California minimum wage for fast food workers raised to $20 an hour
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California minimum wage for fast food workers raised to $20 an hour

[1/3]Cars drive past the signs of restaurants along a busy street in Los Angeles, California, May 11, 2012. REUTERS/David McNew/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 28 (Reuters) – Fast-food workers in California will earn a minimum of $20 an hour and have a greater say in setting workplace standards under a new bill signed into law… […]

Microsoft executive says Google deals kept Bing small
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Microsoft executive says Google deals kept Bing small

The Microsoft logo is seen at the Microsoft store in New York City, July 28, 2015. The global launch of the Microsoft Windows 10 operating system will take place on July 29. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Sept 28 – Apple (AAPL.O) and other smartphone makers turned down revenue-sharing agreements that would have helped… […]

Chinese Hackers Stole Emails From US State Dept In MS Breach
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Chinese Hackers Stole Emails From US State Dept In MS Breach

A man holds a laptop computer as cyber code is projected on him in this illustration picture taken on May 13, 2017. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/Illustration/File photo Acquire Licensing RightsWASHINGTON, Sept 27 (Reuters) – Chinese hackers who breached Microsoft’s (MSFT.O) email platform this year managed to steal tens of thousands of emails from U.S. State Department accounts,… […]

Tesla trial over Autopilot fatality kicks off in California
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Tesla trial over Autopilot fatality kicks off in California

An advertisement promotes Tesla Autopilot at a showroom of U.S. car manufacturer Tesla in Zurich, Switzerland March 28, 2018. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSAN FRANCISCO, Sept 28 (Reuters) – The lawyer representing victims of a fatal crash of a Tesla Model 3 car in his opening statement in court on Thursday blamed the company’s… […]

People lost faith in childhood vaccines during COVID pandemic, UNICEF says
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People lost faith in childhood vaccines during COVID pandemic, UNICEF says

[1/3] A vial of the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine is pictured at the International Community Health Services clinic in Seattle, Washington, U.S., March 20, 2019. REUTERS/Lindsey WassonLONDON, April 20 (Reuters) – People all over the world lost confidence in the importance of routine childhood vaccines against killer diseases like measles and polio during the… […]

Tesla reports quarterly margin below estimates
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Tesla reports quarterly margin below estimates

April 19 (Reuters) – Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) boss Elon Musk on Wednesday doubled down on the price war he started at the end of last year, saying the electric vehicle (EV) maker would prioritize sales growth ahead of profit in a weak economy.The company posted its lowest quarterly gross margin in two years, missing market… […]

Morgan State University students win Zillow’s HBCU Hackathon with app that measures financial credibility outside of credit scoring
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Morgan State University students win Zillow’s HBCU Hackathon with app that measures financial credibility outside of credit scoring

Second-annual competition challenged participants to develop new technologies to help consumers during their journey to find a home., /PRNewswire/ — Zillow’s second HBCU Housing Hackathon, which drew more than 200 students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), awarded top prizes to teams that developed innovations to help renters and first-time buyers find their dream… […]