Showing posts with label business. Show all posts
Showing posts with label business. Show all posts

2019/07/31

hold their pledge

Web Tool Tracks Deforestation So Food Makers, Sellers Can Monitor Suppliers : The Salt
https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2019/07/31/746192595/dont-cut-those-trees-big-food-might-be-watching

I like this a lot. Helps companies keep their pledge and improve sustainability, and gives watchdogs a tool to audit those companies.

2018/06/13

Ford is back.

Ford Buys Detroit Train Station, Once An Icon Of Detroit's Decay : NPR https://www.npr.org/2018/06/11/619027008/once-an-icon-of-detroit-decay-historic-train-station-has-new-owner-ford?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=news

2017/01/26

Rise of automation

I help create the automated jobs that are taking jobs.

http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2017/01/i_help_create_the_automated_jobs_that_are_taking_jobs.html

2016/12/22

More insurer complaints

For getting a sweetheart deal in Obamacare, the insurance companies sure do complain a lot about it.

Special Enrollment Period For Health Coverage Comes At A Price

http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/12/21/506330170/revised-special-insurance-enrollment-rules-shift-burden-to-consumers

2016/12/06

This is big deal

Supreme Court Sides With Samsung, Against Apple In Patent Infringement Fight

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/12/06/504545297/supreme-court-sides-with-samsung-against-apple-in-patent-infringement-fight

2016/10/27

How very Jetsons

Uber's Flying Cars Plan | WIRED https://www.wired.com/2016/10/uber-flying-cars-elevate-plan/

2016/10/22

Has a point

AT&T To Buy Time Warner For $85 Billion http://www.npr.org/2016/10/22/498987413/at-t-to-buy-time-warner-for-85-billion

Less news coming

AT&T Buys Time Warner For More Than $85 Billion http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/10/22/498981016/reports-at-t-will-buy-time-warner-for-more-than-80-billion


2016/07/25

rapist gets money

http://mediamatters.org/blog/2016/07/22/washington-post-reports-25-women-have-come-forward-accuse-former-fox-ceo-ailes-harassment/211847

Just shows how backwards Fox is.

Interesting move here

Yahoo sold to US telecoms giant Verizon

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-36879831

2016/06/16

Not a good record

http://gizmodo.com/heres-what-happened-to-all-of-marissa-mayers-yahoo-acqu-1781980352

2016/06/07

Start with data

http://mobile.smallbusinesscomputing.com/tipsforsmallbusiness/webinar-best-practices-for-small-business.html

And then move to other areas. My fear is that most small businesses will not follow this advice.

2016/04/25

More news consolidation

Gannett Makes A Bid For Tribune Publishing

http://www.npr.org/2016/04/25/475580966/gannett-makes-a-bid-for-tribune-publishing

2016/03/30

Big union win

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/03/30/us/politics/friedrichs-v-california-teachers-association-union-fees-supreme-court-ruling.html

2016/01/04

3 business trends

http://www.poynter.org/news/mediawire/391457/3-media-business-trends-to-watch-for-in-2016/

2015/12/21

More BS from Comcast

http://arstechnica.co.uk/business/2015/12/comcast-admits-data-cap-meter-blunder-charges-wrong-customer-for-overage/

I am sure no one will get in trouble for this, and I am sure all of the previous charges will not be returned. Sounds like a class action lawsuit will be started soon. yeah......... not.

2015/11/23

Ultimately bad news

Pfizer seals $160bn Allergan deal to create drugs giant - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34900344

Quote about Clinton is my big issue with her. She talks liberal populist now because Sanders is in the race, but once elected, she will swing towards Wall Street for things like this.




2015/11/06

Lots of small screens

http://www.adweek.com/socialtimes/facebooks-q3-1-39-billion-mobile-users-mobile-is-78-of-all-ad-revenue/629501

2015/10/12

This would be big

AB InBev makes higher offer for SABMiller - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34505589