October, 2019

• 19 October

  Nestor set to storm into Florida panhandle with high winds, rain

  

  Bloomberg Tropical Storm Nestor was set to drop in on the Florida panhandle on Saturday with high winds and rain that will miss the nation’s energy hub along the Gulf of Mexico coast but could bring needed moisture to area crops suffering from drought. Nestor was located in the Gulf about 121 kilometres southwest of Apalachicola, Florida, and moving at ...

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• 19 October

  Google Pixel gets unorthodox zoom from AI

  

  Bloomberg Google’s latest smartphone demonstrates how artificial intelligence (AI) and software can enhance a camera’s capabilities, one of the most important selling points of any mobile device. The Pixel 4, the latest entrant in a phone line defined by its cameras, touts an upgraded ability to zoom in when shooting photos as its biggest upgrade. But the Alphabet Inc company ...

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• 19 October

  Self-driving cars of Russia’s Yandex join million-mile club

  

  Bloomberg Yandex NV, Russia’s largest internet firm, said its self-driving cars have passed 1 million miles in fully autonomous driving since it started testing the technology in December 2017, joining an elite group in the emerging robotaxi industry. The milestone matters for Yandex’s quest to compete with the likes of Alphabet Inc’s Waymo for a share of the market, which ...

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• 19 October

  Samsung plans to patch Galaxy security hole

  Bloomberg Samsung Electronics Co said it will issue a software update early next week to address a major security vulnerability that’s emerged on the company’s flagship Galaxy smartphones, the latest technological mishap for the world’s largest smartphone maker. Consumers noticed in recent days that Samsung’s in-screen ultrasonic fingerprint scanner — used to unlock the company’s latest Galaxy S10 and Note ...

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• 19 October

  Photoshop for iPad nears launch with ‘key features’ missing

  

  Bloomberg Adobe Inc is nearing the consumer launch of Photoshop for Apple Inc’s iPads a year after it was officially announced, however the company and early testers have said that the application will lack some key features from the desktop version. The San Jose, California-based company will hold its annual creative software conference, Max, in early November in Los Angeles ...

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• 19 October

  United, Delta see robust travel demand in US

  

  Bloomberg United Airlines Holdings Inc sees robust US travel demand extending into the winter, offering an economic bright spot amid signs of a slowdown. “I’ve never seen a bigger disconnect between the global headlines in terms of the economy and its potential impact on travel, and then the numbers I see here at United” in terms of future sales, United ...

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• 19 October

  Barneys New York selects Authentic as initial bidder

  

  Bloomberg In a first step towards determining its fate, Barneys New York Inc has selected a consortium led by Authentic Brands Group LLC as its initial bidder, setting a floor for offers due next week for the bankrupt luxury retailer. The $271 million offer from the Authentic Brands group includes a plan to open Barneys shops in Saks Fifth Avenue ...

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• 19 October

  UK retail sales hold firm as threat of no-deal Brexit looms

  Bloomberg UK retail sales held up better than expected in September in the face of the intensifying Brexit crisis. The quantity of goods sold rose 0.2% from August when auto fuel is excluded, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. Sales including fuel were unchanged. A buoyant labour market has supported consumer spending through the turmoil since the 2016 referendum. ...

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• 19 October

  Amazon’s Deliveroo deal faces review from UK watchdog

  

  Bloomberg The UK competition regulator has started a review into Amazon.com Inc’s bid to buy a slice of fast-growing food delivery startup Deliveroo, adding to the e-tailing giant’s antitrust woes around the globe. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said on its website it’s investigating the purchase of rights and a minority shareholding in Roofoods Ltd, which does business under ...

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• 19 October

  Europe’s biggest FMCG firms signal slowdown in China

  

  Bloomberg Two of Europe’s biggest consumer-goods companies signalled a slowdown in China, whose consumers have driven global demand for everything from baby formula food to shampoo. Nestle SA said sales in the country were flat for the first nine months, while Unilever said business there “slowed a little” in the latest period. Nestle shares fell as much as 1.6% in ...

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