July 22, 2016

Weekly Business Newsletter

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The Internet of Things faces a chicken and egg problem

So far, connected devices are monitoring shipping containers, fire hydrants, and cows.

 
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The cheapest Summer Olympic Games were in Tokyo in 1964. But the most expensive will surprise you

The average Olympics goes over budget by 156 percent. For a third of the games since 1960, nobody even knows the cost overruns.

 
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Amazon’s creation of its own holiday, Prime Day, appears to be paying off

Expect Prime Day to be even bigger this year.

 
 

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Even the most high-tech toaster is still a toaster

Not every industry is software-driven.

 
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Featured Story

How 23andMe turned your DNA into a $1 billion drug discovery machine

The consumer genetic-testing startup has amassed one of the world’s largest databases of DNA. Now it is sifting through it for clues to new drugs.

 
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