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Trends
Workers protest outside Minnesota Amazon warehouse
Yesterday afternoon, Somali-American workers marched outside of Amazon’s Shakopee, Minnesota fulfillment center, chanting “hear our voice.” Estimates of the exact…
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Nvidia’s limited China connections
Nvidia / TSMC questions Following up on my analyses this week on Nvidia (Part 1, Part 2) , a reader…
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Finance
Robinhood lacked proper insurance so will change checking & savings feature
Robinhood will rename and revamp its upcoming checking and banking features after encountering problems with its insurance. The company published…
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STARTUPS
Why you need a supercomputer to build a house
When the hell did building a house become so complicated? Don’t let the folks on HGTV fool you. The process…
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STARTUPS
New York’s Taxi and Limousine Commission approves minimum wage rules for app-based drivers
The New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission has approved new rules designed to provide a minimum hourly wage of…
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Tim Cook addresses white supremacists in ADL address
Apple CEO Tim Cook didn’t mince words when he took to the stage to accept the Anti-Defamation League’s first Courage…
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Finance
The economics and tradeoffs of ad-funded smart city tech
In order to have innovative smart city applications, cities first need to build out the connected infrastructure, which can be…
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The White House will meet with tech execs to talk ‘transformational ideas’
Top tech executives from Google, Microsoft, Qualcomm and Oracle will head to the White House next Thursday to discuss “bold,…
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