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Wikipedia Search Engine to Take on Google – Or Not
Parent company denies competitive intentions but some signs suggest otherwise. Google, Yahoo and Bing may soon find themselves sharing the search engine spotlight with a non-commercial design meant to...
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Facebook Reactions Broaden Emotional Range
‘Love’ and ‘angry’ among choices, but still no ‘dislike.’ Facebook users no longer have to lament clicking the “like” button on friend’s heart-wrenching post or on a news story that makes them...
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Investors Pressure Yahoo to Sell Core Business
Despite sales talk, CEO Mayer is pushing another turnaround effort. Canyon Capital Advisors has joined a growing chorus of activist shareholders pushing Yahoo Inc. to sell off its core business in a...
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Nissan’s Electric Car Software Vulnerable to Hackers
Security researcher discovers flaw with the NissanConnect EV app during software workshop. Nissan owners who want to remotely connect to their electric vehicles’ climate control systems are out of...
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Costco Minimum Wage Rises for 1st Time in 9 Years
Competitors’ pay raises forces wholesaler to act accordingly. Workers at the very bottom on the Costco Wholesale ladder will see their pay increase by $1.50 an hour before March comes to an end. The...
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Staples Closing Stores, Looking to Buy Rival
Proposed merger with Office Depot opposed by Feds. Office supply giant Staples recently announced plans to shutter 50 stores in the face of a downward spiral in sales and a contentious battle to take...
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Amazon Seeks Patent for Pay-by-Selfie Technology
Online retailer believes pay-by-selfie method is safer than a password. Taking a selfie soon may do more than provide smartphone users with a snapshot in time. Amazon filed a patent application for...
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GM Partners With Lyft for Car Rental Program
The Lyft car rental program is aimed at potential drivers who lack suitable vehicles. GM has teamed up with the popular ride-sharing company Lyft for a program designed to provide would-be drivers the...
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Minecraft to Become an AI Laboratory
Microsoft will use the game Minecraft to work with artificial intelligence. Minecraft is about to get smarter — a whole lot smarter. Microsoft, the new owner of the virtual building and strategy game,...
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It Sees You When You’re Tweeting – and Drinking
The newest Twitter Algorithm monitors social media for alcohol-related content. Twitter users who take to their accounts to announce their boozy activities may want to think twice before doing so in...
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Apple Town Hall Announcements: Smaller Screen Sizes, Some Lower Prices
No earth-shaking announcements, but plenty of news from Apple Town Hall. Tech giant Apple’s latest product announcements will likely be music to the ears of those who think smaller is better. In its...
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Starter Home Prices Soaring In Some Markets
First-time home buyers face higher prices in a sellers’ market. Potential first-time home owners are finding their pathway to ownership blocked by surges in the price of starter homes in some...
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Competing in the Digital Age: a Cautionary Tale
Kodak nearly pulled off a last-gasp turnaround, but wound up engineering its own failure. Kodak, once one of America’s most successful, recognizable and well-respected brands, went from 145,000...
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Can Artificial Intelligence Improve Business Process?
Emerging technology makes possible use and management of group storytelling using artificial intelligence. By recognizing objects, and learning and reacting to speech patterns, artificial intelligence...
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Slowly Making Progress with Women in BPM Arena
Opportunities for women grow as BPM emphasizes collaboration, innovation. The number of women in Business Process Management (BPM) is increasing, but women still have a long way to go to achieve...
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5 Major Banks’ ‘Living Wills’ Fall Short
Federal regulators say institutions’ safeguards are insufficient. Five of the country’s eight largest banks still are too big to fail, according to the nation’s top banking regulators. Joint findings...
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Google Goals Push Self-Improvement
Calendar tool finds free time for users to spend becoming better people. Google wants to help users better manage their time for making dreams of self-improvement come true. It’s introduced a new...
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Tech-Weary Consumers Dumbing Down Phone Choices
Tired of staring at smartphones, some people are opting for basic phones that do less. While Apple continues to sell millions of iPhones each quarter, a different kind of phone is steadily capturing...
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Effective Bosses Avoid These ‘Leadership Tools’
Employee-monitoring software reinforces poor leadership habits. It’s easy for bosses to fall for technological tools and devices sold as ways to help them and their employees work smarter, produce more...
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Jury Still Out on Impact of Minimum Wage Hike
The true impact of Seattle’s law won’t be known for a while. While reams of employment statistics have been released since Seattle began its steady climb toward a $15 minimum wage a year ago, it’s...
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