Visions of a Tech Hub? Landing Amazon Is Just a Start
How the company and local officials flesh out plans for the new corporate presence will be crucial to the economic lift it produces. from ...
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Wednesday, 7 November 2018
Losers in Amazon Sweepstakes Aren’t Ready to Throw In the Towel
There were tax breaks. Ads on Seattle buses. Amazon latte art. And, finally, fading hope that the e-commerce giant would be coming to town. ...
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Was Amazon’s Headquarters Contest a Bait-and-Switch? Critics Say Yes
Amazon defied expectations by splitting its second headquarters into two locations. For the internet company, it seems to be working out rat...
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Wary Networks Dawdled on House Call, Until Fox News Led the Way
Early on, CNN’s Van Jones called it a “heartbreaking” night for liberals. Then came a bold projection from an unlikely source. from NYT ...
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Mediator: Sean Hannity Erased a Line by Taking the Stage With Trump
A vague statement of disapproval from Fox News did not conceal how the network’s biggest star has gone from pundit to political player. fr...
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In China, Bill Gates Encourages the World to Build a Better Toilet
The Microsoft co-founder’s Reinvented Toilet Expo featured innovative approaches to a global problem — the fact that billions have no access...
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British Watchdog Finds Cambridge Analytica and Brexit Financier Misused Private Data
Investigators outlined “a disturbing disregard” of privacy in a broad look at online tools used by political campaigns. from NYT > Busi...
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Google Workers Reject Silicon Valley Individualism in Walkout
Last week’s protest could be a sign that highly-paid workers are losing patience with the technology industry’s worldview and embracing coll...
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Facebook Admits It Was Used to Incite Violence in Myanmar
The company, citing a human rights report it commissioned, said it was moving to prevent further abuses of its platform in Myanmar. Critics ...
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Russian Trolls Were at It Again Before Midterms, Facebook Says
The company said Tuesday that it had taken down more than 100 Facebook and Instagram accounts linked to the Internet Research Agency, a trol...
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Steve King Bars Some in News Media From Election Night Event
The Des Moines Register was denied a request for credentials, the newspaper’s editor said. In an email, a campaign staff member called it “l...
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Square Feet: From Day Trips to Sleepovers: How Regional Theme Parks Are Evolving
Smaller amusement parks have added restaurants, shops and hotels to take advantage of a strategy that dates back to the 1960s: Get visitors ...
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Breakingviews: Shanghai Is Being Thrust Into the High-Stakes Tech I.P.O. Race
China will test a looser U.S.-style system for new listings in Shanghai. It’s an overdue reform, but officials may rue the volatility it cou...
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Breakingviews: Why a Nestlé Skin Care Unit Is Attractive to Private Equity
Rival consumer groups may be put off by the business’s products and low margins, but private equity firms have recently shown interest in de...
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DealBook Briefing: From Corporate America to China, Everyone’s Braced for the Midterms
Whether it’s preventing flows of disinformation among voters or preparing for potential geopolitical shifts, all eyes are on today’s polls. ...
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China Grants Ivanka Trump Initial Approval for New Trademarks
The 16 new trademarks cover a broad array of goods and services, including purses, swimsuits, fire extinguishers and senior citizens’ homes....
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Why Only Some Workers Get Time Off to Vote on Election Day
Time-off policies are determined mostly by states and private companies. Can they help the millions of Americans who say they are too busy t...
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The Commonality of A.I. and Diversity
Workplace inclusion and the ethics surrounding artificial intelligence were the focus of two task forces at last week’s DealBook conference....
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Business Reaches a Turning Point
At last week’s DealBook conference, companies and executives agreed that corporations can no longer operate without considering their larger...
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Business Leaders’ Breakthrough Moments
Before a session at the DealBook conference last week, leaders answered one of three questions about their careers. from NYT > Business...
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