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Goldman Sachs offers new online lending platform

by Mark Garrison
Mar 20, 2017
The bank is making a risky bet on something far from its comfort zone.
Goldman Sachs' new lending platform, Marcus, makes small loans to regular people, not elite corporations and investors.
Spencer Platt/Getty Images
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Brooklyn and Berlin connect their growing startup scenes

by Molly Wood
Feb 8, 2017
They have more in common than you might think, despite the distance between them.
BigRep employees watch a 3-D printer in action at the company’s Berlin headquarters.
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Brooklyn and Berlin partner up to drive tech growth

by Mark Garrison
Feb 7, 2017
The cities connect to boost innovation and their emerging tech startup scenes.
New Lab, a space for startups located in the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
Courtesy New Lab
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Mayor Eric Garcetti wants to bring more tech jobs to Los Angeles

by Molly Wood
Jan 26, 2017
HE believes L.A. is a prime location for tech companies to grow.
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti speaks during the 5th Annual LA84 Foundation Summit on Oct. 27, 2016, in Los Angeles.
Jerritt Clark/Getty Images for LA84 Foundation
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Hospitals partner with start-ups to chart medicine’s future

by Lauren Silverman
Aug 4, 2016
Some families love the new tech, but consumer watchdogs worry.
Riley Kinman, 5, with her parents Nicole and Terry at Children’s Medical Center Dallas. She'll be using new sensor-enabled pills to remotely monitor her medication after a kidney transplant.
Courtesy: Children's Health, Dallas
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Paris hopes to lure British talent after Brexit

by Emma Jacobs
Jul 29, 2016
France has some things to overcome – including a reputation for high taxes.
Outside NUMA, a shared work space and startup accelerator, located in central Paris.
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Why Uber keeps courting private investors

by Tracey Samuelson
Jun 2, 2016
Saudis pump $3.5 billion into the ride-sharing service.
MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images)
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Silicon Valley's slowdown: not a bubble bust, just "frothy"

by Molly Wood
May 30, 2016
Silicon Valley is slowly calming down after last year's tech boom.
Hiring in Silicon Valley has slowed down.
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Nashville's budget hearings are now a speedy pitchfest

by Marketplace Contributor
May 6, 2016
City officials have 7 minutes to convince a panel to fund their departments.
Nashville's Transit Chief Steve Bland (left) pitches Mayor Megan Barry on a new payment method for riders of city buses.
Office of Mayor Megan Barry
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Financing for on-demand companies drops off

by Molly Wood
Mar 23, 2016
Looks like you might have to go get groceries instead of having Instacart deliver
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