Articles filed under Bloomberg
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Inside Activision's plan to make its gaming league the next ESPNSep 10, 2016 7:19 am - Players on headsets exchange strategy as two teams fire away at each other through the rubble of a virtual city. Thousands of video-game fans in an arena cheer as the cl...
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The Labor Day guide to putting your money to workSep 05, 2016 7:18 am - Retailers use Labor Day to sell us "elegant" fire pits and pom-poms for handbags (yes, an accessory for an accessory). That isn't quite what the holiday is about. It's a...
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Warren Buffett's 167-year-old railroad tests skies for drone ageSep 05, 2016 7:12 am - Before some cutting-edge online retailer can use a drone to drop granola bars on your doorstep, a railroad born when Abe Lincoln was in Congress will first have to iron ...
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Oil discoveries at 70-year low signal supply shortfall aheadSep 05, 2016 7:10 am - Explorers in 2015 discovered only about a tenth as much oil as they have annually on average since 1960. This year, they'll probably find even less, spurring new fears a...
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Never told a spouse how much money is in your 401(k)? You're not aloneSep 04, 2016 7:19 am - Trust of politicians in America seems to have reached a new low in this election season. But who would have guessed how little trust exists across the kitchen table? Man...
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Samsung expands payment business to new smartwatch productsSep 03, 2016 7:17 am - Samsung Electronics Co. unveiled its new wristwatch device in Berlin Wednesday, which includes support for contactless payments, as the company pushes to catch up to App...
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Sonos cuts deal to bring Amazon Alexa voice controls to its speakersSep 03, 2016 7:16 am - Matt Welch began hacking his Sonos internet-connected stereo system about two years ago, to make it easier for his wife to listen to the radio. One of his favorite creat...
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Tech forces amass to stop robocallsSep 03, 2016 7:14 am - You know the drill - those annoying recorded calls saying you've won a free cruise or a reduction in your mortgage payment. You curse the automated voice, hang up and ad...
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Would-be drone pilots racing to get licensedSep 03, 2016 7:13 am - Thousands of would-be drone pilots are racing to get licensed under new U.S. regulations that have opened an aerial stampede. More than 3,300 signed up to take the test ...
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LeapPad inventor wants to turn your eyes into a mouseSep 03, 2016 7:10 am - First came the computer mouse. Then the touchscreen. Now the tech industry is looking for a new human-machine interface-this time, one that will make virtual-reality hea...