Facebook's digital currency may flourish in the analog world
Europeans and Americans have their Visa and Mastercards. For everyone else, here comes ... Libra?
Business
Jun 28, 2019
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Is the lean start-up method really universally applicable?
After Eric Ries' publication of The Lean Startup in 2011, the underlying method quickly spread among entrepreneurs, entrepreneurship educators, incubators, accelerators, and large corporations. The lean startup (LSU) method ...
Business
Jun 28, 2019
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Tesla says Shanghai car fire caused by failed battery module
Tesla says a fire in one of its cars in Shanghai was caused by the failure of a single battery module and investigators found no defects in the car's systems.
Automotive
Jun 28, 2019
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VW trucks division Traton coasts on stock market launch
German auto giant Volkswagen offered part of its heavy trucks division Traton on the stock market Friday as it looks to raise fresh capital, in what could be the first step towards reshaping the sprawling 12-brand group.
Automotive
Jun 28, 2019
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Libra: Facebook's cryptocurrency will not help the billions of people currently excluded from banks
When Facebook unveiled its new digital currency libra, it explicitly said the initiative was intended to address the problems faced by the world's unbanked: the 1.7 billion people without a bank account. As well as facing ...
Business
Jun 28, 2019
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Criminal cybersquatters
Cybersquatting was rife in the early days of the World Web of the 1990s. An individual would register a domain name that was perhaps associated with an organisation or company and even a trademarked term. The cybersquatter ...
Internet
Jun 28, 2019
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Faster, cleaner, less expensive method of dry cleaning
The most commonly used chemical in the dry cleaning industry is a solvent called perchloroethylene, or PERC. The Environmental Protection Agency has classified the chemical as a likely carcinogen, and the U.S. Occupational ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jun 28, 2019
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Learning from a circular economy pioneer
Back in the 1990s, 60 percent of waste went to landfill in the Swedish city of Lund. Today it's less than 2 percent, and the region is a pioneer of the burgeoning circular economy.
Energy & Green Tech
Jun 28, 2019
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Google endorses 'international tax deal' for multinationals
Google said Thursday it supports a global agreement on taxation that could allocate more taxes from multinationals to jurisdictions outside their home countries.
Business
Jun 28, 2019
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Boeing shares hit as FAA finds new 737 MAX issue
Shares of Boeing tumbled Thursday, a day after US regulators identified a new issue in the Boeing 737 MAX that will likely slow the plane's return to service following two deadly crashes.
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Jun 28, 2019
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