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Networks Sue Locast, A Service That Streams TV For Free
Techlife News

Networks Sue Locast, A Service That Streams TV For Free

The country’s biggest TV networks — ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox — have sued Locast, a streaming service that transmits their broadcasts for free, in federal court in New York.

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August 3, 2019
Daniel Baker And Joel Martinez Giving Late-Night Comedy New Life
Fast Company

Daniel Baker And Joel Martinez Giving Late-Night Comedy New Life

With their free-flowing show, now running twice a week on showtime, the twitter-born duo are giving late-night comedy new life.

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September 2019
Why Founders Like Tristan Walker Love Atlanta, America's New Startup Capital!
Fast Company

Why Founders Like Tristan Walker Love Atlanta, America's New Startup Capital!

Startups corporations and aspiring entrepreneurs are fleeing the Bay Area for the socalled black mecca. Here’s why the tech world’s center is shifting— and what it means for Atlanta.

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September 2019
How Customer Insight Can Lead To Brands People Love
Fast Company

How Customer Insight Can Lead To Brands People Love

How Who What Wear cofounder Katherine Power turned an online fashion community into a brand factory.

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September 2019
‘I'd Rather Be In Control Of My Own Destiny'
Entrepreneur

‘I'd Rather Be In Control Of My Own Destiny'

How Alexis Courtney went from a Cookie Cutters multi-unit franchisee to the company’s co-owner and COO.

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Startups Summer 2019
Elon Versus The World
Fast Company

Elon Versus The World

Why Tesla’s CEO needs to change course.

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September 2019
Raising Venture Capital—And Standards
Bloomberg Businessweek

Raising Venture Capital—And Standards

Sequoia Capital’s Jess Lee knows how to close a deal. But many women in the industry still face challenges.

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August 05, 2019
Food Delivery And The 'Sharing Economy'
Techlife News

Food Delivery And The 'Sharing Economy'

Just last week, we wrote about how what has been widely termed the ‘sharing economy’ – the distinctly Millennial movement of ‘sharing’ rather than necessarily ‘owning’ seemingly anything and everything, and drawing upon technology in the hand to make this possible – has made itself felt in how we travel, with Uber and Airbnb the obvious market leaders.

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August 3, 2019
It's A Man's World
Bloomberg Businessweek

It's A Man's World

A modeling agency linked to Jeffrey Epstein is just one of the chain’s worries.

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August 05, 2019
A Better Way To Zone
Bloomberg Businessweek

A Better Way To Zone

Minneapolis has a grand plan to make housing more affordable. Inside the fight for the future of an American city.

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August 05, 2019
Five Entrepreneurs, Five Different Ways Of Raising Money
Entrepreneur

Five Entrepreneurs, Five Different Ways Of Raising Money

Five entrepreneurs. Five different ways of raising enough money to buy a franchise. Here’s what they learned.

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Startups Summer 2019
On The Road With Lisa Lutoff-Perlo
Business Traveler

On The Road With Lisa Lutoff-Perlo

For the dynamic CEO of Celebrity Cruises, advocacy and travel leadership go hand in hand

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July - August 2019
Mile High Bars
Business Traveler

Mile High Bars

Libations reach new heights with six airlines that carry luxury service above and beyond

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July - August 2019
In The Fast Lane
Business Traveler

In The Fast Lane

Luxury sedans that perform or sports cars that pamper? Here are six that deliver the best of both worlds

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July - August 2019
FWD Momentum
Black Enterprise

FWD Momentum

The nation’s largest black-owned businesses, in sectors including manufacturing, construction, automotive, and financial services, have applied transformative strategies and sustainable models in a tech-driven, competitive world

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Summer 2019
Equifax To Pay Up To $700m In Data Breach Settlement
AppleMagazine

Equifax To Pay Up To $700m In Data Breach Settlement

Equifax will pay at least $700 million — and potentially much more — to settle lawsuits over a 2017 data breach that exposed the Social Security numbers and similar sensitive information of roughly half of the U.S. population.

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July 26, 2019
Low Rates Changed Everything
Bloomberg Businessweek

Low Rates Changed Everything

A decade of cheap money has unmoored the financial world from all the old assumptions.

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July 29, 2019
The Semiconductor Market: Worst Downturn In A Decade
PC Magazine

The Semiconductor Market: Worst Downturn In A Decade

If all you noticed was the big news that came out of Computex Taipei in May, the PC market seems to be doing great: DRAM prices have fallen, and new 7nm CPUs from AMD and 10nm CPUs from Intel are poised to deliver further gains. But under the hood, the semiconductor firms have taken a collective beating.

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July 2019
Chasing A New Pack
Bloomberg Businessweek

Chasing A New Pack

Women-only motorcycle rallies are gaining speed—and anxious bike makers are finally on their heels.

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July 29, 2019
A Winning Recipe
Black Enterprise

A Winning Recipe

CEO Michael Thompson has made the nation’s largest black-owned food manufacturer an industry mvp through consistent play, collaborative partnerhips, and masterful performance

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Summer 2019
Growing Together
Black Enterprise

Growing Together

How strategic alliances between major corporations and african american businesses and organizations can serve as models for economic and social advancement

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Summer 2019
A Crash Course In Success
Black Enterprise

A Crash Course In Success

Damian Mills’ strategic leadership, talented team, and knack for turning crises into Lucrative Opportunities turned his mega-dealership into an unstoppable force

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Summer 2019
Blackwater's Founder Talks Guns, Tactics, Logistics, And Politics
Recoil

Blackwater's Founder Talks Guns, Tactics, Logistics, And Politics

Blackwater’s founder talks guns, tactics, logistics, and politics

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September - October 2019
Equifax To Pay Up To $700m In Data Breach Settlement
Techlife News

Equifax To Pay Up To $700m In Data Breach Settlement

The settlement with federal authorities and states, includes up to $425 million in monetary relief to consumers, a $100 million civil penalty, and other offers to the nearly 150 million people who could have been affected.

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Elizabeth Warren Is Done Playing It Safe
Bloomberg Businessweek

Elizabeth Warren Is Done Playing It Safe

After a slow start, the presidential candidate is gaining momentum by pushing her party to embrace bold, left-wing ideas that could beat Trump at his own game— or cost Democrats everything.

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July 29, 2019
Sharks Are Filling Cape Cod Waters, Businesses Love It
Bloomberg Businessweek

Sharks Are Filling Cape Cod Waters, Businesses Love It

Almost half a century after Jaws, shark tourism is growing on Cape Cod

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July 29, 2019
Nailing Her Marks
Bloomberg Businessweek

Nailing Her Marks

Con artist and fake socialite Anna Delvey had chutzpah— and a good eye for victims

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July 29, 2019
A Lot To Shoulder
Bloomberg Businessweek

A Lot To Shoulder

Greece’s new prime minister must move quickly to capitalize on investors’ goodwill.

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July 29, 2019
3M's Biggest Deal Won't Be A Cure-All
Bloomberg Businessweek

3M's Biggest Deal Won't Be A Cure-All

Industrial conglomerate 3M Co. agreed in May to acquire surgical wound-care company Acelity Inc. for $6.7 billion in a deal set to close later this year.

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July 29, 2019
How Walking Became Pedestrian
The Atlantic

How Walking Became Pedestrian

Glorified for its creative benefits, the pastime has become yet another goal-driven pursuit.

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August 2019