomura Holdings Inc. as the lead underwriter for its 500 billion yen ($4.5 billion) bond sale, which may be the …
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Advertising Industry
How artificial intelligence is influencing Unilever’s marketing
Digiday - Seb Joseph
Unilever is using artificial intelligence to influence more of its marketing, from processing insights to finding influencers. The advertiser has 26 …
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Fake News
Governments are rushing to regulate the internet. Users could end up paying the price
CNN - Analysis by James Griffiths, CNN
(CNN) — In early 1996, John Perry Barlow -- founder of the Electronic Frontier Foundation and one-time member of the Grateful Dead -- declared the internet to be independent of national governments. "I
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5K Minute - Monday 8th April
planetradio.co.uk - Callum Bell
Q. Which river runs through London? A. River Thames Q. ‘Neo’ was the main character in which Sci Fi trilogy? A. The Matrix Q. How many letters are in the …
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Advertising Industry
To Battle Fin-Tech Upstarts, Big Banks Are Turning to—What Else?—Technology
Adweek - By Patrick Kulp
When Capital One rolled out its automated fraud-check texting system a few years ago, the bank was surprised to find how many possible answers its …
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Technology
Turkish Banks Sweat Under Rising Pile of Debt Restructurings
Bloomberg - Ercan Ersoy, Fercan Yalinkilic
Turkish companies are struggling to get off the hamster wheel of debt as foreign borrowings run near record highs. The reason: a plunge in the lira …
The Washington Post
Joe Biden
Joe Biden's 1975 rhetoric on race
The Washington Post
What Joe Biden said in the 1970s, and the downside of having a long career in politics In a little-noticed interview shortly after he arrived in the Senate, Joe Biden spoke out on race. The future vice
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Artificial Intelligence
Apple Makes Yet Another High-Profile Artificial Intelligence Hire
The Motley Fool - Ashraf Eassa
In case you haven't noticed, the Mac maker is taking AI very seriously. Perhaps the hottest term in all of technology is "artificial intelligence," or …
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Technology
To the moon or low Earth orbit? Bitcoin price continues to soar
siliconangle.com - Duncan Riley
Bitcoin has maintained a price surge that started on April Fool’s Day, reaching new yearly highs over the weekend in what many believe may indicate a …
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Andrew Yang
Presidential candidate Andrew Yang says taxes on tech companies could pay for $1,000 monthly payment to every American adult
ABC News - Kris Schneider
Andrew Yang, a businessman who declared his candidacy for the 2020 Democratic nomination for president back in 2017, said that his proposal to …
Metro
Technology
Government pledges to hit tech companies with ‘substantial fines’ for inappropriate content
metro.co.uk - Jeff Parsons
The UK government will introduce ‘world first’ internet safety laws designed to make the UK the safest place in the world to be online, new proposals …
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The Tiny Deals Behind Mukesh Ambani's Bid to Take on Amazon
Bloomberg - P R Sanjai, Jeremy Diamond
A $2.5 billion spending spree involving more than two dozen deals provides some insight into how Mukesh Ambani is piecing together a strategy to take …
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Technology
Why 5G Phones Are Arriving With Subplot of Espionage
Bloomberg - Ian King, Scott Moritz
The 5G wireless technology now being introduced by phone companies promises to bring a world of innovations to mobile service -- from connected …
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How to Develop Your Own AI Playbook - MIT Technology Review
MIT Technology Review
Andrew Ng, Founder & CEO, Landing AI; Founder and CEO, deeplearning.ai Dr. Andrew Ng is the founder and CEO of Landing AI and deeplearning.ai and a …
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Technology
3D technology being used to locate new Alaska oil pockets
Associated Press
PRUDHOE BAY, Alaska (AP) — New technology is being used to search for untapped oil in an Alaska bay that is already an established source of fossil fuel, according to officials. Oil and gas company BP
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Pinterest founders attempt to woo sceptical investors with 'sunset clause'
The Telegraph - By Natasha Bernal
Pinterest is attempting to appease disgruntled investors ahead of the firm’s $12bn stock market float by offering a seven-year deadline to dissolve its controversial dual share structure. The company,
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Silicon Valley
As Democratic candidates target big tech, ‘the honeymoon is over’ for Silicon Valley
eastbaytimes.com - Casey Tolan
In a sharp turnaround from past elections, the country’s largest tech firms have emerged as some of the biggest bogeymen of the 2020 Democratic …
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Technology
Lyft threatens to sue Morgan Stanley over short-selling trades
siliconangle.com - Duncan Riley
Lyft Inc. is threatening to sue Morgan Stanley, accusing the merchant bank of promoting short-selling to investors who were subject to lock-up …
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Business
Monzo digital bank could double value to £2bn with new US stake
The Guardian - Kalyeena Makortoff Banking correspondent
Fast-growing digital bank Monzo is set to raise fresh funds from a US investor that could double its value to £2bn in a deal that will make it the second largest fintech startup in Britain. The challengerbank,
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Startups
The Wing poaches Snap's comms director
TechCrunch - Kate Clark
Women-focused co-working space The Wing has hired Rachel Racusen as vice president of communications. Racusen has been the director of communications at Snap, the developer of Snapchat, since late 2016.
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Technology
Pinterest Said to Price I.P.O. Below Last Private Valuation
The New York Times - By ERIN GRIFFITH
SAN FRANCISCO — Pinterest plans to set a price range for its initial public offering that will value it at below the $12 billion that private investors last pegged the company at, according to a person
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Epic Games
Epic Games CEO Says the Epic Games Store Isn't Spyware
comicbook.com - Tanner Dedmon
The CEO of Epic Games has responded to claims that suggest the Epic Games Store is a form of spyware and passes users’ information onto Tencent as …
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Health Care
Amazon Wants You to Use Alexa to Track Health Care
The Wall Street Journal. - Melanie Evans
Amazon.com Inc. is positioning Alexa, its artificial-intelligence assistant, to track consumers’ prescriptions and relay personal health information, in a bid to insert the technology into everyday health
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Opinion
Why the UK is moving to regulate the internet
CNN - By Jeremy Wright
(CNN) — The world recently celebrated the 30th anniversary of the World Wide Web, which has changed the world for the better in many ways. It's now easier than ever to buy things with the click of a few
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Huawei
A tour of Huawei's 'theme park' campus
bbc.co.uk
Chinese tech giant Huawei has built a giant theme park-like campus for its research and development staff in China. The site houses 108 classically-designed buildings in the style of various European and