📦 Amazon's Drone Delivery Program Is Hit by Crashes and Safety Concerns

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Amazon's Drone Delivery Program Is Hit by Crashes and Safety Concerns. Billions of dollars and a decade later, and Amazon's delivery by drone program still isn't off the ground. Jeff Bezos went on 60 Minutes in 2013 and pledged to fill the skies with a fleet of delivery drones that could zip parcels to customers'… (Spencer Soper / Bloomberg)

Bloomberg @business

Amazon has spent billions to try and deliver packages by drones. A decade later, the project is delayed by crashes, safety concerns and technical failures.

trib.alBloomberg - Are you a robot?

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Elon Musk reverses decision to join Twitter's board, Twitter CEO Says. The decision by the Tesla CEO, who spent much of the weekend tweeting criticisms, suggestions and apparent jokes about Twitter, casts new uncertainty over the relationship between the social-media... (Salvador Rodriguez / Wall Street Journal)

The Wall Street Journal @WSJ

Breaking: Elon Musk reversed his decision to join Twitter's board, CEO Parag Agrawal said. The move comes after Mr. Musk tweeted criticism about the company. on.wsj.com/3uq7DoX

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Electric vehicle targets 'impossible' without changes to lithium production pipeline. West has been ‘remarkably slow' to develop robust supply chains, says Australian producer. Battery manufacturers are confronting a severe lithium… (James Fernyhough / Financial Times)

Financial Times @FinancialTimes

Electric vehicle targets ‘impossible’ without changes to lithium production pipeline

on.ft.comElectric vehicle targets ‘impossible’ without changes to lithium pipelineWest has been ‘slow’ to challenge China’s dominance of supply chains, says Australian producer

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Shopify plans a 10-for-1 stock split, eyes 'founder share' to protect CEO's voting power. Ecommerce start-up Shopify said Monday it is planning a 10-for-1 stock split, while seeking shareholder approval for a 'founder share' for its CEO Tobi Lutke to increase his voting power. (Yun Li / CNBC)

CNBC @CNBC

Shopify plans a 10-for-1 stock split, eyes ‘founder share’ to protect CEO's voting power

cnb.cxShopify plans a 10-for-1 stock split, eyes ‘founder share’ to protect CEO’s voting powerShopify is planning a 10-for-1 stock split, while seeking shareholder approval for a “founder share” for its CEO Tobi Lutke to increase his voting power.

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How Hospitals Are Using AI to Save Lives. An algorithm may hold the key to saving your life in the emergency room. Hospitals are making a bet that artificial intelligence can help identify and treat patients at highest risk in their ERs, inpatient wards and intensive-care units, for… (Laura Landro / Wall Street Journal)

The Wall Street Journal @WSJ

AI is saving lives as emergency rooms and hospital ICUs turn to the technology to identify patients most at risk on.wsj.com/372waYr

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