Aksh Gupta in theaksheffect

Jan 25, 2016

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Who’s afraid of cheap oil?

ALONG with bank runs and market crashes, oil shocks have rare power to set monsters loose. Starting with the Arab oil embargo of 1973, people have learnt that sudden surges in the price of oil cause economic havoc.

Who’s afraid of cheap oil?

Aksh Gupta in theaksheffect

Jan 25, 2016

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Bloomberg, Sensing an Opening, Revisits a Potential White House Run

Michael R. Bloomberg has instructed advisers to draw up plans for a potential independent campaign in this year’s presidential race. His advisers and associates said he was galled by Donald J.

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Aksh Gupta in theaksheffect

Jan 5, 2016

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G.M., Expecting Rapid Change, Invests $500 Million in Lyft

The founders of Lyft, the ride-hailing service, have long imagined that the future of transportation would involve fewer cars on the road. Now General Motors is helping the start-up reach that goal. Lyft announced on Monday that…

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Aksh Gupta in theaksheffect

Jan 23, 2016

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Sunset gradients. http://ift.tt/1PuGS3u

Aksh Gupta in theaksheffect

Jan 11, 2016

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Netflix Is Now a ‘Global TV Network’ After Launching in 130 New Countries

Netflix has truly gone global. During a keynote at the Consumer Electronics Show this morning, Netflix co-founder and CEO Reed Hastings turned on the streaming service in 130 countries, including…

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Aksh Gupta in theaksheffect

Jan 11, 2016

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Ford CEO Mark Fields Talks About the Challenges of Building a Self-Driving Car

Ford didn’t announce a deal with Google to develop self-driving cars at CES this week, as some had expected.

Ford CEO Mark Fields Talks About the Challenges of Building a Self-Driving Car

Aksh Gupta in theaksheffect

Jan 21, 2016

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Portrait of a Party on the Verge of Coming Apart

CHARLESTON, South Carolina — For a certain type of Republican, the fantasy world where Donald Trump is not winning the GOP primary is a very nice place to live. Beth Hansen, the campaign manager for John Kasich, is this type of Republican.

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Aksh Gupta in theaksheffect

Jan 24, 2016

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Uber Eyes GrubHub’s Lunch Money

Is Uber about to eat GrubHub’s lunch? Shareholders think so. The food delivery company’s stock tumbled as much as 8.6 percent Thursday on news that Uber Technologies is preparing to go live with a full-scale meal delivery service across 10 U.S.

Uber Eyes GrubHub’s Lunch Money

Aksh Gupta in theaksheffect

Jan 19, 2016

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The New Yorker

Mrs. Abernathy called the roomful of eleven-year-olds to order and told them to open their math books to page thirty-one. Her eyes scanned the class and came to rest on a stocky boy beneath a dome of golden hair, who was making grotesque faces at a girl in leg braces.

The New Yorker

Aksh Gupta in theaksheffect

Jan 26, 2016

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Vantage point of view before the seats filled up tonight @technori. Thanks for inviting @getoccasion on stage. http://ift.tt/1KEbgr0

Aksh Gupta in theaksheffect

Jan 24, 2016

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Next Big Player in Digital Media: Baseball

Major League Baseball fans will soon have more options for watching their favorite team. And non-sports fans yearning for a cordless future will have reason to cheer as well.

Next Big Player in Digital Media: Baseball

These were the top 11 stories published by theaksheffect in January of 2016. You can also dive into daily archives for January of 2016 by using the calendar at the top of this page.