Somebody has a lot of explaining to do. Yes, officials in Lake Worth, Fla., a city next to Palm Beach, are trying to find out who sent out a cellphone alert warning of a zombie attack. Lake Worth spokesman Ben Kerr told the Palm Beach Post that an independent investigation is underway to determine who […]
Read moreUBS shared with its clients the firm’s best current stock picks. In addition to screening for factors like the potential for gains over the price targets, sector weightings and liquidity, the list focuses on “stocks where we believe our analysts have a truly differentiated view versus consensus,” the firm’s research group said in a report […]
Read moreDraftKings is setting its sights on its future now that the Supreme Court is allowing states to legalize sports betting, CEO Jason Robins told CNBC on Wednesday. That could mean an initial public offering, but he’s not ruling out a possible merger. “My preference has always been to IPO, but we’re open to different outcomes,” […]
Read moreFrench President Emmanuel Macron told executives from the world’s biggest technology firms on Wednesday that he wanted innovation to be a driving force for the French economy, but also that they needed to contribute more to society. The French leader paints himself as a champion of France‘s plugged-in youth and wants to transform France into […]
Read moreIn Aldie, Virginia, about an hour’s drive from downtown Washington, D.C., the biggest name in retail and the biggest name in homebuilding are test driving a collaboration that could benefit both in a very smart way. Amazon is opening “experience showrooms” in Lennar smart homes. A show-and-sell strategy for the home, the smart home products […]
Read moreSecretary of State Mike Pompeo told a Congressional panel Wednesday that a “sonic attack” on a U.S. official reported in Guangzhou, China, was similar to incidents in Cuba where U.S. diplomats later became ill. “The medical indications are very similar, and entirely consistent with, the medical indications that were taking place to Americans working in […]
Read moreUber is ending its operation of self-driving cars in Arizona more than two months after a woman was struck and killed by one of its vehicles. The company notified about 300 workers Wednesday that their positions would be terminated.Uber previously suspended operations of autonomous vehicles following the March 18 accident in which a 49-year-old woman […]
Read moreGoogle is taking legal action against scammers that target small business owners. The company said in a blog post on Wednesday that it’s going after three companies including PointBreak Media, which the Federal Trade Commission accused last week of fraudulently threatening to remove businesses from Google search results and charging them for free services. The […]
Read moreGoogle is putting a dent into Amazon’s share of the smart speaker market, and Canalys even says Google Home now has the lead. Amazon dominated the market early by introducing several iterations of the Amazon Echo, which can be used to tell users about the weather and news, or even place deliveries. Google entered the […]
Read moreShares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise plunged more than 10 percent on Wednesday, after CEO Antonio Neri prepared investors for a more “challenging second half” of the year, overshadowing the company’s better-than-expected earnings report. Neri was hardly downbeat in offering up his forecast, which met analysts’ expectations. “We expect the growth rate to moderate,” he said, […]
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