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The machines know when to hold ’em, and when to fold ’em
Jul 15, 2019

The machines know when to hold ’em, and when to fold ’em

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Professionals keep losing to Pluribus, an AI poker player that's learned a new strategy for a bot: bluffing. Plus: Prime Day and a new strategy to fight the affordable housing crisis.

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Businesses face lawsuits over website accessibility

by Miles Bryan
Jul 15, 2019
One Philadelphia-based company has decided to step in and prevent those suits.
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Why lots of influencers and websites want to help you shop Amazon’s Prime Day

by Tracey Samuelson
Jul 15, 2019
News outlets, bloggers and influencers can earn commissions of 3% to 7%.
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Why the "creative class" is moving away from coastal, metropolitan cities

by Daniel Shin and Amy Scott
Jul 15, 2019
Richard Florida wrote about why more "creative class" workers are moving away from coastal, metropolitan cities.
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Why U.S. cities are making sweeping changes to residential zoning laws

by Amy Scott and Daniel Shin
Jul 15, 2019
New York Times reporter Emily Badger says several cities are scrutinizing zoning laws that anything other than single-family homes.
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Slowing growth in China a concern to global companies

by Scott Tong
Jul 15, 2019
Global automakers, to take one example, are finding the downward trend concerning.
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