Erin Slifka – Page 1275 – Joplin Business Outlook

Apple Countersues ‘Fortnite’ Maker Epic Games, Seeks Damages

September 8, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off

The iPhone maker accused Epic of breaching a contract when it introduced a new in-app payment system within the “Fortnite” videogame, the latest escalation of the battle between Apple and the software developer.

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GM Stock Jumps on News of Stake in Electric-Vehicle Company

September 8, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off

General Motors shares jumped after the auto maker said it would help an electric-truck startup develop and manufacture new models, the latest example of investor infatuation with electric vehicles.

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How Kids’ Videogame Accounts Get Hacked: Advice for Parents

September 8, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off

The quarantine-induced surge in gaming last spring, especially among children, has brought with it a surge in fraudsters looking for opportunity.

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MOKAN Partnership Announces Fundraising Progress, New Website Launch, and New Staff

September 8, 2020 Erin Slifka 0

(Joplin, MO) – When the Joplin Regional Partnership was renamed the MOKAN Partnership in December 2019, it sparked several changes within the organization, including the start of a $2 million fundraising campaign and a newly […]

Andrew Temm Named Business Development Coordinator for the MOKAN Partnership

September 8, 2020 Erin Slifka 0

(Joplin, MO) – The MOKAN Partnership is pleased to announce that Andrew Temm has been named the Business Development Coordinator. Temm is originally from Saint Peters, Missouri, but came to Joplin in 2006 to pursue […]

China Launches Initiative to Set Global Data-Security Rules

September 7, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off

China is launching its own initiative to set global standards on data security, countering U.S. efforts to persuade like-minded countries to ringfence their networks from Chinese technology.

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Amazon, Wish Are Restricting Seed Sales. That May Not Stop Mystery Mailings.

September 7, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off

E-commerce giants are enacting major new restrictions on the sale of seeds, but the moves are unlikely to eliminate the tactics government officials and industry experts suspect are behind the mystery seeds caper that gripped the world this summer.

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Production Problems Spur Broad FAA Review of Boeing Dreamliner Lapses

September 7, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off

Production problems at a Boeing 787 Dreamliner factory have prompted air-safety regulators to review quality-control lapses potentially stretching back almost a decade. The plane maker says there is no immediate safety threat.

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‘Tenet’ Posts Modest Opening in Key Test of Covid-19-Era Moviegoing

September 7, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off

Sci-fi spy film ‘Tenet’ grossed an estimated $20.2 million in the U.S. and Canada for the holiday weekend.

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Airlines Fight for Passengers in Weak Travel Market

September 7, 2020 Erin Slifka Comments Off

Relaxing domestic ticket-change fees will cost airlines hundreds of millions of dollars in lost revenue when passenger bookings start to improve, but it is a loss aimed at winning back customers.

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Articles by Erin Slifka

Apple Countersues ‘Fortnite’ Maker Epic Games, Seeks Damages

GM Stock Jumps on News of Stake in Electric-Vehicle Company

How Kids’ Videogame Accounts Get Hacked: Advice for Parents

MOKAN Partnership Announces Fundraising Progress, New Website Launch, and New Staff

Andrew Temm Named Business Development Coordinator for the MOKAN Partnership

China Launches Initiative to Set Global Data-Security Rules

Amazon, Wish Are Restricting Seed Sales. That May Not Stop Mystery Mailings.

Production Problems Spur Broad FAA Review of Boeing Dreamliner Lapses

‘Tenet’ Posts Modest Opening in Key Test of Covid-19-Era Moviegoing

Airlines Fight for Passengers in Weak Travel Market

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