Looking to Buy Comics? Syfy’s Mr. Scribbles Unveils ‘Checkout’ Technology in Show
Click here to read the full article. NBCUniversal wants to take comic book fans and sci-fi geeks on a shopping trip. Viewers who watch the special “Syfy Wire After Dark” on Saturday, August 1, will have a chance to buy some of the goods featured on…
Daimler Eyes Profit After Weathering Worst of Virus Crisis
(Bloomberg) — Daimler AG came through the worst of the coronavirus crisis better than feared and sees enough signs of recovery in auto demand to forecast a profit this year. After Tesla Inc. managed to stay profitable even in the midst of a global…
Big Tech CEOs ready defenses for U.S. Congress hearing into their growing power
By Nandita Bose and Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The chief executives of four of the largest U.S. tech companies plan to deflect criticism next week in a Congressional hearing into their use of market power to hurt rivals by saying they…
As the School Year Approaches, Education May Become the Pandemic’s Latest Casualty
Children tumble off a yellow school bus, where every other seat is marked with caution tape. Wearing whimsical masks—one has whiskers, another rhinestones—they wait to get their temperatures checked before filing into the one-story school building.…
Combative TikTok Founder Races to Save App Before Trump Ban
(Bloomberg) — Zhang Yiming is the little-known Chinese entrepreneur who built TikTok into one of the most promising franchises on the internet. Now the brainy, combative founder is under pressure to save the business from Trump administration…
Tesla’s $200 Billion Question Remains Unanswered
(Bloomberg Opinion) — You know Tesla Inc. is maturing as a carmaker when it manages to be slightly dull. Wednesday evening’s earnings update was even more eagerly anticipated than usual after the recent surge in its share price. Elon Musk’s company…
Constance Woodson Worked Hard All Her Life. How Did She End Up Homeless During a Pandemic?
A few days after her 60th birthday, Constance Woodson took in the early-June sun on a bench in New York City’s Madison Square Park. Masked, except when she sipped her coffee, she reflected on her luck. The good news was that, in the midst of a pandemic,…
Mass Transit Is the Way to Get Cities Moving Again
(Bloomberg Opinion) — As the coronavirus pandemic continues, Bloomberg Opinion will be running a series of features by our columnists that consider the long-term consequences of the crisis. This column is part of a package on the future of…
Ahead of hearing with big tech CEOs, Cicilline says a Biden presidency would lead to regulation next year
WASHINGTON — A top Democrat leading an antitrust investigation into the nation’s top technology companies said Wednesday his committee will release a report by the end of August with recommendations on legislation that Congress could pass into law as…
Banks told customers will need to wear masks
Customers, wearing a face mask or covering due to the Covid-19 pandemic, socially distance as they queue to enter a NatWest bank in Blackburn – Paul Ellis/AFP Coronavirus Article Bar with counter .. Banks have been told customers will need to wear…