Automation and Jobs Read our latest special issue. Open Now French robotics startup Exotec has raised $ 90 million in a round of funding led by London-based VC firm 83North. Founded out of Lille in 2015, Exotec develops autonomous industrial robots called Skypods that can move horizontally and vertically, and …
Read More »goodluz / Shutterstock.com One of the everyday expenses most of us grumble about the most is the cost of gas. When gas prices increase — even by a little bit — we get upset. Just imagine if they jumped as much as $ 1 or $ 2 per gallon. However, …
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Here’s what you need to know: The virus and wildfires stopped many students from taking the ACT Saturday. The same may happen with the SAT this week. The C.D.C. removes guidance acknowledging the virus is transmitted mainly in the air, days after posting it. An N.I.H. official was perpetuating conspiracy …
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GamesBeat Summit Watch every session from the annual event On Demand Watch Now Microsoft’s $ 7.5 billion acquisition of ZeniMax Media (the owner of Bethesda Softworks, Id Software, and other studios) will change the gaming landscape, and we’ve been collecting some hot takes on what it means for the industry …
Read More »1658871559 / Shutterstock.com This story originally appeared on NewRetirement. Your brain is not necessarily set up in a way that makes it easy to plan a secure retirement. You have cognitive biases — faulty ways of thinking that are unfortunately hardwired into your brain — that work against you. Behavioral …
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As soon as the sun sets on the last day of summer, the world seems to explode with warm fall spices. We start to see cinnamon candles, baked goods, and bundles of cinnamon sticks as decor. While pumpkin spice takes center stage, it’s not actually the pumpkin you’re after – …
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GamesBeat Summit Watch every session from the annual event On Demand Watch Now Unity Technologies has raised more than $ 1.3 billion in an initial public offering (IPO) at a $ 13.6 billion valuation. Unity makes tools for developers to create games and other computer-generated entertainment. San Francisco-based Unity filed …
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Hospitals across the country are charging private insurance companies 2.5 times what they get from Medicare for the same care, according to a new RAND Corporation study of hospital prices released on Friday. In a half-dozen of 49 states in the survey, including West Virginia and Florida, private insurers paid …
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If you’re reading this from Manhattan, you may have noticed the optimistic NYFW signage fluttering away atop lamp posts in the early fall breeze. And while it’s difficult to imagine fashion week without throngs of insiders peacocking on the streets, BMW didn’t shell out for sponsored advertising by accident—NYFW is, …
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