John Legend Is Your New Google AssistantListen for Yourself
Google started an unusual artificial intelligence experiment this month. If you instruct its Siri-style virtual assistant to “talk like a Legend,” it will speak in a simulacrum of the smooth […]
US SEC sues Volkswagen and ex-CEO over diesel scandal
Carmaker accused of massive fraud when selling bonds and cars described as clean diesel The US Securities and Exchange Commission is suing Volkswagen and its former chief executive, accusing them […]
Ethiopian Airlines CEO rejects criticism that pilots did not train on 737 Max 8 simulator
(CNN)The pilots of a jet that crashed in Ethiopia, killing all on board, used a flight simulator to learn how to fly the Boeing 737 Max 8 plane, the airline […]
Facebooks Head of Product Leaves After Privacy Pivot
Just last spring, Chris Cox, the chief product officer of Facebook, was promoted to also oversee WhatsApp, Messenger, and Instagram. It seemed at the time almost like succession planning. If […]
This Telecom Upstarts 5G Tech Gets a Boost From Facebook
AT&T and Verizon are slowly trickling out the next generation of wireless networks, known as 5G, in parts of a few cities. But even as the major carriers prepare larger […]
You May Have Forgotten Foursquare, but It Didnt Forget You
It’s Thursday afternoon, and I’m on the eighth floor of a nondescript building in the Flatiron District, sitting across from Foursquare cofounder Dennis Crowley. He pulls out his phone to […]
Banking leak exposes Russian network with link to Prince Charles
Exclusive: investigation reveals how Troika Dialog channelled $4.6bn to Europe and US A charity run by Prince Charles received donations from an offshore company that was used to funnel vast […]
Amazon to reportedly open dozens of grocery stores across the US
Retail giant plans to open its first store in Los Angeles as early as the end of the year, according to a Wall Street Journal report Amazon plans to open […]
The Rapid Ascension of Todays Biggest Brands in One Animated Graph
Using ‘brand value’ as calculated by Interbrand, this intriguing animated graph shows the Top 15 ‘Best Global Brands’ from 2000-2018. It’s amazing to watch the dramatic ascension of today’s top […]
Why does Eddie Lampert want to keep Sears alive?
New York (CNN Business)No matter what happens in bankruptcy court, Sears faces a grim future. So why is chairman Eddie Lampert fighting so hard to keep it alive? “I think […]