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We Stood on Both Sides of the New York–Dublin Portal and It Was Glorious

We Stood on Both Sides of the New York–Dublin Portal and It Was Glorious

Amanda: I got to the Portal in Manhattan’s Flatiron District a little before 11 am New York time, and found that there’s now a fence keeping people several feet away from it (but the same isn’t happening in Dublin). This is part of the new security the organizers have implemented: If someone steps on the Portal or blocks the camera, the livestream will blur for both sides, organizers say. For the next hour, a steady stream of people stopped by the Portal, with usually about 30 there at any time. They waved, they smiled, they danced YMCA and the Macarena…
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Doctor-designed food prescriptions could help patients cut medical costs for hypertension and cancer

Doctor-designed food prescriptions could help patients cut medical costs for hypertension and cancer

Doctors' custom food prescriptions featuring beans and greens are helping patients prevent illness.A doctor said healthy food plans can help address high healthcare costs and chronic illness rates.This article is part of "Trends in Healthcare," a series about the innovations and industry leaders shaping patient care. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you're on the go. download the app Picture this: At your next health checkup, your doctor hands you a prescription for potatoes instead of pills.For some patients, this scenario is becoming a reality.Providing personalized recommendations for healthy food — along with information…
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VCs Have Mostly Shut The Door On Smart Homes

VCs Have Mostly Shut The Door On Smart Homes

Startup investors have not done especially well betting on smart homes. Over the years, a growing number of well-funded companies have folded or failed to thrive betting on adoption of connected-home technologies such as smart windows, lighting, security systems and kitchens. And the misses continue. Earlier this month, smart-home upstart Brilliant disclosed that it laid off its entire staff while it seeks a buyer. Founded in 2015, the San Mateo, California-based company had raised $64 million in venture funding to scale an in-wall control system for lighting, doorbells, locks, cameras and other home systems. A month earlier, View, a maker…
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US Sues to Break Up Ticketmaster and Live Nation, Alleging Monopoly Abuse

US Sues to Break Up Ticketmaster and Live Nation, Alleging Monopoly Abuse

In the second case, a class action brought in 2022 on behalf of Ticketmaster customers in the US, Live Nation and Ticketmaster were accused of abusing the complementary relationship between their services to overcharge consumers and sustain their monopoly. “Live Nation controls the vast majority of the big national touring acts and, either explicitly or implicitly, coerces concert venues into selecting Ticketmaster as their ticketing service provider on pain of losing high-value acts,” claims Adam Wolfson, a partner at Quinn Emanuel, the law firm representing the plaintiffs.This type of conduct, known as tying, was explicitly forbidden under the consent decree…
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Only 1 in 4 Americans think you need a college degree to get a high-paying job: report

Only 1 in 4 Americans think you need a college degree to get a high-paying job: report

A majority of Americans don't think earning a college degree is a pre-requisite for snagging a high-paying job, according to a Pew Research Center report released on Thursday."Only one-in-four US adults say it's extremely or very important to have a four-year college degree in order to get a well-paying job in today's economy," the center wrote in its report, citing a survey it conducted with 5,203 US adults from November to December 2023.Nearly half of the survey's respondents said having a four-year college degree is less important in getting a high-paying job today than it was 20 years ago. The…
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How Bain Capital Ventures Incubates AI 

How Bain Capital Ventures Incubates AI 

Editor’s note: This article is part of an ongoing series in which Crunchbase News interviews active investors in artificial intelligence. Read previous interviews with Felicis, Battery Ventures, General Catalyst, Bessemer Venture Partners, Accel, Insight Partners, Index Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Section 32, M12 and Sapphire Ventures, as well as highlights from these stories from 2023. Bain Capital Ventures is investing out of its 10th flagship fund of $1.9 billion announced in February 2023 after the launch of ChatGPT, the technology that took generative AI mainstream. Despite the firm’s many decades in the investment business and its sizable funds — it has $10…
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Judge Hints at Plans to Rein In Google’s Illegal Play Store Monopoly

Judge Hints at Plans to Rein In Google’s Illegal Play Store Monopoly

A jury in December found that Google broke US antitrust laws through deals and billing rules that gave an unfair boost to its Google Play app store. On Thursday, a judge began laying out how Google could be forced to change its business as a penalty. The remedies under consideration could drive the most consequential shakeup ever to Google’s dominance over the Android universe.Fortnite video game developer Epic Games, which beat Google in the trial that saw a jury declare the Play store an illegal monopoly, is demanding that federal judge James Donato ban Google from contracts that deter competition.…
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China’s $10,000 EV is coming to Europe. Sorry, America.

China’s $10,000 EV is coming to Europe. Sorry, America.

As some US drivers pine for more affordable electric vehicle options, America is left to watch the rest of the world get access to some of the cheapest EVs on the market.Chinese automaker BYD, Tesla's largest rival in China, announced last month that it will bring its affordable electric hatchback, the Seagull, to Europe as soon as 2025, Bloomberg reported.The Seagull's base model sells for less than $10,000 in China.While European consumers won't see that same price due to tariffs and local standards, according to Bloomberg, BYD executives have said that the car is expected to sell for less than…
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