High school isn’t usually considered a place where electronic gaming is acceptable — but if one start-up has its way, the booming industry could become as big as college sports. PlayVS, an esports platform for high school competitions, recently secured $15 million in funding from New Enterprise Associates, the San Francisco 49ers, rap star and […]
Read moreAmazon Prime Day lures shoppers to its website with the promise of great deals on everything from tech gadgets to Whole Foods items. But the potential of finding a bargain online is also creating a marketing boost for Amazon’s competitors, including eBay, Walmart, and Best Buy. Sales on Prime Day, which kicks off on Monday […]
Read moreElon Musk defended himself in the face of widening criticism over money he sent to a Republican political-action committee, with the billionaire touting his support for environmental and humanitarian causes that he insisted outstripped his political contributions. In news first reported by The Hill on Saturday, federal election filings showed that Tesla CEO and SpaceX […]
Read moreMore than one-third of Americans are now overweight or obese, due in part to a lack of access to nutritious, affordable food. Employers are feeling the burden, as they’re often the ones strapped with the skyrocketing health costs. Some health experts say Amazon is in the perfect position to help the situation. The company has […]
Read moreCould someone be tracking you as you drive around your city or town? You may think turning off your smartphone’s location will prevent this, but researchers from Northeastern University in Boston found that isn’t always the case. “Not a lot of people are aware of this problem. Mainly because when we think about location, we […]
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GULLIVER is not the type of person to kick up a fuss on his travels, least of all when lucky enough to be at the front of the plane. But his patience was pushed to the limit a couple of years ago, when his EgyptAir flight from Cairo to London was blighted by the near-constant […]
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Dave Santaniello, senior vice president of music rights and partnerships for United Entertainment Group, rejected the suggestion that the Bee Gees catalog is in any danger of fading away. He said that the 2016 Capitol deal, which he guessed could have been worth “north of $30 million,” was only made because the label believes that […]
Read moreVerizon, AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint all offer “unlimited” data plans that suggest you can use as much high-speed data as you want each month. But the truth is more complicated. In reality, if you use too much data in a month — even if you pay for one of these plans — your carrier might […]
Read moreElon Musk spares no opportunity to remind the world that everyone is out to get Tesla — from the media and the hedge fund shorts to labor unions and fossil-fuel companies. Now there is another entrenched interest group that is showing the first inklings of potential to become another “unfriendly” force in the world: Cabdrivers. […]
Read moreSAN FRANCISCO — Barney Harford was hired late last year to help fix problems at Uber, the ride-hailing company. Instead, he has created new ones. On a conference call this spring with colleagues, Mr. Harford, the company’s chief operating officer, critiqued a new ad that showed a mixed-race couple, said five people familiar with the […]
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