Business Stories from February 8, 2020 (Change date)
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China scrambles to keep cities in virus lockdown fedFeb 08, 2020 6:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - The manager of the Wushang Mart in Wuhan, the locked-down city at the heart of China's virus outbreak, says its shelves are loaded with 50% more vegetable...
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Analysis: Iowa caucus app is latest example of politicos building faulty tech with disastrous resultsFeb 08, 2020 5:18 am - The Iowa caucus debacle is just the latest example of politicos building faulty technology - with serious political consequences. Professional technologists shuddered at...
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Google's cash cow search business is being 'hollowed out'Feb 08, 2020 5:18 am - New numbers from Alphabet Inc. this week confirmed a major fear that has lingered around the internet giant for years: the Google online search business is slowing. In i...
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A man walked down a street with 99 phones in a wagon. Google Maps thought it was a traffic jam.Feb 08, 2020 5:15 am - The streets were shaded the dreaded dark red on Google Maps, warning drivers of a traffic nightmare. In reality, though, almost no one was on the road - except for a lon...
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For Xbox, it's time to ditch the 'console wars' narrativeFeb 08, 2020 5:00 am - Phil Spencer, Microsoft's head of Xbox, hasn't been worried about the “console wars” for some time. In a recent interview, he made clear who Microsoft views as its compe...
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An engineering student is helping envision a self-driving future for people with disabilitiesFeb 08, 2020 5:00 am - The weekend she was supposed to be presenting a plan to improve transit service for people with disabilities using self-driving shuttles, Jen Schlegel was confronting he...
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When you don't want the commonplace SUV or truckFeb 08, 2020 5:00 am - Searching for an SUV that was built in a supercar facility, or hunting for a unique truck? I saw both at the Chicago Auto Show's media day this week. If you've looked hi...
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Southside hits keep coming at Chicago Auto ShowFeb 08, 2020 5:00 am - Last month, SoxFest 2020 welcomed adoring crowds to the roomy McCormick Place exhibition center on Chicago's near Southside to promote all-things White Sox and celebrate...
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About the coming Pheasant Run auctionFeb 08, 2020 12:00 am - The auction • An online auction for the Pheasant Run Resort at 4051 E. Main St. will run Monday through Wednesday. • Bids start at $2 million, with a $25,000 partic...
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Assertio sells Nucynta brand for $375MFeb 08, 2020 12:00 am - LAKE FOREST - Assertio Therapeutics said Friday it will sell its Nucynta drug franchise of products to specialty pharmaceutical firm Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. for $...
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