The Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance is starting a venture-capital fund to invest in automotive tech, committing $200 million a year over five years for startup advances in batteries and self-driving vehicles.
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Two Suits Catch Google in Middle of Gender Debate
James Damore, the former Google engineer who was fired over diversity memo, is suing the company for allegedly discriminating against white, conservative men. The suit comes a week after former female employees sued the company for allegedly discriminating against women.
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Black STEM employees perceive a range of race-related slights and inequities at work
Blacks who work in science, technology, engineering and math fields are more likely than STEM workers from other racial or ethnic backgrounds to say they have faced discrimination on the job. They also stand out in their views about workplace diversity.
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China Swats Jack Ma’s Ant Over Customer Privacy
Beijing’s internet regulators scolded China’s leading mobile-payments company for compromising privacy, putting pressure on firms to better protect personal data in a society subject to heavy state surveillance.
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CES 2018: Sir Martin Sorrell Sets His Sights On Simplification, VR And Amazon
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WPP is embracing the forces of change – both internally and externally. Internally, CEO Sir Martin Sorrell knows WPP’s clients want simplification, which will lead to more consolidation. “We’ve seen it amongst clients and media,” he told AdExchanger. “We’re quite likely to see a similar set of circumstances in the agency business.” And externally, he’s… Continue reading »
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U.S., French Officials Question Apple Over iPhone Battery Slowdowns
Apple is facing new questions from government officials in the U.S. and France about its handling of battery-related performance issues on iPhones, a sign that controversy over the problem continues despite the technology giant’s apology last month.
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Apple Sets Date for China Data Handover
Apple said it will turn over its cloud operations in China to a state-owned local partner Feb. 28, complying with Chinese law mandating that customer data collected on the mainland be stored here.
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Yuval Harari on Transhumanism and The Singularity
Yuval Harari is a historian and a tenured professor in the Department of History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He is the author of the international bestsellers Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind (2014) and Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow (2015). His writings are preoccupied with concepts of free will, consciousness and definitions of intelligence.
Recorded: 2016
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Hey Big Spender: Samsung Splurge Beats Exxon and Shell Combined
The tech giant spent more on capital expenditures last year than any other publicly traded company, investing $44 billion. It is a dramatic example of how technology and telecom firms have driven an uptick in global manufacturing investment.
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