Business
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Will A.I. Boost Productivity? Companies Sure Hope So.
Wendy’s ordering kiosks. Ben & Jerry’s grocery store freezers. Abercrombie & Fitch’s marketing. Many mainstays of the American customer experience…
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Sports Illustrated’s Owner Sues Energy Drink Mogul After Chaos at Magazine
Authentic Brands Group, which owns Sports Illustrated, is accusing Manoj Bhargava of failing to pay millions of dollars for the…
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Auto Execs Call for New Measures as E.V. Wars Heat Up
The latest proposal comes from Luca de Meo, the C.E.O. of Renault Group, who is pushing for an Airbus-inspired alliance…
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China’s Advancing Efforts to Influence the U.S. Election Raise Alarms
China has adopted some of the same misinformation tactics that Russia used ahead of the 2016 election, researchers and government…
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As Graffiti Moves From Eyesore to Amenity, Landlords Try to Cash In
Julian Phethean’s first canvas in London was a shed in his backyard where he covered the walls with bold lettering…
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Can We Engineer Our Way Out of the Climate Crisis?
On a windswept Icelandic plateau, an international team of engineers and executives is powering up an innovative machine designed to…
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AT&T Resets Millions of Passcodes After Customer Records Are Leaked
Nearly eight million customers and 65.4 million former account holders were affected by the data breach, the company said.
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Sports Leagues Bet on Gambling. Now They’re Facing Its Risks.
A string of gambling situations involving athletes leaves leagues in a tough spot.
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For Disney, Small Shareholders Loom Large in Boardroom Fight
Individuals hold as much as 40 percent of the company’s shares, and they may decide a proxy battle that is…
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A 500-Year Old Chapel, 438 Solar Panels and an Architectural Squabble
King’s College Chapel in Cambridge is one of several British landmarks that have installed solar panels, gratifying climate campaigners and…