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Pokemon sued as ‘gamers pose safety threat’

  Bloomberg Wahby Park in St. Clair Shores, Michigan, used to be a quiet spot for a dozen or so residents to go for a stroll around sunset. Then came hundreds of smartphone-wielding, garden-stomping Pokemon players. Now a couple in the lakeside neighborhood is suing Niantic Inc. and Nintendo Co. for allegedly turning the park into a nuisance and a ...

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China’s video game economy a bright spot even without Pokemon

  Bloomberg If you want an example of China’s rising consumer class, take a look at the burgeoning demand to play video games. Sales will jump an average 7.4 percent a year from 2016 to 2020, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. That’s higher than the 4.8 percent rate forecast for the industry worldwide, PwC said in its global entertainment and media ...

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Saving the buzzing bees

  Bloomberg Urban rooftops are buzzing across France, but the fad for beekeeping from Montpellier to Lille to Paris — including atop AFP’s headquarters — will do little do reverse declining bee populations, experts say. The northern city of Lille was a pioneer in efforts to defend the bee by providing pesticide-free environments, and it was among the first to ...

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