Tech Industry Amazon’s Ring Around Neighborhoods Sets Off Privacy Concerns and Claims of Fear MongeringFortune - Amy Forliti, Matt O'Brien, The Associated Press The woodsy community of Wolcott, Conn., doesn't see a lot of crime. But when the police chief heard about an opportunity to distribute doorbell …
Honeywell Flying on a Boeing 737 or 777? It’s Probably Best to Turn Off Your PhoneFortune - Anita Sharpe, Bloomberg U.S. government officials in 2014 revealed an alarming safety issue: Passenger mobile phones and other types of radio signals could pose a crash …
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Melania Trump Trump Marks Apollo 11 Anniversary by Meeting Its AstronautsFortune - The Associated Press President Donald Trump marked the 50th anniversary of the first human steps on the moon at an Oval Office meeting Friday with former Apollo 11 …
A$AP Rocky Trump Says He’s Trying to Bring Rapper A$AP Rocky HomeFortune - Jill Colvin, The Associated Press Urged on by the first lady and celebrities including Kanye West and Kim Kardashian West, President Donald Trump said Thursday he is trying to help …
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Finance How an Old School Jordanian Sweets Maker Made it to WalmartFortune - Shawn Tully A U.S.-bred entrepreneur is bringing gourmet Middle Eastern sweets from his Amman bakery to Walmart. The secret to his pastries' price and snob …
A$AP Rocky Rapper A$AP Rocky Will Remain in Swedish Detention for Another WeekFortune - Jan M. Olsen, The Associated Press U.S. rapper A$AP Rocky is being held for another week in pre-trial detention to allow police to finish investigating a June 30 fight in downtown …
William Barr Thirsty? Try Drinking Through a Trump-Branded Recyclable StrawFortune - Natasha Bach President Donald Trump has been the most successful fundraiser of all the 2020 presidential candidates—$105 million in the second quarter of this …
Citigroup Citigroup CEO Outlook on US Economy: “I’m Excited About The Future”Fortune - Susie Gharib Count Citigroup’s Michael Corbat as one CEO who doesn’t believe that recession is coming any time soon. “Near term, I don’t see the recession,” he …
IPOs WeWork CEO Adam Neumann Sold Some of His WeWork Stake: Term SheetFortune - Polina Marinova Today, we learn that WeWork CEO Adam Neumann has cashed out more than $700 million from the company ahead of its IPO via a mix of stock sales and …
World News As Europe’s Cannabis Industry Opens Up, Established Canadian Companies Are PouncingFortune - David Meyer When it comes to Europe’s fledgling cannabis sector, 2019 has seen the arrival of conquerers who have moved at a speed perhaps at odds with their …
Tech Industry China’s Unicorns: Galloping Into the Sunset?—Data SheetFortune - Clay Chandler, Aaron Pressman I'm in Utah this morning, in transit from Brainstorm Tech and the brilliant blue skies of the Rockies, back to Hong Kong, where summer swelter is in …
Finance Wealth Advisory Platform SecFi Closes $6 Million Funding RoundFortune - Lucinda Shen Amazon was 3 just years old when it went public in 1997. Uber, by contrast, was a budding preteen by the time it tapped the public markets. It’s not …
Leadership The Battle for Cloud-Based Gaming: CEO DailyFortune - Alan Murray, Katherine Dunn Earlier this week at Brainstorm Tech in Aspen, I was accosted by Mark Pincus, founder of Zynga, who lectured me on why Fortune needed to pay more …
Google Stadia Cloud Gaming Is Big Tech’s New Street FightFortune Satya Nadella has grown used to the naysayers. For years, Wall Street analysts questioned why Microsoft, the company famous for its Windows operating …
Antonin Scalia Eugene Scalia: What to Know About Trump’s Pick for Labor SecretaryFortune - Jill Colvin, The Associated Press President Donald Trump has selected lawyer Eugene Scalia, the son of the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, to be his new labor …
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Career Development The Legacy of ‘Orange Is the New Black:’ The BroadsheetFortune - Kristen Bellstrom, Emma Hinchliffe Good morning, Broadsheet readers! Mellody Hobson chimes in from her ‘corner office,’ Ivanka stays silent, and we reflect on how the women of ‘Orange …
U.S. Presidential Election Here’s the Lineup for the Second Round of 2020 Democratic DebatesFortune - Renae Reints CNN announced the lineup for the second round of 2020 Democratic primary debates Thursday night in a live draw, assigning presidential candidates …
U.S. Dept. of Defense Trump Says He’s Getting Complaints That the Pentagon’s Cloud Contract Competition Favors AmazonFortune - Jennifer Jacobs, Naomi Nix, Bloomberg President Donald Trump said he’s looking “very seriously” at a cloud-computing contract valued at as much as $10 billion that the Pentagon is likely …
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Qualcomm EU Antitrust Regulators Fine Qualcomm $272 Million for Pricing Chips Low to Knock Out a CompetitorFortune - Aoife White, Bloomberg Qualcomm was fined 242 million euros ($272 million) by European Union antitrust regulators for deliberately pricing some chips so low they could …
Microsoft Microsoft Reports Record Quarterly Revenue Thanks to Booming Cloud-Computing BusinessFortune - Dina Bass, Bloomberg Microsoft’s quarterly sales and profit topped estimates on the strength of the company’s cloud-computing business, which racked up clients for Azure …
Tech Industry Tech Insiders Offer Top Advice on How to Get More Women on Corporate BoardsFortune - Beth Kowitt Last spring the Wall Street Journal ran a story with a headline that perfectly summed up an issue most U.S. companies are struggling with: “Corporate …
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Netflix Netflix Investors Should Focus on This Alarming Number—Not Subscriber GrowthFortune - Shawn Tully As a consumer, I love Netflix. When I'm binge-watching a police drama set in Hong Kong, or Helsinki, or Belfast, one episode per evening over a full …
Tech Industry Amazon’s Ring Around Neighborhoods Sets Off Privacy Concerns and Claims of Fear MongeringFortune - Amy Forliti, Matt O'Brien, The Associated Press The woodsy community of Wolcott, Conn., doesn't see a lot of crime. But when the police chief heard about an opportunity to distribute doorbell …
Honeywell Flying on a Boeing 737 or 777? It’s Probably Best to Turn Off Your PhoneFortune - Anita Sharpe, Bloomberg U.S. government officials in 2014 revealed an alarming safety issue: Passenger mobile phones and other types of radio signals could pose a crash …
Tech Industry Instagram Is Testing a Change That Could Benefit Your Mental Health but Influencers Won’t Like ItFortune - Barbara Ortutay, The Associated Press Instagram is expanding a test to hide how many "likes" people's posts receive as it tries to combat criticism that such counts hurt mental health and …
J.C. Penney J.C. Penney Says ‘No,’ It’s Not Prepping for a Bankruptcy FilingFortune - Phil Wahba Struggling with declining sales and a heavy long-term debt load, J.C. Penney on Friday sought to reassure investors and creditors that it is not …
Melania Trump Trump Marks Apollo 11 Anniversary by Meeting Its AstronautsFortune - The Associated Press President Donald Trump marked the 50th anniversary of the first human steps on the moon at an Oval Office meeting Friday with former Apollo 11 …
A$AP Rocky Trump Says He’s Trying to Bring Rapper A$AP Rocky HomeFortune - Jill Colvin, The Associated Press Urged on by the first lady and celebrities including Kanye West and Kim Kardashian West, President Donald Trump said Thursday he is trying to help …
Health The Heat Is On – Stay Cool: Brainstorm HealthFortune - Sy Mukherjee I'm sure many of you across the country are bracing for what's expected to be one of the less pleasant heat waves of the year. From New York to D.C. …
Retail Online Bra Destination ThirdLove Opens Concept Store in New YorkFortune - Kate Dwyer Watch out, Victoria's Secret: digital competitor ThirdLove is entering the in-real-life retail space. The direct-to-consumer lingerie brand's first …
Pitt First He Helped Recruit Michael Jordan to UNC, Now He’s the Go-To Scout—For College Basketball CoachesFortune - Brandon Lilly One year into her new job as the athletic director at the University of Pittsburgh in early 2018, Heather Lyke was facing the most important decision …
Finance How an Old School Jordanian Sweets Maker Made it to WalmartFortune - Shawn Tully A U.S.-bred entrepreneur is bringing gourmet Middle Eastern sweets from his Amman bakery to Walmart. The secret to his pastries' price and snob …
A$AP Rocky Rapper A$AP Rocky Will Remain in Swedish Detention for Another WeekFortune - Jan M. Olsen, The Associated Press U.S. rapper A$AP Rocky is being held for another week in pre-trial detention to allow police to finish investigating a June 30 fight in downtown …
William Barr Thirsty? Try Drinking Through a Trump-Branded Recyclable StrawFortune - Natasha Bach President Donald Trump has been the most successful fundraiser of all the 2020 presidential candidates—$105 million in the second quarter of this …
Citigroup Citigroup CEO Outlook on US Economy: “I’m Excited About The Future”Fortune - Susie Gharib Count Citigroup’s Michael Corbat as one CEO who doesn’t believe that recession is coming any time soon. “Near term, I don’t see the recession,” he …
IPOs WeWork CEO Adam Neumann Sold Some of His WeWork Stake: Term SheetFortune - Polina Marinova Today, we learn that WeWork CEO Adam Neumann has cashed out more than $700 million from the company ahead of its IPO via a mix of stock sales and …
World News As Europe’s Cannabis Industry Opens Up, Established Canadian Companies Are PouncingFortune - David Meyer When it comes to Europe’s fledgling cannabis sector, 2019 has seen the arrival of conquerers who have moved at a speed perhaps at odds with their …
Tech Industry China’s Unicorns: Galloping Into the Sunset?—Data SheetFortune - Clay Chandler, Aaron Pressman I'm in Utah this morning, in transit from Brainstorm Tech and the brilliant blue skies of the Rockies, back to Hong Kong, where summer swelter is in …
Finance Wealth Advisory Platform SecFi Closes $6 Million Funding RoundFortune - Lucinda Shen Amazon was 3 just years old when it went public in 1997. Uber, by contrast, was a budding preteen by the time it tapped the public markets. It’s not …
Leadership The Battle for Cloud-Based Gaming: CEO DailyFortune - Alan Murray, Katherine Dunn Earlier this week at Brainstorm Tech in Aspen, I was accosted by Mark Pincus, founder of Zynga, who lectured me on why Fortune needed to pay more …
Google Stadia Cloud Gaming Is Big Tech’s New Street FightFortune Satya Nadella has grown used to the naysayers. For years, Wall Street analysts questioned why Microsoft, the company famous for its Windows operating …
Antonin Scalia Eugene Scalia: What to Know About Trump’s Pick for Labor SecretaryFortune - Jill Colvin, The Associated Press President Donald Trump has selected lawyer Eugene Scalia, the son of the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, to be his new labor …
U.S. Navy Trump Says U.S. Destroyed Iranian Drone. Iran Says It Didn’t HappenFortune - Amir Vahdat, Darlene Superville, Robert Burns, The Associated Press Iran on Friday denied President Donald Trump's statement that a U.S. warship destroyed an Iranian drone near the Persian Gulf after it threatened the …
Career Development The Legacy of ‘Orange Is the New Black:’ The BroadsheetFortune - Kristen Bellstrom, Emma Hinchliffe Good morning, Broadsheet readers! Mellody Hobson chimes in from her ‘corner office,’ Ivanka stays silent, and we reflect on how the women of ‘Orange …
U.S. Presidential Election Here’s the Lineup for the Second Round of 2020 Democratic DebatesFortune - Renae Reints CNN announced the lineup for the second round of 2020 Democratic primary debates Thursday night in a live draw, assigning presidential candidates …
U.S. Dept. of Defense Trump Says He’s Getting Complaints That the Pentagon’s Cloud Contract Competition Favors AmazonFortune - Jennifer Jacobs, Naomi Nix, Bloomberg President Donald Trump said he’s looking “very seriously” at a cloud-computing contract valued at as much as $10 billion that the Pentagon is likely …
AbbVie The Dark Side of the World’s Bestselling Drug: Brainstorm HealthFortune - Sy Mukherjee I've been working on a story about Humira, the world's best-selling drug—and the aggressive tactics that manufacturer AbbVie, No. 381 on this year's …
Qualcomm EU Antitrust Regulators Fine Qualcomm $272 Million for Pricing Chips Low to Knock Out a CompetitorFortune - Aoife White, Bloomberg Qualcomm was fined 242 million euros ($272 million) by European Union antitrust regulators for deliberately pricing some chips so low they could …
Microsoft Microsoft Reports Record Quarterly Revenue Thanks to Booming Cloud-Computing BusinessFortune - Dina Bass, Bloomberg Microsoft’s quarterly sales and profit topped estimates on the strength of the company’s cloud-computing business, which racked up clients for Azure …
Tech Industry Tech Insiders Offer Top Advice on How to Get More Women on Corporate BoardsFortune - Beth Kowitt Last spring the Wall Street Journal ran a story with a headline that perfectly summed up an issue most U.S. companies are struggling with: “Corporate …
Retail Toys R Us Comeback Is Inching Forward With 2 StoresFortune - Anne D'Innocenzio, The Associated Press The first two new Toys R Us stores—one in Texas, the other in New Jersey—will open in November as part of a small comeback of the defunct, iconic toy …
Netflix Netflix Investors Should Focus on This Alarming Number—Not Subscriber GrowthFortune - Shawn Tully As a consumer, I love Netflix. When I'm binge-watching a police drama set in Hong Kong, or Helsinki, or Belfast, one episode per evening over a full …
