What will it take for Amazon to overtake Netflix? Money and lots of it
Jake Hanley canceled his Netflix subscription last year after his favorite shows, “King of the Hill” and “30 Rock," were removed from the service. The 22-year-old office assistant from San Jose exclusively uses Amazon Prime Video for his streaming needs now. “I think...
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Tesla takes charge of its future
Sprawled across a parched landscape in Nevada, Tesla is constructing the most massive building in the world. The electric-car maker calls it the Gigafactory. And it’s already estimated to equal 35 Costco stores combined. The grand structure is meant to accelerate the...
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Boeing cuts workers despite soaring demand
Boeing’s plans to trim its workforce and streamline operations is being tested even though demand is up, shares are soaring, and it’s ramping up production on older and newer airplane models. Over the past year, the aerospace and defense manufacturer has cut more than...
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“The Walking Dead” Won’t Be AMC’s Crown Jewel for Long, They Need to Look Ahead
In October, the cast of AMC’s “The Walking Dead” descended on the Comic-Con stage in New York to talk about the show’s eighth and current season. Eager fans lined the halls to see their favorite characters from the hit TV show and expressed excitement that the zombie...
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Protected: With Amazon Behind the Wheel of the Delivery Truck, It Might Be a Wild Ride
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Protected: Apple revolutionized the music industry–now it’s abandoning it
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Netflix Can’t Chill Until Its Movies Are Cool
Roughly three hundred miles north of Hollywood, Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos and his team are eagerly flipping through movie scripts ranging from million-dollar indie films to multi-million-dollar mainstream flicks. They’re looking for Netflix’s new...
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Protected: Harley-Davidson tries to rev-up sales with new demographic
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Late and lacking: Blue Apron expands aggressively but struggles to deliver
For Brianna Ahearn, 35, a copy writer who works at home in Cincinnati, time means money. “It’s a self-employed household, so having something ready to eat is valuable because my time is valuable,” said Ahearn. A loyal customer of the meal-kit delivery service Blue...
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Boeing finds upside in Trump’s political machine
The biggest beneficiary of President Donald Trump’s “America first” policy may in fact be Boeing. As one of the largest manufacturers in the U.S., Boeing’s role as political tool has turned the company into a major selling point for both Trump’s voter base and foreign...
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