Overtime Raises $80 Million From Jeff Bezos, Drake, NBA Stars and Others
Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker, left, is an investor in a new funding round for Overtime Sports.
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Jobless Claims Likely Held Near Pandemic Low
Employers are stepping up hiring as vaccination totals increase and the economy is more fully reopened.
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Netflix, Disney and Amazons's Streaming Wars Heat Up Overseas
Netflix’s most-watched new series was ‘Lupin,’ a thriller set in Paris that is inspired by a literary gentleman thief.
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Corporate Tech Leaders Are Mixed on EU Artificial Intelligence Bill
Passersby walk under a surveillance camera that was part of a facial recognition technology test in Berlin in 2017. European regulators are seeking stronger oversight of AI, including facial recognition.
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SmartRent to Merge With Fifth Wall SPAC in $2.2 Billion Deal
The Francis, a Lennar development in Charlotte, N.C., uses SmartRent technology.
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Apple, Google Come Under Fire at Senate Antitrust Hearing
Kyle Andeer, Apple’s chief compliance officer, speaks via videoconference during a Senate subcommittee hearing in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday.
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T-Mobile's Former Chief Collected $137 Million in 2020
John Legere led T-Mobile US for more than seven years before exiting in 2020..
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U.S. Blacklists State-Owned Myanmar Timber and Pearl Companies
A truck transporting logs in Yangon. The Myanma Timber Enterprise and the Myanmar Pearl Enterprise were blacklisted for generating revenue for the military regime, the U.S. Treasury said.
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Hertz Proposes Shareholder Payout as Part of Bankruptcy-Exit Plan
Hertz proposed that current stockholders receive warrants to purchase up to 4% of the restructured business.
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Walmart Is Pulling Plug on More Robots
Walmart’s use of automated pickup towers for online orders had been showcased in presentations to investors.
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