Business Stories from December 19, 2015 (Change date)
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Google raids threaten Canada's lead in artificial intelligenceDec 20, 2015 6:22 am - With a tech industry one-third the size of California's, Canada has confounded expectations by becoming a leader in the booming market for artificial intelligence. Pione...
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Google said to make driverless cars unit an Alphabet companyDec 20, 2015 6:22 am - Google plans to make its self-driving cars unit, which will offer rides for hire, a stand-alone business under the Alphabet Inc. corporate umbrella next year, a person b...
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App reviews: Facebook Notify, Sleep FuriouslyDec 21, 2015 5:04 am - Facebook Notify Do you need more information in your life? The social network has released an app that helps you stay informed by serving up stories from news sourc...
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FAA to charge $5 drone registry feeDec 20, 2015 6:22 am - WASHINGTON - Owners of consumer drones will have to begin registering with the U.S. government starting next week under a policy issued in time for the expected holiday ...
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Why tech titans are spending $1 billion to save you from terminatorsDec 20, 2015 6:22 am - Elon Musk and other big tech names are worried that humanity will develop artificial intelligence so smart it becomes a threat to humanity itself - think self-aware kill...
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Miners, families march after last British coal mine closesDec 19, 2015 8:00 am - LONDON (AP) - Thousands of miners and their loved ones have held a sentimental solidarity march in North Yorkshire to mark the closure of Britain's last operating deep c...
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AP PHOTOS: In 2015, Greece stuck in debt and migrant crisesDec 19, 2015 12:00 pm - ATHENS, Greece (AP) - Anyone hoping that Greece might finally have a quiet year was quickly disappointed in 2015. Brinkmanship with European bailout lenders brought the ...
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US spending bill may aid economy just as Fed is pulling backDec 19, 2015 9:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Just as the Federal Reserve is pulling back slightly on the economic accelerator, Congress is pressing down a bit harder. The spending and tax-cut pack...
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Bad-boy ex-pharma CEO Shkreli calls fraud charges 'baseless'Dec 19, 2015 3:15 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Bad-boy ex-pharmaceutical company CEO Martin Shkreli (SHKREL'-ee) says fraud allegations against him are "baseless and without merit." Shkreli tweeted Sa...
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Nevada governor signs $335M deal to lure electric carmakerDec 19, 2015 7:31 pm - CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval approved a $335 million incentive package to attract upstart electric carmaker Faraday Future's billion-dollar factor...
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