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Equity transcribed: Silicon Valley’s founder fetish infantilizes public companies – TechCrunch
Welcome back to this week’s transcribed edition of Equity. This was a big week of news that the Equity duo had to cover. Kate was at the Code Conference, Fortnite maker, Epic Games bought Houseparty, and a bit more on the Bird-Scoot deal. Then came talk of the CrowdStrike...continued
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The Fed is likely to drop 'patient' word next week, clearing way for July cut, economists say
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell holds a press conference following a two day Federal Open Market Committee policy meeting in Washington, U.S., January 30, 2019.Leah Millis | ReutersEven with President Trump and the markets calling for lower interest rates, the Fed ...continued
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Apple snuck a Raptors tribute into its Canadian home page – TechCrunch
The Toronto Raptors won the 2019 NBA Championship last night, which is probably not news to you if you’re A) Canadian (like me) or B) a basketball fan. But unless you’ve starting your Friday off shopping for Apple gear on their Canadian website, you might not have noticed...continued
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'Tariff Man' Trump heads to Iowa, a state scarred by his trade war ahead of 2020
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters as he departs the White House, in Washington, DC, on May 30, 2019.Jim Watson | AFP | Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump heads to Iowa on Tuesday as he tries to limit the political damage from tariff crossfire that has scarred t...continued
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The stock market is closing in on its all-time high. Here's what could clinch it
Traders work the floor at the NYSE in New York.Brendan McDermid | ReutersThe next big test for the stock market will be whether the major indexes can break through all-time highs, just a short distance away.Stocks have rallied on expectations that the Fed should be cuttin...continued
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Trump is 'perfectly happy' to hit China with new tariffs if Xi meeting doesn't go well, Mnuchin says
U.S. President Donald Trump walks with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin in Washington, U.S., April 21, 2017.Kevin Lamarque | ReutersU.S. President Donald Trump will make a decision about whether to slap China with more tariffs after meeting with his Chinese counterpart l...continued
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World Cup Central: Pakistan fined for slow over rate; Archer, Roy also pulled up
5:35 AM ETESPNcricinfo staffJune 4Pakistan have been fined for a slow over rate following their 14-run victory over England at Trent Bridge.Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed was fined 20% of his match fee while his team-mates were fined 10% each following what the ICC consi...continued
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Spotify launches its lightweight listening app Stations in the US – TechCrunch
Spotify Stations, the streaming service’s lightweight listening app offering easy access to curated playlists, has arrived in the U.S. The app has been considered an experiment by Spotify — and by some others, a Pandora copycat, due to its support for instant music playba...continued
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U.S. State Department begins social media screening for nearly all visa applicants – TechCrunch
Yesterday the U.S. State Department began implementing its requirement that nearly all U.S. visa applicants submit their social media usernames, previous email addresses and phone numbers as part of the application process. The new requirement, which could affect up to 15...continued
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The market's drop in May felt serious, but it is normal for stocks
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on May 31, 2019 in New York City.Spencer Platt | Getty ImagesStocks pulled back sharply last month as investors fretted over U.S. trade relations with China and Mexico and worries over global economic growth....continued
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To realize its VR dreams, Facebook needs to kill what Oculus has built – TechCrunch
Mark Zuckerberg has poured billions into his virtual reality dream, a new platform that Facebook owns. Facebook bought Oculus and has spent the last five years killing what it was and reinventing it as a Facebook-scale company. It has dumped most of the co-founders, brou...continued
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WNBA’s star players speak out against anti-abortion bills
On Friday night, the 2019 WNBA season tips off with a contest between the Atlanta Dream and Dallas Wings. It’s a pivotal season for the league’s future. Last fall, the WNBA Player’s Association opted out of its current collective bargaining agreement, and players will be ...continued
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Michael Slater retains World Cup commentary role after flight altercation
4:50 AM ETMichael Slater, the former Australia opening batsman and now commentator, will be heard on Channel Nine's World Cup broadcast after the ICC confirmed he remains a part of the world broadcast feed for the event, due to begin on May 30.Following a highly publicise...continued
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Republican holds up disaster relief bill expected to pass unanimously
Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, left, listens during the House Oversight and Reform Committee markup of a resolution authorizing issuance of subpoenas related to security clearances and the 2020 Census on Tuesday, April 2m 2019.Bill Clark | CQ-Roll Call Group | Getty ImagesRep. C...continued
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Oculus co-founder: 'I got fired' from Facebook for 'no reason at all'
Palmer Luckey, co-founder of Oculus VR Inc., smiles during the Wall Street Journal D.Live global technology conference in Laguna Beach, California, U.S., on Monday, Nov. 12, 2018.Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesPalmer Luckey, co-founder of Oculus and former Fa...continued
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Guillem Balague says Liverpool have been in talks with Matthijs de Ligt | Sportslens
Popular football pundit and Spanish football expert Guillem Balague has claimed that Premier League giants Liverpool have been in talks with Matthijs de Ligt. The popular Sky Sports an...continued
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Trump’s new immigration plan is short on the details. Here’s what we do know.
President Donald Trump unveiled his latest immigration plan, emphasizing “merit-based” immigration and increased funding for border security. “Our plan achieves two critical goals,” Trump said at the White House Rose Garden Thursday. “First, it stops illegal immigration ...continued
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Chippa United v Kaizer Chiefs Match Report, 11/05/2019, PSL | Goal.com
Rhulani Manzini scored the only goal of the match as Chippa United beat Kaizer Chiefs 1-0 at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The result means Amakhosi have finished ninth on the PSL log and therefore will not be taking part in next season's MTN8 Cup...continued
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Uber's IPO caps an era of mediocrity and small thinking in Silicon Valley
JuiceroSource: Juicero | Business WireUber debuted below its IPO price on Friday and ended up down more than 7%, crawling across the finish line with a valuation below $80 billion.That's a far cry from the $120 billion that was floated as recently as December. Founders an...continued
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John Bolton is inflaming US-Iran tensions for no good reason
When President Donald Trump pulled the United States out of the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran last year, he drew the U.S. back into an antagonistic posture from which it had taken years to step out. On Sunday, his national security adviser, John Bolton, increased tensions e...continued
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Trans people more likely to experience sexual assault in schools limiting bathroom access
Transgender and nonbinary young people are more likely to experience sexual assault if they go to a school that doesn’t allow them to access bathrooms corresponding to their gender, according to a new study published Monday in the journal Pediatrics. Harvard T. H. Chan Sc...continued
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Trump considers military options in Venezuela that experts say will ‘freak out’ the hemisphere
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro addressed 4,000 troops in a televised message on Thursday, saying that they must be prepared to fight the “traitors” supporting opposition leader Juan Guaidó’s failed attempt to take power this week. “How many dead would there be if a c...continued
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