Apple exploring cars, medical devices to reignite growth
Adrian Perica is a very busy man. Over the past 18 months, the mergers and acquisitions chief at Apple has been scouring the globe looking for deals, snatching up everything from search engines and d...
Followers, members of the media misconceive @BarackObama account as tweeting on behalf of the president, who last tweeted months ago
Basically, @BarackObama Is a Parody Twitter Account — You know those terrible parody Twitter accounts for Bill Murray or Will Smith that tweet dumb jokes …
SlickLogin, developer of an identification mechanism using sounds, acquired by Google
Google acquires Israeli security startup SlickLogin — SlickLogin, an Israeli startup and developer of smart identification technology through user smartphones has been acquired by Google for several...
The troublesome history of the bitcoin exchange MtGox
Most, if not all, of the people interested in the bitcoin phenomenon have heard of MtGox, the Japanese bitcoin exchange. I'll look in to some of the issues they've run into over the handful of years ...
Apple & Google Begin Rejecting Games With “Flappy” In The Title
The Flappy Bird phenomenon shows no signs of slowing down, despite the fact that the original title was yanked out of the App Store by creator Dong Nguyen, whose newfound fame apparently became too ov...
Basis Science, developer of health-tracking watch, said to be in acquisition talks with Apple, Google
Basis In Acquisition Talks With Everyone — Looks like Google might be ticking off a box on its wearables shopping list, or someone else might be. Basis Science, the company behind …
Apple opens its first store in Brazil, a key market
Apple threw open the doors Saturday to its first store in Brazil, one of the world's fastest-growing smartphone markets and a region that is crucially important to the company. — Chief Executive Tim...
Merkel, Hollande to discuss European communication network avoiding U.S.
(Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday she would talk to French President Francois Hollande about building up a European communication network to avoid emails and other data pass...
4chan founder: combination of anonymity and ephemerality foster experimentation and creativity
The anonymity I know — Yesterday Sam Altman published a short post containing his thoughts on Secret, and also anonymity in general—namely that it breeds meanness, and that anonymous social networks...
Square Cuts More Custom Pricing Deals For Merchants And Ramps Up Sales Hiring
This past week brought the news of a fairly significant development for Square — the rollout of Square Stands in bars, Whole Foods restaurants, and other venues. This comes a year-and-a-half after th...