Walmart has signed a five-year deal with Microsoft that will integrate the tech company's cloud-based solutions, artificial intelligence and machine learning tools into the retailer's systems. The goal is to make digital shopping faster and more efficient and stay competitive with Amazon.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has been investigating Uber for possible gender discrimination, sources said. The federal investigation is the latest in a string of issues for the company though an Uber spokesman said the organization is actively taking steps to improve its diversity and equality practices.
The Every Student Succeeds Act doesn't contain the requirement from No Child Left Behind that teachers be "highly qualified." This analysis explains that, under ESSA, individual states are charged with determining the effectiveness of teachers.
The EU and Japan have launched a free trade zone that encompasses 600 million people and almost a third of the world's GDP. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and European Council President Donald Tusk signed the agreement Tuesday at the EU-Japan Summit.
Bodega Negra restaurant at New York's Dream Downtown hotel is an example of how hotel restaurants are winning fans with family style dining. "Our typical guests will come in and have guacamole with a couple of appetizers, then will order a few different tacos and then will share a couple of entrees amongst the table with a couple of sides," said Executive Chef Brad Warner.
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Intersecting epidemics of opioid abuse and infectious disease were the focus of discussions at the workshop of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Five action steps were proposed by participants, as reported in the Annals of Internal Medicine, emphasizing screening for opioid use disorder, immediate treatment for opioid abuse, hospital promotion of community-based treatment, training for health care professionals, and access to addiction care.
Adidas rounded off its World Cup campaign with a TV spot during the final match from Sockeye that features content from creators around the world. The brand invited creators at the start of the tournament to take part in its campaign using the hashtag #heretocreate, and the ad is also running across digital and social.
Staples has launched a campaign designed to take the stress out of the back-to-school shopping experience and position itself as a specialty retailer for supplies. "Staples has a unique competitive advantage in that we specialize in school supplies all year-round, not just July through September," executive Christine Mallon said.
Samsung's Galaxy S10 lineup will offer three phone models, and two of those models will include ultrasonic fingerprint scanners, a feature Apple has been unable to incorporate into its offerings. Samsung could sell as many as 40 million S10 phones next year, with most of them being the two more expensive models.
The field trial experiment in Innisfail, Australia, of biotech mosquitoes, which were infected with Wolbachia bacteria that makes them sterile, led to an 80% elimination of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. The experiment, which was conducted over three months, bred 20 million nonbiting male biotech mosquitoes.
CNN is planning to combine business websites CNN Money, CNN Media and CNN Tech under the umbrella of CNN Business this fall. The company also plans to hire several journalists to work from a new San Francisco bureau and report on tech giants, including Google, Netflix, Facebook and Apple.
A Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning proposal recommends improving Interstates 80 and 55, with the Illinois Department of Transportation imposing tolls after reconstruction. The plan also recommends raising the state's motor fuel tax by 15 cents and states that the federal government should consider increasing its gas tax.
Caesars Entertainment has committed to reduce carbon emissions by 95% of 2011 figures by 2050. Meanwhile, 60% of Caesars' suppliers will set science-based emissions reduction targets by 2023, according to the company.
Airbus has missed delivery deadlines, which has hurt its cash flow while upsetting relationships with customers. Meanwhile, supplier delays and increased demand are keeping Boeing on alert, though it says it will not miss deadlines.
Over the weekend, Southwest Airlines started nonstop service between Oakland International Airport in California and Minneapolis/St. Paul, Indianapolis and Orlando, Fla.