Business & Economy: 9 of 10
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+29Google asks some employees to share desks amid office downsizing
is asking cloud employees and partners to share their desks and alternate days with their desk mates starting next quarter, citing “real estate efficiency,” CNBC has learned. The new desk-sharing model will apply to Google Cloud’s five largest U.S. locations — Kirkland, Washington; New York City; San Francisco; Seattle; and Sunnyvale, California — and is happening so the company “can continue to invest in Cloud’s growth,” according to an internal FAQ recently shared with cloud employees and viewed by CNBC. Some buildings will be vacated as a result, the document noted.
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+30What is Google doing with its open source teams?
Nothing good – the recent layoffs hit its best and brightest leaders hard
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+24Laser “death ray” kills weeds 80x faster than humans
This farming robot kills 200,000 weeds per hour with lasers.
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+28The SCO vs. Linux Saga: 20 Years of Open-Source Turmoil
This lawsuit was once seen as a huge threat to Linux. It's mostly over now--seriously, there's still one lawsuit to go--but here's my take on the case's long history.
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+18Sony's latest patent suggests it's developing a DualSense controller that can provide gameplay hints
Sony has patented an updated DualSense controller design that will provide players with "predictive AI assistance featu…
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+18EA's latest patent will let players use their voice for in-game characters
Electronic Arts is venturing into new realms of player engagement with a new patent that enables players to voice their in-game characters by generating speech "in the...
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+28CRTC launches review of wholesale network rates, reduces some to boost telecom competition
The regulator says “its current approach is not meeting its objective of encouraging more competition in the Internet services market”.
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+30US farmers win right to repair John Deere equipment
The grassroots movement has grown among consumers around the world as repair costs soar.
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+28Ford patents car that can repossess itself and drive back to showroom
Ford has been granted a patent for a system that allows a car to repossess itself if its owner fails to keep up with payments. The firm envisions the car driving itself back to the showroom – or to a scrapyard if the value of the car is low. But a security expert warns that the proposed system could instead be used to steal cars remotely.
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+29Short selling Adani: how an obscure US firm profited from triggering the Indian giant's price plunge
Activist short selling is certainly controversial. But it’s not necessarily illegal nor unethical.
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+26My High-Flying Life as a Corporate Spy Who Lied His Way to the Top
I was just looking to make rent when I stumbled into a part-time gig stealing secrets from Wall Street elite. I made millions once I realized how desperate we humans are for someone who will actually listen.
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+23Pence mocked for saying ‘I don’t really buy the rich need to pay their fair share’
Former Vice President Mike Pence has been mocked for saying the quiet part out loud about taxing the rich, during a campaign stop. “I don't really buy into the rich need to pay their fair share,” he told an audience of potential Republican primary voters.
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+26Kroger Begins Accepting Apple Pay After Years of Holding Out
Kroger this week began accepting Apple Pay and other contactless payment methods at select locations in Kentucky and Ohio, allowing customers to tap to pay with an iPhone or Apple Watch at checkout, according to customers on Reddit and Twitter.
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+29Can you master multi-cloud with certifications? Cloud network architects say maybe
Almost everyone uses multi-cloud, but mastering it is extraordinarily difficult.
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+31Huge win for privacy: Facebook tracking is illegal in Europe!
EU privacy regulators say Facebook and Instagram must not force users to agree to tracking by putting this requirement into their terms. This business model is illegal according to the GDPR.
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+4Versant Is New Name for Comcast Spin-Off
Versantr has been selected as the new name for the parent company of media assets slated to be spun off from Comcast and NBCU later in 2025
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+23Apple could force a 111-year-old fruit company to change its apple logo
Apple wants to trademark an image of an apple in Switzerland, and this could force a 111-year-old fruit company to change its logo.
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+24Ford reverses plan to ditch AM radio after congressional attention
Pending legislation would mandate an AM radio in all new cars.
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+31Perspective | It’s not your imagination: Shopping on Amazon has gotten worse
Most of what you see at first on Amazon is now an ad.
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+29Meta fined more than $400 million over ad targeting practices
Irish regulators on Wednesday hit Facebook parent Meta with hundreds of millions in fines for online privacy violations and banned the company from forcing European users to agree to personalized ads based on their online activity. Ireland's Data Protection Commission imposed two fines totaling 390 million euros ($414 million) in its decision in two cases that could shake up Meta's business model targeting users with ads based on what they do online.




















