Payroll-secured loans are a $40 billion a year business in Brazil, but that business largely happens offline. A startup in Y Combinator called bxblue wants to change that by creating a marketplace for borrowers to evaluate multiple loan options all in one place. Read More
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When one of the guys who co-created Android makes a phone, we pay close attention.
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The Galaxy Note 8 will be revealed on August 23. CNET Section Editor Jessica Dolcourt explains what Samsung needs to do to win back trust after the Note 7 saga.
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The Facebook CEO says he’ll take one month off after the upcoming birth of his second daughter and another month off in December.
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We like the looks of the new Compass, but it’s light on driver’s aids.
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Microsoft has updated its Surface app to add some nice new functionality for anyone who connects a Microsoft accessory to their Surface machine. The app now lets you easily check the battery life of connected devices.
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A large asteroid named Florence will thrill astronomers when it comes in for a September flyby of Earth.
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The Dot is usually available for $50.
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A German electronics store might’ve just spilled the beans on the latest Xbox.
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Automotive supply giant Delphi, which recently shifted focus to target autonomous and high-tech solutions more specifically, has signed a new partnership with Innoviz, an Israeli tech company building LiDAR tech for autonomous driving. The team-up includes a new minority investment from Delphi in Innoviz, the full financial details of which haven’t been released. The commercial… Read More
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