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Amazon's new blockchain service competes with similar products from Oracle and IBM
Amazon Web Services announced Blockchain Templates late last week, a “ blockchain -as-a-service” offering that competes with similar products from Oracle and IBM. The launch...
1 hour ago - TechCrunch
Mobile payments are a mess. Here's why video - CNET
Years after Apple Pay's debut, we're still fumbling with our wallets at many stores. CNET's Bridget Carey explains the hurdles in getting mobile payments to catch on with...
1 hour ago - CNET
Zelle, the Banks' Answer to Venmo, Proves Vulnerable to Fraud
The personal payment platform Zelle is flourishing. But so are fraudsters, who are exploiting weaknesses in the banks' security.
17 hours ago - NY Times
The Wikileaks Shop says that Coinbase has suspended its account
San Francisco-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has reportedly closed an account opened by whistleblowing site Wikileaks for its online store, citing violations of its...
1 day ago - The Verge
ZTE to fight U.S. export ban, threatens legal action
Just the other day, we passed along the news that the U.S. Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry Standards was reviving a U.S. export ban that prevents Chinese phone...
2 days ago - Phone Arena - 5 articles
Credit card companies unite for a checkout button to take on PayPal
Even if you don't use PayPal to send money to friends, there's a good chance you've reached for their checkout button in online stores, which is tied to all of your payment...
2 days ago - Engadget
Managing Online Extortion and Other Tricky Relationships
Speakers at the RSA Conference this shared some advice on how business leaders can deal with hackers who are trying to extort payments from an organization.
2 days ago - Information Week
GM's relentless focus on profits could mean the automaker pulls out of South Korea sooner than later
GM has been working to rescue its South Korean unit . The operation there has lost almost $3 billion over the past four years, Bloomberg reported. CEO Mary Barra has exited...
2 days ago - Business Insider
AT&T's prepaid plans are getting better, as long as you auto pay
AT&T has steadily improved its prepaid phone plans over the past few years, and today, it's making a few more additions and improvements. The highlight is a new 8GB plan that...
3 days ago - The Verge - 4 articles
Audi e-tron Charging Service aims to remove electric car charging anxiety
As is often the way with emerging technologies, electric car charging is currently a fragmented experience for those wanting to charge away from home. There are multiple...
3 days ago - Pocket-lint - 5 articles
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Copy Space for Windows 10 puts copying and pasting on steroids
Microsoft hasn't released a universal clipboard for Windows 10, but a third-party developer has helped fill the gap with Copy Space. With many people getting work done across...
'April Update' may be the final name for Windows 10 Redstone 4
Goodbye Spring Creators Update, hello April Update. Microsoft hasn't yet confirmed the official name of the next major feature update for Windows 10 , but we may now have a...
Microsoft Has a New Weapon to Fight Tech Support Scams
Microsoft is using machine learning to spot and shut down tech-support scams.
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Apple announced late last Friday that it will provide free replacements for some MacBook Pro batteries. The program only applies to 13-inch MacBook Pro computers, which were...
CONSTANTINE Actor Michael Shaw Plays Corvus Glaive in AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR
A lot of fans thought Peter Dinklage was the actor providing the voice of the villain Corvus Glaive in Avengers: Infinity War , but that's not the case. Dinklage is playing a...