From the right and the left, concerns mount about the power of Google, Facebook and other big tech companies.
Source: Wired
Do three warm winters in a row mean the planet is warming faster, or is the trend just part of normal seasonal variability?
Source: Wired
While we are going to have to wait a little longer for Apple to launch payments in iMessage, this weekend, Jennifer Bailey, Apple’s VP of Apple Pay, announced a series of other milestones for the digital wallet and payments service that competes against the likes of Android Pay from Google, Samsung’s wallet and others efforts from retailers and banks. The advances point to how… Read More
Source: TechCrunch
Countingup, a new fintech startup from Tim Fouracre, who previously founded cloud accounting software Clear Books, wants to simplify the life of sole traders by reinventing the business bank account. Specifically, Fouracre’s vision is that for one-person enterprises, business banking and accounting software should be merged so that book keeping and filing accounts can be automated. Read More
Source: TechCrunch
SoFi, the online lending giant, held conversations with Charles Schwab about a potential acquisition by the brokerage firm, according to a source with knowledge of the discussions.
The M&A talks were first reported by the Financial Times and were said to take place earlier this year. In addition to Charles Schwab, the FT reported that there were discussions with several other unnamed… Read More
Source: TechCrunch
The phone is now $200 cheaper, with the company saying it chose the price drop over spending money on marketing.
Source: CNET
Online computer store Newegg has been sued by four South Korean banks for allegedly participating in a Ponzi scheme that defrauded them out of millions of dollars. The company is seeking monetary damages through a jury trial.
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Source: Digital trends
Judge Lucy Koh also details how to determine what “article of manufacture” actually infringed.
Source: CNET
When Zuiily went public in 2013, it sparked a resurgence of interest in an otherwise lagging e-commerce market. Quickly trading up to reach an $8B market cap — valuing the company at over 10 times revenues — Zulily became the poster child of the flash sales boom. Over the ensuing months and years, concepts such as curated commerce, conversational commerce, flash sales,… Read More
Source: TechCrunch
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have seen an explosion in value as of late, but this has also led to a new breed of malware designed to hijack your computer to mine cryptocurrencies.
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Source: Digital trends