Markets are bracing themselves for another tough day ahead, with bad news leading in and nervousness about a Federal Reserve rate-setting meeting ahead. The stock market...
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Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg says the company needs to do more to protect civil rights of users

1 minute ago | CNBC

Sandberg's comments come on the same day the NAACP is launching a boycott of the service, and amid growing calls to clean up the platform.
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Nasdaq raises bid for Swedish tech provider Cinnober to $220m

13 minutes ago | eFinancial News

US exchange group hopes the deal will help it to build it build its market technology business
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Ada raises $15 million to help companies develop their own customer service chatbots

24 minutes ago | Venture Beat

Canadian chatbot startup Ada has raised $14 million in a series A round of funding led by New York-based VC firm FirstMark Capital.
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4 Reasons Why You Should Consider Outsourcing Saas Development

27 minutes ago | Business

Software as a service is one of the largest segments of the cloud market, with revenues expected to grow 22.2 percent and reach 45 percent of total application software...
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Valuation challenges: Sometimes company valuations don't just raise eyebrows - they prompt lawsuits

33 minutes ago | The Real Deal New York

While company valuations often raise industry eyebrows, they can also result in legal action. Sometimes there are legitimate allegations of improper activity - with a firm...
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The struggles addicts face during the festive season, and how you can help

35 minutes ago | Business Insider

Christmas can be a rough time of year for people struggling with addiction. The holiday season is rife with merriment, old memories, and usually alcohol. Addicts may grapple...
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The Twilight of Human-Rights Diplomacy

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Kroger starts use of unmanned vehicles for delivery in Arizona

37 minutes ago | Reuters

U.S. supermarket chain Kroger Co said on Tuesday it has started using unmanned autonomous vehicles to deliver groceries Scottsdale, Arizona in partnership with Silicon Valley...
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Growth fears grip world markets ahead of Fed meeting

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World stock markets, the U.S. dollar and oil prices tumbled on Tuesday as fears about a slowing global economy gripped investors, just as the U.S. Federal Reserve looks set...
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Jose Mourinho has left Manchester United after a tumultuous 2 and a half...

Jose Mourinho has left Manchester United with immediate effect, the English super club said in a statement on Tuesday morning. A short statement posted on the club website... Read more ...

Dow falls more than 500 points as investors worry about the economy

The U.S. stock market sank deeper into the red following sluggish economic reports on Monday and bad news from a couple of blue chip giants. Read more ...

An Epidemic Is Killing Thousands Of Coal Miners. Regulators Could Have...

More than 2,000 miners in Appalachia are dying from an advanced stage of black lung. NPR and Frontline have found the government had multiple warnings and opportunities to... Read more ...

Ex-Trump adviser Roger Stone admits to InfoWars lies, settles $100M suit

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Former Trump campaign adviser Roger Stone has settled a $100 million lawsuit accusing him of publishing lies on the far-right InfoWars website. The Wall... Read more ...

DICE reverts Battlefield V time-to-kill changes after fan backlash

DICE nerfed Battlefield V's weapons, and fans weren't happy. That led to the studio promising to undo that patch with a new update soon. Read more ...

Sen. Cory Booker Calls For More Transparency In Medicaid Drug Decisions

Booker is introducing a bill this week in response to an investigation by the Center for Public Interest and NPR. He calls drug firms' infiltration into Medicaid's decision... Read more ...

17 cool last-minute gifts for the music lover in your life

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Wall Street plunge continues as Dow drops 500 points

Santa Claus delivered more coal to Wall Street on Monday, with the Dow Jones industrial average shedding more than 500 points and the S&P 500 closing at its lowest level since... Read more ...

A new report found that Russia's disinformation operation in the US picked...

A pair of new reports released by the Senate Intelligence Committee on Monday revealed new details about Russia's ongoing and pervasive influence operations across social-media... Read more ...

Google is planning a huge $1 billion campus in New York

Google announced on Monday that it will spend $1 billion in a major New York City expansion. It's locked down three properties near the Hudson River on New York's west... Read more ...