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Markets

European Stock Markets May Need a Makeover

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Despite record highs, the region’s equities markets have fallen behind the US in star power, trading volume, and IPOs.

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Media & Entertainment

Can Hollywood Reboot the Bundle?

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Hollywood may be rethinking its business model of direct-to-consumer, a la carte streaming services — meaning the bundle may be back.

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Consumer

Walmart Finds a New Secret Weapon: E-Commerce

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The company’s online sales topped 16% of total sales in its most recent quarter, its highest level yet.

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Patent Drop

Amazon Patent May Lower AI’s Barrier to Entry

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Amazon wants everyone to fight fraud with machine learning with its latest patent for “automated machine learning pipeline generation.”

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Media & Entertainment

Amazon Prime Scores NFL Playoff Game for 2024 Season

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After a trial run with Peacock, the league will step up to a bigger base of streaming spectators.

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Consumer

Target Might Spin Up Its Own Version of Amazon Prime

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The retailing giant could launch its own subscription shopping service to keep up with rivals Amazon and Walmart.

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Economics

Small Town America is Paying for New Residents

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Communities are hoping that a handful of incentives might be just enough to tip the scales and create a new generation of residents.

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Big Tech

Amazon Could Soon Be On the Hook for Everything it Sells

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The US Consumer Product Safety Commission wants Amazon to assume liability for items sold by third-party vendors.

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M&A

Amazon Backs Out of iRobot Acquisition

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The ecommerce titan is pulling out of the $1.4 billion deal, citing difficult antitrust hurdles.

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Media & Entertainment

Wide World of Streams: How Sports is Navigating Media’s Shifting Landscape

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The old world of media is collapsing, while a new order is rising. Live sports, meanwhile, are caught in the middle.

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Patent Drop

Amazon’s Factory Robot Patent Could Fight Understaffing

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This kind of patent is particularly significant amid the company’s ongoing battles with workers aiming to unionize.

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Media & Entertainment

Amazon Axes Hundreds of Employees Across Streaming Business

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Amazon has announced hundreds of layoffs across its Prime Video, TV and film studios, and Twitch businesses.

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Patent Drop

Amazon Sharpens its Senses with Personalized Alexa AI Patent

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The tech adds to its ongoing efforts to make Alexa more intuitive and contextual.

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Artificial Intelligence

Big Tech’s Legal-Shield Promises Are All About Keeping Customers In-House

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Can artificial intelligence companies really offer customers legal shields for any copyright disputes over content their AI makes?

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Patent Drop

Amazon Boosts Self-Driving Machines With New Patent

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Amazon’s been working nonstop on AI initiatives and investments to fight for the spotlight in a competitive market.

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Regulation

Lina Khan’s Square Deal: How the FTC is redefining antitrust for a populist age

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After a lengthy process, the FTC and the DoJ recently released new guidelines for evaluating the legality of mergers and acquisitions.

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Industrials

Jeff Bezos Is Ready to Rejoin the Space Race

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Jeff Bezos’ space exploration company Blue Origin is finally ready to launch rockets again after a 15-month hiatus.

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Patent Drop

Amazon Adds to Project Kuiper Efforts With New Patent

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The company may have some stiff competition in the satellite internet market from SpaceX’s Starlink offering.

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Big Tech

Amazon Scores Big Win in EU Tax Fight

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In a prime legal win for Amazon, the European Union’s top court ruled that it does not have to pay €250 million in alleged back taxes.

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Consumer

Online Luxury Shopping Just Isn’t Cool Anymore

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The e-commerce luxury market has taken a big dip, placing the platforms that focus on luxury goods in hot water.

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