Varo Money, which provides a mobile-first banking product to consumers, wants to take on the big banks. In an effort to offer similar — but better — checking, savings and lending products to consumers, the company has applied for a national bank charter with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. Read More
Source: TechCrunch
Jaqui Kenny roams the world searching for the perfect photo without ever leaving home.
Source: Wired
Companies are increasingly dependant on digital platforms for their business growth, and that is giving a boost to analytics businesses that are helping them make better sense of that digital landscape. SimilarWeb — which offers analytics and insights about the performance of websites and apps, as well as competitive intelligence about how other apps and sites are doing (covering 80… Read More
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U.S. social media giants have been warned by Europe’s consumer rights commissioner that she’s  running out of patience with their failure to comply with the region’s consumer protection standards. Read More
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A boy had broken the lock of an Ofo bike and was riding against traffic when a bus ran into him.
Source: CNET
Cute robovacs map your homes and now their maker wants to sell that data to smart home device manufacturers.
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The race to build up artificial intelligence is driving software companies to roll their own silicon.
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With Reggie Watts, Terry Crews, and Damon Lindelof descending on Hall H, the era of prestige panel moderation may be upon us.
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So much for our assumption that genre movies and comedies have an unshakeable stranglehold on the summer!
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The Android mastermind is on a mission to connect our devices into a single consciousness. Ambitious? Absolutely. Possible? Maybe.
Source: Wired