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Bitcoin Is Up 30% This Week And 200% This Year: Here Is What You Need To Know
Friday, June 17, 2016 - 9:54am | 405Read More...The attention given to bitcoin by the broader investment community might have peaked years ago, but its price is surging yet again, implying renewed focus and attention toward the digital currency. The price of one bitcoin was trading at $740.84 early Friday morning. In fact, the value of bitcoin...
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Android's Creator Showcases 2 Tech Devices That 'Bring Data From Offline Sources, Not The Cloud'
Thursday, June 16, 2016 - 9:05am | 323Read More...Andy Rubin is the founder and CEO of a tech startup incubator called Playground Global and is also a partner at Redpoint Ventures. Prior to that, he co-founded Android and served as Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL)'s Google's vice president of mobile and digital content. He certainly...
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Is The Marketplace Loan ABS Market Just Like The MBS Market A Decade Ago?
Friday, June 10, 2016 - 1:14pm | 337Read More...Former Bear Stearns mortgage-backed securities (MBS) trader Perry Rahbar recently wrote about the danger of financial innovation without transparency. According to Rahbar, innovation without transparency was the true underlying cause of the Financial Crisis. Rahbar argued that the MBS market itself...
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There's An App That Delivers Alcohol To Your Door At 1 A.M.
Friday, June 10, 2016 - 11:24am | 373Read More...What do you do when it's 1 a.m. and you don't want to head out to a bar for last call, but might want a drink or two ? If you're living in London, England, there there's a new app to solve this problem. According to Tech Crunch, Bevy will deliver on-demand alcohol to customers...
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Twitter Issues Response To Report That Millions Of Passwords Have Been Leaked
Friday, June 10, 2016 - 8:44am | 340Read More...Various media sources reported on Thursday that around 33 million Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) account passwords have been leaked and are now being sold on the dark web. According to Tech Crunch, Twitter denied the report and said that it is "confident that these usernames and credentials were not...
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Businesses Can Now Deliver Automated Customer Support Through Facebook Messenger
Tuesday, April 12, 2016 - 2:33pm | 129Read More...Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB)'s Messenger platform can now interact with businesses to place orders and retrieve information. TechCrunch offered an example that users can send a message via Messenger to 1-800-Flowers and place an order. The popular blog added that Facebook's Messenger uses...
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What Is MetaMind? Salesforce's Latest Acquisition
Tuesday, April 5, 2016 - 12:58pm | 276Read More...salesforce.com, inc. (NYSE: CRM) acquired on Monday MetaMind, an artificial intelligence startup. MetaMind describes itself a "growing startup working with state-of-the-art AI techniques." The company is based in Palo Alto and lists Salesforce's CEO Marc Benioff as both an advisor...
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Twitter Announces New Partnership In India, Users Can Now Make Purchases In 140 Characters Or Less
Wednesday, December 23, 2015 - 2:59pm | 178Read More...Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) announced on Wednesday a new partnership with Lookup, a chat app that brings together Twitter's Indian-based users with retailers. The partnership allows Twitter's users in India to connect with local businesses and eliminate web browsing activities. Twitter...
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TechCrunch Sees TV, iPads At Next Week's Apple Event
Thursday, September 3, 2015 - 2:44pm | 371Read More...Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s September 9 event is going to be a "long one," according to a recent report from TechCrunch. That is, if the rumors they are hearing turn out to be true. TechCrunch's Jordan Crook piled up many of the Apple products rumored to be introduced by the...
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Tesla's Model S P85D Scores 103 Out Of 100 By Consumer Reports
Thursday, August 27, 2015 - 2:06pm | 562Read More...Remember the viral YouTube video showing people's surprised reaction to Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA)'s P85D Insane Mode? It shouldn't come as a surprise that Tesla's latest beast scored well in Consumer Reports' latest evaluation. Perhaps "scoring well" is a bit of an understatement, as the...
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Wal-Mart To Counter Amazon Prime With Its Own Delivery Service
Thursday, May 14, 2015 - 8:27am | 318Read More...The battle of the titans is set to heat up as Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) is preparing to introduce a new, unlimited shipping service to rival Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN)'s widely successful and fast growing Amazon Prime. Wal-Mart's new service will offer select customers on...
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Google To Support Apple Watch With News & Weather App
Wednesday, May 13, 2015 - 11:56am | 291Read More...Now on the Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s Watch: Google Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL)'s News & Weather App. The Verge reported on Tuesday evening that Google has begun updating its apps to function on the Apple Watch. Google's News & Weather app will be Google's first...
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Is Yahoo Still The Leading Suitor For Yelp?
Friday, May 8, 2015 - 1:34pm | 711Read More...Shares of Yelp Inc (NYSE: YELP) continued to surge on Friday. Shares gained momentum Thursday after the Wall Street Journal reported the company is exploring a sale and has hired investment bankers to field potential offers. The publication did not mention any specific companies that could be...
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JP Morgan: Apple Watch Battery Allows 'Full Power Mode' For 24 Hours
Monday, March 9, 2015 - 8:11am | 159Read More...Ahead of the official Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) Watch announcement, speculation is rampant. Tech Crunch reported last week that the battery life is better than expected, noting that during a "normal day of on-and-off use, the battery usually ends up at around 25 percent." JP Morgan...
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Sizing Up The Universal Card
Thursday, March 5, 2015 - 2:26pm | 1126Read More...Universal cards seem to be the credit card version of universal remotes. They are handy, but ultimately do not eliminate the individual components. While they can minimize on-the-go space, their true appeal is in their mobility, simplicity and convenience. Instead of having multiple cards used...
