Articles filed under Bloomberg
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Want a bike path? Crowdfund itAug 15, 2015 7:00 am - Your friends ask you to fund their marathon training, their home renovations, even their potato salad. Why not crowdfund something you'd actually use, like a bike path o...
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Millennials join confident consumers snapping up autos in U.S.Aug 09, 2015 7:40 am - SOUTHFIELD, Mich. - Surprising U.S. sales gains from the Detroit Three and top Japanese automakers provide another sign that the American consumer is back and ready to s...
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A 'Star Trek' economy: Do we want an economic utopia?Aug 09, 2015 7:38 am - I grew up watching "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (easily the best of the Star Trek shows). There's one big, obvious thing missing from the future society depicted in ...
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Spider vans crawl U.S. roads to triage nation's potholed bywaysAug 09, 2015 7:37 am - PHOENIX, Ariz. -- The white Ford van rumbled down Devonshire Street, past the green-trunked palo verde trees and graveled lawns of central Phoenix. Lasers up front mappe...
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TomTom said to weigh options including sale amid Nokia dealAug 08, 2015 7:41 am - TomTom, the Dutch maker of navigation software and devices, is exploring options that could lead to a sale as mapping technology draws growing interest from potential bu...
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Why streaming services are so secretive about usersAug 08, 2015 7:33 am - Streaming is the future of entertainment. Everybody knows that, right? What we don't know is how many people are actually watching or listening to what on which streamin...
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Why Detroit should put hackers behind the wheelAug 08, 2015 7:32 am - While the self-driving car has been touted as the inevitable future of the automobile industry, the idea of giving up the wheel to a software program still makes plenty ...
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Why a Phoenix suburb turned the tables on NHL's CoyotesAug 02, 2015 7:34 am - Hockey was probably always going to be a long shot in the desert. But nobody expected what's playing out in sunny Glendale, which has done the unthinkable to the Arizona...
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Should married people pay less for car insurance?Aug 02, 2015 7:31 am - Your driving record seems a legitimate risk for insurers to consider when they price auto insurance. But your marital status? Yes, young men in red sports cars will pay ...
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Busylight tells people to leave you alone in your cubicleAug 02, 2015 7:00 am - Ah, the open office plan: a haven for creativity, spontaneity, and collaboration. If you've ever worked in one, you probably know these as code words for ceaseless noise...