March2017
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Fast food startup Eatsa sued by disability rights advocates for not including accessibility features for the blind
Mar 24, 2017News Hour: Fast food startup Eatsa is being sued by disability rights advocates for not including accessibility features for the blind. Eatsa lets customers order from tablets and pick up their food minutes later from cubicles,... -
Uber Technologies rethinks its car leasing strategy in India
Mar 24, 2017News Hour: Global ride-hailing firm Uber Technologies is rethinking its car leasing strategy in India, its second-biggest market, as drivers have returned dozens of leased cars early after the company cut incentives, people familiar with the... -
Uber Canada urged the Canadian government to retain a tax advantage available to ride-services companies
Mar 24, 2017News Hour: Uber Canada on Thursday urged the Canadian government to retain a tax advantage available to ride-services companies, a day after the country’s Liberal administration proposed removing the measure. The new national budget unveiled on... -
Micron Technology forecast current-quarter revenue as prices for memory chips climb amid tight supplies
Mar 24, 2017News Hour: Micron Technology Inc forecast current-quarter revenue and profit far ahead of analysts’ estimates as prices for memory chips climb amid tight supplies and demand surges for storage chips used in smartphones. Shares of the... -
Twitter may collect subscription fees from some users for the first time
Mar 24, 2017News Hour: Twitter Inc is considering whether to build a premium version of its popular Tweetdeck interface aimed at professionals, the company said on Thursday, raising the possibility that it could collect subscription fees from some... -
Amazon.com wins more than $1.5 billion tax dispute with the Internal Revenue Service
Mar 24, 2017News Hour: Amazon.com Inc on Thursday won a more than $1.5 billion tax dispute with the Internal Revenue Service over transactions involving a Luxembourg unit more than a decade ago. Judge Albert Lauber of the U.S.... -
Mylan NV recalled 81,000 EpiPen devices in countries outside the United States
Mar 24, 2017News Hour: Generic drugmaker Mylan NV has recalled about 81,000 EpiPen devices in countries outside the United States, following two reports of the life-saving allergy shot failing to work in emergencies. In both situations, patients were... -
Sugar injections help ease knee joint pain
Mar 24, 2017News Hour: An alternative medicine approach to joint pain that typically uses injections of sugar or sodium may be worth trying for knee osteoarthritis after traditional approaches fail, a recent review suggests. Knee osteoarthritis, a leading... -
Brazil’s meatpacking industry could wipe more than 10 percent off its global market share
Mar 24, 2017News Hour: A police investigation into alleged unsanitary and corrupt practices has badly damaged the reputation of Brazil’s meatpacking industry and could wipe more than 10 percent off its global market share, Agriculture Minister Blairo Maggi... -
Saudi Arabia stops beef and poultry imports from 4 Brazilian companies
Mar 24, 2017News Hour: Saudi Arabia has stopped beef and poultry imports from four Brazilian companies over concerns about food safety after accusations that individuals had been bribed to allow sales of rotten and salmonella-tainted meats. Following a...
