American Business Daily: Amazon expands Alexa; McDonald's sued over drive-throughs

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June 1, 2016

NEWS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY Amazon expands Alexa, could propel voice-control tech onto more devices McDonald's hit with suit claiming drive-throughs violate Americans with Disabilities Act Microsoft's new investment group targets cloud startups Why Mark Cuban called this Boston startup founder a 'con artist' United Airlines is going with selfies to market carrier's Olympic ties Ron Sargent to step down as Staples CEO Supreme Court rules property owners can sue government over wetlands decisions See how The Plaza made Tom Barrack and Donald Trump friends ​Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and Microsoft will comply with European hate speech regulations LA startup wins Facebook app competition Google files patent for self-driving car functionality As SBA loans boom, Congress wants better oversight of lenders (and other news from Washington today) UC could face steep tuition hikes for out-of-state students, making it nation's most expensive public college system Court rejects union challenge in Taj Mahal bankruptcy battle: Reports Under Armour to take a hit from Sports Authority's demise Weekend box office: 'X-Men: Apocalypse' destroys 'Alice' over slow Memorial Day frame Zoox funding shows Cruise may not be Silicon Valley's last self-driving unicorn startup ​Facebook finds no evidence of bias, but still makes changes to Trending Topics ​How to face your fear of being an entrepreneur Great Plains, Westar CEOs: Expect scale, efficiency after merger Report: Money trail shows de Blasio rewarded those who sent checks Report: KeyCorp's plan to buy First Niagara being scrutinized amid federal investigation over lending practices Expedia CFO on the 'global war for talent' and other reasons to move to Seattle ​Tesla will celebrate Gigafactory grand opening in July Blackboard snaps up another company, expands retail presence Starbucks to roll out 'cool' —no, make that 'cold' — concept in Portland Macy's workers vote to strike UC could face steep tuition hikes for out-of-state students, making it nation's most expensive public college system Possible Monsanto sale shakes up St. Louis Spinach in your teeth? How to gracefully handle a meal-time interview ​How to prevent information overload 11 old-school operating fundamentals you still need The one phrase you say that should never satisfy you ​3 ways to build corporate social responsibility programs League of Extraordinary CEOs: Technologist disrupts beauty salon industry

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