Each week, we review the week’s news, offering analysis about the most important developments in the tech industry. Hello, I’m Dai Wakabayashi, and I cover Google in San Francisco for The New York Times. For the most part, writing about smartphones over the last few years has been pretty boring. Can you get that excited […]
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Alex Galchenyuk scored the tying goal and the shootout winner as the Minnesota Wild beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-3 February 20, 2020, 8:11 AM 4 min read VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Alex Galchenyuk scored the tying goal and the shootout winner as the Minnesota Wild beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-3 on Wednesday night and delivered
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LAS VEGAS — Phew. That was a debate. Here are six takeaways from the most gloves-off, knives-out Democratic debate so far in the 2020 presidential race. Things got ugly in Vegas, and fast. After eight debates that had sparks of conflict but were relatively cordial, Wednesday night brought two hours of nonstop political battle. Every
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WASHINGTON — President Trump and his economic team see “no need to hastily rewrite the federal government’s antitrust rules,” drawing a battle line with leading Democratic presidential candidates on an issue that has increasingly drawn the attention of economists, legal scholars and other academics. In their annual Economic Report of the President, released on Thursday,
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The mayor of the South Korean city of Daegu is urging its 2.5 million people to refrain from going outside as cases of a new virus spike February 20, 2020, 7:11 AM 2 min read SEOUL, South Korea — The mayor of the South Korean city of Daegu urged its 2.5 million people on Thursday
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Rapper Pop Smoke was shot and killed Wednesday morning at a home in Hollywood Hills, California, according to multiple reports. His record label, Republic Records, released a statement mourning the loss of the rapper on Wednesday afternoon. “We are devastated by the unexpected and tragic loss of @POPSMOKE10,” the statement read. “Our prayers and thoughts go
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Image copyright Getty Images Retailer Forever 21 has been saved from bankruptcy by three buyers who want to expand internationally. New owners, Authentic Brands, Simon Property and Brookfield Property, also want to keep open most of the chain’s 448 US stores. Forever 21 filed for bankruptcy last September as losses mounted from its international locations.
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Tokyo Olympic organizers say a test event scheduled for later this month is being revamped because of the fear of the spreading virus from China By STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer February 20, 2020, 7:06 AM 4 min read TOKYO — A test event for the Tokyo Olympics scheduled for later this month that would
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LAS VEGAS — The Democratic presidential candidates turned on one another in scorching and personal terms in a debate on Wednesday night, with two of the leading candidates, Senator Bernie Sanders and Michael R. Bloomberg, forced onto the defensive repeatedly throughout the evening. In his first appearance in a presidential debate, Mr. Bloomberg, the former
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Asian shares are mixed after Wall Street recovered to record highs, but worries persist about the damage to the regional economy from the new virus that began in China By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer February 20, 2020, 4:44 AM 5 min read TOKYO — Shares were mixed Thursday in Asia after Wall Street recovered
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