Business Stories from October 14, 2017 (Change date)
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Review: Google Home Mini offers cheapest way to get into the smart homeOct 16, 2017 6:10 am - Not content with being dominant online, Google is pushing into your home - with a line of smart devices and speakers that it hopes will grace your shelves and coffee tab...
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Facebook's latest bombshell: The $200 wireless VR headsetOct 16, 2017 6:10 am - Facebook dropped a bombshell on the virtual reality world Wednesday: a $200 virtual reality headset that doesn't require wires or a smartphone to work. The headset could...
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Are we seeing the end of the internal combustion engine?Oct 16, 2017 6:10 am - Electric vehicles no longer seem like a futuristic fever dream, but they remain a rarity on most American city streets, accounting for less than one percent of the natio...
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2017 could be pay TV's worst year for subscriber lossesOct 16, 2017 6:10 am - Investors in traditional TV providers are reeling as companies from AT&T to Viacom fail to stop the desertion of customers lured away by cheaper entertainment options su...
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Uber pushed the limits of the law; now comes the reckoningOct 16, 2017 6:10 am - Shortly after taking over Uber Technologies Inc. in September, Dara Khosrowshahi told employees to brace for a painful six months. U.S. officials are looking into possib...
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Amazon makes it easier for teens to use their parents' credit cardsOct 16, 2017 6:25 am - Amazon.com, already the most popular online retailer among adults, is setting its sights on a new demographic: teenagers. The company's newest efforts are aimed at getti...
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How Russian content ended up on Pinterest, of all placesOct 16, 2017 6:10 am - SAN FRANCISCO - Image-bookmarking site Pinterest is known as a place where people go to get ideas about home décor, fashion, and recipes. Few would associate it with pol...
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Waymo the first to deliver detailed self-driving safety report to fedsOct 16, 2017 6:10 am - To help keep tabs on the safety of driverless cars rolling around U.S. cities, the federal government last year, and again last month, suggested that tech firms and car ...
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New characters give 'Thomas & Friends' a jolt of girl powerOct 14, 2017 11:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Girls are finally getting a bigger role in Thomas the Tank Engine's boy-dominated world. Mattel, the toy maker that owns the Thomas brand, will add two f...
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A look at all the changes coming to 'Thomas & Friends'Oct 14, 2017 10:30 am - Change is coming to "Thomas & Friends," the 30-year-old TV show based on a series of books from 1945. Here's a look at what's different: - Two new female engines will be...
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