Want to change health care? Start with employers. Seattle-based investor Dave Chase has studied health care market forces for more than a decade, and he has a background in enterprise sales. He’s not surprised that the Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and J.P. Morgan health consortium is starting with its own 1.2 million employees first. Focusing on […]
Read moreAlexa may be better at selling you things, but Google is more likely to understand, says ad industry
When it comes to voice assistants, Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant lead the pack by far. With reports that Alexa may be losing dominance, the competition between the two is only going to get more intense. CNBC spoke to five ad agencies and who have worked on projects on both devices on behalf of marketers, […]
Read moreGroupon, the company that pioneered local online daily deals , is looking to be bought out, according to report in Recode. According to the publication, executives and representatives of the Chicago-based company have recently stepped up efforts to lure in possible buyers, but it is unclear whether that endeavor has been successful. Alibaba, which bought […]
Read moreOne of my colleagues recommended Aaptiv to me earlier this year. I was skeptical of paying for a fitness app, but she shared her code with me for a free 30-day trial. At the time, I was considering signing up for a half marathon. I saw Aaptiv had a program for it and decided to […]
Read moreOne of the best-selling T-shirts for the Indian e-commerce site Myntra is an olive, blue and yellow colorblocked design. It was conceived not by a human but by a computer algorithm — or rather two algorithms. The first algorithm generated random images that it tried to pass off as clothing. The second had to distinguish […]
Read moreKip Moore, a country music singer-songwriter with hits like “Beer Money” and “Hey Pretty Girl,” has had some disturbing experiences with fans lately. At some shows, women have approached him demanding to know why he stopped chatting with them on Instagram or Facebook. Some said they left their husbands to be with him after he […]
Read moreHap Plain has amassed one of the largest private collections of rare and unreleased Apple prototypes. His collection of more than 250 prototypes includes iPhones, iPads, Macs and pretty much everything in between. He has even turned his hobby into a thriving eBay business, selling one of his rare prototypes for more than $16,000. But […]
Read moreWhen Jennifer Daniel says that emoji miscommunications have ruined a few of her relationships, she’s only mostly joking. The problem is how differently emojis are rendered across platforms like Android, iOS, Facebook, Samsung, and others. When Daniel texts her husband the “octopus” emoji on her Android phone to signify how busy she is at work […]
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