Articles filed under Bloomberg
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Study: Americans work 25 percent more than EuropeansOct 23, 2016 7:10 am - Americans are addicted to their jobs. U.S. workers not only put in more hours than workers do almost anywhere else. They're also increasingly retiring later and taking f...
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The quest for virtual reality's first killer appOct 22, 2016 7:11 am - Sony Corp.'s recent release of the PlayStation VR brings virtual reality to the cusp of mainstream adoption. To make it a must-have home entertainment device, the gadget...
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Sprint to give away phones, service to 1 million poor studentsOct 15, 2016 7:17 am - Sprint Corp., through the Sprint Foundation, has pledged to give free mobile devices and wireless service to 1 million high school students from low-income homes for as ...
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Samsung mystique at risk after death of Galaxy Note 7Oct 15, 2016 7:16 am - Samsung Electronics Co. is corporate royalty in South Korea. It's also a company recognized for its marketing smarts and engineering savvy worldwide, so much so that con...
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Apple Pay, now 2 years old, looks for ways to be more usefulOct 15, 2016 7:13 am - Five months after shaking hands with Apple, retailer Kohl's is starting to compete with the tech giant's mobile-payment service Apple Pay. For Apple, the market leader o...
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What Samsung's new deal to acquire Viv Labs means for Google AssistantOct 15, 2016 7:10 am - Google just debuted a digital assistant, which it hopes to place inside smartphones, watches, cars and every other imaginable internet-connected device. It's already hit...
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Burritos-by-drone quietly tested in mountains of VirginiaOct 08, 2016 7:12 am - Rising from the treetops, the whirring drone comes into view with its cargo tucked under the wing. It hovers about 25 feet above a bull's-eye on the grass. A white trape...
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Sears's Craftsman said to draw interest from Black & Decker, TTIOct 04, 2016 1:00 am - Sears Holdings Corp.'s sale of its Craftsman tool business has attracted bidders including Stanley Black & Decker Inc. and Hong Kong's Techtronic Industries Co., people ...
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Silicon Valley nerds organize fundraising for ClintonOct 02, 2016 7:17 am - A group of self-described nerds from Silicon Valley has banded together for one goal: Elect Hillary Clinton. Nerdz4Hillary, a fundraising campaign spearheaded by venture...
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Essay: Why would anyone want a one-way ticket to Mars?Oct 01, 2016 7:18 am - SpaceX CEO Elon Musk made a splash at the International Astronautical Conference in Mexico with his plans for an Interplanetary Transport System, along with a disturbing...