Articles filed under Bloomberg
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Fortnite's slowdown has Epic Games battling to spark new growthAug 24, 2019 6:00 am - These should be heady times for Fortnite, the battle-royale shooting game that's set the video-game industry reeling since its release two years ago. Its publisher, clos...
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Powell says economy favorable but facing 'significant risks'Aug 23, 2019 1:00 am - Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said the U.S. economy is in a favorable place but faces "significant risks" as growth abroad slows amid trade uncertainty. "Trade ...
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China hits back at Trump with higher tariffs on soybeans, autosAug 23, 2019 1:00 am - China threatened to impose additional tariffs on $75 billion of American goods including soybeans, automobiles and oil, in retaliation for President Donald Trump's lates...
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Wireless carrier throttling of online video is pervasiveAug 19, 2019 1:00 am - U.S. wireless carriers have long said they may slow video traffic on their networks to avoid congestion and bottlenecks. But new research shows the throttling happens pr...
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'Tesla killers' are having a really hard time killing TeslaAug 19, 2019 1:00 am - It's a trope that's been around roughly as long as Elon Musk has been in the car business: When a new electric vehicle is unveiled, it's dubbed a potential "Tesla killer...
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Analysis: The white-male mentorship premiumAug 18, 2019 6:05 am - Want to get ahead at work? The latest in business and management research says get a sponsor: someone who has enough clout to successfully advocate for you to the people...
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Fortnite World Cup audience shows fan base isn't just young menAug 17, 2019 6:00 am - Two weeks ago, Epic Games Inc. held its first-ever Fortnite World Cup, a three-day video game competition extravaganza that had — at one point — 2.3 million viewers from...
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AI and bionic eyes are helping to contain raging wildfiresAug 17, 2019 6:00 am - On a tower in the Brazilian rainforest, a sentinel scans the horizon for the first signs of fire. Only these eyes aren't human. They don't blink or take breaks, and guid...
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Analysis: Gadgets are boring, but video games are cooler than everAug 17, 2019 6:00 am - For the past two decades, I've been clinging to my beloved Nintendo 64. What could ever match the video game console's audacity of design and nostalgic allure, from its ...
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Robots are solving banks' very expensive research problemAug 17, 2019 6:00 am - As lawmakers in Brasilia debated a controversial pension overhaul for months, a robot more than 5,000 miles away in London kept a close eye on all 513 of them. The algor...