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Get the latest U.S. business and financial news and share your opinions on corporate America, finance, housing, unemployment and other money matters. A SpokenEdition transforms written content int... more
FAQs about HuffPost Business & Tech – Spoken Edition:How many episodes does HuffPost Business & Tech – Spoken Edition have?The podcast currently has 234 episodes available.
March 03, 2017Twitter Inches Forward In Fight Against AbuseOn Wednesday, the social media company unveiled a series of new measuresin its fight against harassment on the site, which ran particularly rampantduring the 2016 presidential campaign. The changes include increased automatic screening for abusive tweets, more powerful filtering options for users and greater transparency from Twitter about how it’s dealing with abusive accounts....more3minPlay
March 02, 2017In A 1991 Film, Shell Oil Issued A Stark Warning About Climate Change RisksThat was among the many clear warnings that oil giant Shell issued in a film it produced about climate change more that 25 years ago. Many environmentalists, however, argue that the company has largely ignored its own alarm bells. The 1991 film, “Climate of Concern,” resurfaced Tuesday on the Dutch online news outletThe Correspondent....more5minPlay
February 28, 2017PwC and The Huffington Post Ask: What’s Your Purpose? A Red Carpet EventWe’re just a few days away from the 89th Academy Awards, an evening in which years of hard work culminate in dreams coming true. Many would agree it’s quite moving to watch the acceptance speeches from those who take home OscarsⓇ. Through their words, we often have the opportunity to get to know the events that inspired the creation of a film or character, as well as the individuals who contributed to its development along the way....more4minPlay
February 27, 2017Google Doodle Celebrates Planetary Discovery In The Most Adorable WayGoogle is celebrating this week’s planetary discovery with a home page doodle that’s out of this world. In an adorable cartoon, Earth is seen peering out into space with a telescope as the moon ― a.k.a. “Earth’s little buddy,” as Canadianastronaut Chris Hadfield described it ― watches from behind. That’s when Earth comes across one lone exoplanet smiling back at it, leading to an ambush of six other cosmic characters. One even waves back....more2minPlay
February 24, 2017UPS Is Testing Drone Deliveries, And It's Just As Cool As You'd HopeUPSreleased video this week of its first completed test delivery by drone. The company said it hopes this will be a major liftoff in changing its day-to-day operations. The video posted to YouTube Tuesday shows the top of one of the company’s brown delivery trucks in Florida sliding open to reveal a launch pad. The truck’s driver then activates the drone from inside, causing the device to lift off to a predetermined location....more4minPlay
February 22, 2017Uber Taps Eric Holder To Lead Investigation Into Sexual Harassment ClaimsFormer U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder will lead Uber’s investigation into sexual harassment claims made by an ex-employee, the company told its workforce on Monday. In an email obtained by Reuters, The Guardian and other news organizations, Uber CEO Travis Kalanick told his employees that Holder will lead an “independent review” of the claims that former Uber engineer Susan Fowler made in her now-viral blog post, as well as broader diversity issues at the company....more3minPlay
February 21, 2017Uber Promises Investigation After Former Engineer Blogs About Rampant Sexual HarassmentI have just read Susan Fowler’s blog. What she describes is abhorrent and against everything Uber stands for and believes in. It’s the first time this has come to my attention so I have instructed Liane Hornsey our new Chief Human Resources Officer to conduct an urgent investigation into these allegations....more3minPlay
February 20, 2017Shaky Dams Are Just The Start; 56,000 Bridges Are Also In TroubleThe problem with American infrastructure maintenance seems a bit worse than some of us realized: a new report says that nearly 56,000 bridges in the U.S. are “structurally deficient.” The bridges are traversed an estimated 185 million times daily. Among the highest- profile “deficient” bridges are the Brooklyn Bridge and the Arlington Memorial Bridge in Washington D.C....more3minPlay
February 17, 2017The Nokia Phone From The Early ’00s Is Making A ComebackWe have the fondest memories of Nokia phones. The sort-of cumbersome, brick-like phones were uncomplicated and indestructible. And if you, too, feel nostalgic about playing “Snake” on your phone, then Finnish manufacturer HMD Global Oy has great news for you: It’s releasing an updated version of the Nokia 3310....more3minPlay
February 16, 2017Bay Area Floats 'Sanctuary In Transit Policy' To Protect Commuting ImmigrantsClearly unfazed by President Donald Trump’s promise tocrack downon so-called “sanctuary cities,”Bay Area Rapid Transitwill consider adopting a “sanctuary in transit policy” to protect undocumented immigrants using its public rail system. The measure calls for limiting collaboration between BART police and federal agencies, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to a press release from BART board member Lateefah Simon....more4minPlay
FAQs about HuffPost Business & Tech – Spoken Edition:How many episodes does HuffPost Business & Tech – Spoken Edition have?The podcast currently has 234 episodes available.