Big Tech wanted to dethrone credit cards. Why it failed, and who wins now ~finance business Article 2460 words 8 votes
An analysis of the ruling declaring Qualcomm a monopolist, showing their nearly twenty-year history of overcharging smartphone makers for cellular chips ~tech apple smartphones Article 1671 words 12 votes
KKR hires former Australian Prime Minister Turnbull as global senior advisor ~finance business Article 344 words 5 votes
At Facebook’s shareholder meeting, a challenge to Mark Zuckerberg’s power is already doomed ~tech social media facebook Article 5 votes
Impossible Foods’ rising empire of almost-meat ~food meat Article 6321 words, published May 7 2019 7 votes
Why is America’s biggest tobacco company trying to increase the legal smoking age to twenty-one? ~health Article 1733 words 10 votes
Nintendo to shut down Animal Crossing, Fire Emblem mobile games in Belgium over loot box law fears ~games Article 603 words 7 votes
Google suspends some business with Huawei due to sanctions - future Huawei devices will be unable to access Play Store as well as Google apps including Gmail and YouTube ~tech google android Article 240 words 23 votes
Gunmakers are profiting from toy replicas that can get kids killed ~life Article 1118 words, published May 9 2019 6 votes
Uber’s plans include attacking public transit: documents filed for IPO reveal plans to privatize transportation, getting riders off public buses and trains and onto "Uber buses." ~transport Article 1059 words, published May 7 2019 14 votes
Will including prescription drug prices in ads drive down prices? ~health healthcare medicine Article 1125 words 6 votes
League on Fire - The curious rise and spectacular crash of the Alliance of American Football ~sports.football Article 3988 words, published May 1 2019 5 votes
WestJet says it has agreed to be acquired by Onex Corporation and will become a private company in a deal valued at $5 billion ~finance business Article 754 words 5 votes
New York regulator launches investigation into TurboTax maker Intuit and H&R Block ~finance business Article 423 words 6 votes
'It's a laughable fiction': How Uber's $82 billion valuation was built on a lie to its workers ~finance business economics Article 1315 words 13 votes
In contrast to Facebook, Google seems to be leaning into the message that they have all your data, and emphasizing how that allows them to make your life easier ~tech google privacy Article 1766 words 25 votes
Fake news is getting a big boost from real companies ~news journalism usa politics Article 530 words 4 votes
This company says the future of nuclear energy is smaller, cheaper and safer ~enviro energy Article 671 words 5 votes
Decade in the red: Trump tax figures show over $1 billion in business losses from 1985 to 1994 ~news usa politics Article 3792 words 11 votes
Lyft reports $1.1B loss in Q1 despite beating revenue expectations, announces partnership with Waymo ~transport Article 5 votes
Silicon Valley's health-tech start-ups need to focus more on medical rigor and less on growth ~tech Article 629 words 10 votes
Sari Club land owners agree to sell Bali bombing site but want compensation for lost business ~news australia indonesia.bali Article 284 words 3 votes
To help children learn braille, Lego will introduce bricks designed for the blind ~hobbies Article 578 words 7 votes
“We’re drinking now”: The oldest newspaper in New Orleans just fired its entire staff ~news usa.la.new orleans journalism Article 982 words 11 votes
How America’s oldest gun maker went bankrupt: A financial engineering mystery ~finance business Article 6004 words 8 votes
The making of Amazon Prime - An oral history of the subscription service that changed online shopping forever ~tech amazon.prime Article 5785 words 6 votes
Verizon is looking to sell Tumblr, Pornhub looking to buy ~tech social media Article 315 words 29 votes
Why big companies squander brilliant ideas ~finance business Article 4070 words, published Oct 6 2018 4 votes
Burger King is the latest brand to use depression as a marketing tool ~design advertising Article 941 words 11 votes
With cash dwindling, Tesla seeks to raise $2 billion in debt and equity ~finance business Article 574 words 6 votes
The raisin situation - One man wanted to change the raisin industry for the better. He got more than he bargained for. ~food Article 2870 words, published Apr 27 2019 9 votes
I can't do anything for fun anymore; every hobby is an attempt to make money ~life work Link 43 votes
The once-hot robotics startup Anki is shutting down after raising more than $200 million ~tech Article 597 words 7 votes