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Toyota ends production Down Under
Business, Associated Press, Published on 04/10/2017
» SYDNEY: After looming for four years, "Carmageddon'' has hit the Australian auto industry.
US college towns feel pinch from rental sites
Business, Associated Press, Published on 25/09/2017
» CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts: Time was when renting an apartment in one of this college town's funky triple-deckers or two-family homes wouldn't cost an arm and a leg.
Boats join self-driving tech race
Business, Associated Press, Published on 15/09/2017
» BOSTON: Self-driving cars may not hit the road in earnest for many years -- but autonomous boats could be just around the pier.
And now, the $999 Apple iPhone
Associated Press, Published on 13/09/2017
» CUPERTINO, California: "One more thing."
Air Berlin filing for bankruptcy
Associated Press, Published on 15/08/2017
» BERLIN - Struggling German carrier Air BerLin says it's filing for bankruptcy after its main shareholder, Abu Dhabi-based Etihad, said it would make no more financing available.
Casinos turn to eSports to lure millennials
Business, Associated Press, Published on 09/08/2017
» ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey: Casinos are slowly embracing competitive video game tournaments as a way to help their bottom lines, but the money is coming from renting hotel rooms to the young players and selling them food and drinks, not from turning them into gamblers.
Thousands look for jobs at Amazon warehouses
Business, Associated Press, Published on 04/08/2017
» FALL RIVER, Massachusetts: Thousands of people showed up on Wednesday for a chance to pack and ship products to Amazon.com customers, as the e-commerce company held a giant job fair at nearly a dozen US warehouses.
Uffizi encourages longer visits with new pricing
Business, Associated Press, Published on 02/08/2017
» MILAN: The famed Uffizi Gallery in Florence is taking a swipe at so-called "hit-and-run tourism,'' announcing on Monday price increases on single-entry tickets, while inaugurating three-day and annual passes that offer discounted entry with priority access.
Hybrid tents get campers off ground, into the air
Business, Associated Press, Published on 01/08/2017
» SALT LAKE CITY: Campers and outdoor enthusiasts are embracing a unique way to sleep under the stars while in the mountains or at the beach -- dangling between trees on hybrid hammock-tents that get them off the ground and into portable treehouses that soothe their inner child.
Zuckerberg, Musk trade barbs over AI
Business, Associated Press, Published on 27/07/2017
» SAN FRANCISCO: Tech titans Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk recently slugged it out online over the possible threat artificial intelligence might one day pose to the human race, although you could be forgiven if you don't see why this seems like a pressing question.