Business Stories from July 8, 2017 (Change date)
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How video games helped give us the self-driving carJul 10, 2017 9:39 am - Self-driving cars. They're the future of transportation - and they're getting smarter all the time. Thanks to advances in software and artificial intelligence, these mac...
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Why the robot takeover of the economy is proceeding slowlyJul 10, 2017 9:39 am - Vik Singh's company has powerful artificial intelligence software that helps firms hunt down the best sales leads. Getting somebody to use it - well, that's a story that...
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Trump's rural broadband goal easier said than doneJul 10, 2017 9:39 am - President Donald Trump has promised to expand broadband service to rural areas as part of his $1 trillion nationwide infrastructure plan. That may be easier said than do...
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States could revive online privacy rules killed by TrumpJul 10, 2017 9:39 am - Soon after President Donald Trump took office with a pledge to cut regulations, Republicans in Congress killed an Obama-era rule restricting how broadband companies may ...
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Can #DecencyPledge fix Silicon Valley's harassment problem?Jul 10, 2017 9:39 am - As new revelations tumbled out about sexual harassment allegations against a venture capitalist in Silicon Valley, LinkedIn co-founder and Greylock Partners venture capi...
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Uber, Airbnb, TaskRabbit: How much do people make with these side hustles?Jul 10, 2017 9:39 am - The "gig economy," popularized by the likes of Lyft, Airbnb and TaskRabbit, has for years been promoted as an effective way for Americans to make money on their own term...
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Next WannaCry cyber attack could cost insurers $2.5BJul 10, 2017 9:39 am - Cyber crime insurers largely avoided costly claims from the recent attacks that hit businesses around the globe. The next global virus could change that. "It's exception...
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SoundCloud's challenge: Turning cultural cachet into profitsJul 10, 2017 9:39 am - SoundCloud is cutting about 40 percent of its staff in a cost-cutting move the digital music service says will give it a better financial footing to compete against larg...
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SoHa? Harlem bristles at neighborhood nicknameJul 08, 2017 11:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - In Harlem, a furor has erupted over what was supposed to be a simple, catchy acronym: SoHa. An attempt by some businesses and real estate professionals t...
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