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• The rise and fall of WeWork

  In a matter of a few months, WeWork, a real estate startup that provides co-working spaces worldwide, went from a valuation of $47 billion to $10 billion. What came in the way of WeWork’s success?

  Canada

  Nov 23, 2019
  
• Uber raises $1 billion from investors SoftBank, Toyota for autonomous vehicle unit

  Uber's autonomous vehicle unit has raised $1 billion from a consortium of investors including SoftBank Group Corp, giving the company a much-needed funding boost for its pricey self-driving ambitions on the eve of its public stock offering.

  World

  Apr 18, 2019
  
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• Artificial intelligence put to the test during Edmonton Fringe Festival show

  Artificial intelligence can do a lot — from informing predictive text on smartphones to operating prosthetic devices — but can AI do improv comedy?

  Entertainment

  Sep 28, 2018
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• Donald Trump says Sprint, OneWeb will create 8,000 US jobs

  Donald Trump said telecommunications group Sprint Corp and a U.S. satellite company OneWeb will be bringing 8,000 jobs to the United States.

  Politics

  Dec 28, 2016
• WATCH: Japanese cellphone store staffed only by robots opens in Tokyo

  The robots, dubbed Pepper, will greet and assist people shopping for a cellphone.

  World

  Mar 24, 2016
• For Sale: Japanese robot ‘with a heart’ that can feel emotions

  Meet Pepper - the robot with a "heart" designers say can not only recognize human emotions, but also react with simulations of anger, joy and irritation.

  Tech

  Jun 18, 2015
• Emotional robot set for sale in Japan next year

  Softbank Corp. is entering the robotics business with its cooing, gesturing and sympathetic Pepper humanoid-on-wheels, designed for companionship.

  World

  Jun 5, 2014