Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) is now able to offer loans! No, the company has not suddenly got a banking license, but instead the loans are from a startup called Lenddo. Lenddo provides loans to people living in emerging markets by using their social media presence as the criteria for … [Read more...]
Posh carmaker Bentley films and edits complete ad on Apple Inc. (AAPL) iOS devices
In a triumph of advertising for both the luxury car company and the Cupertino electronics firm, Bentley filmed its most recent ad completely on iOS devices manufactured by Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL). This achievement, Apple Insider reports, is calculated to build enthusiasm for one of … [Read more...]
Jim Rogers: Time to buy gold will happen within two years
Since the beginning of the year, gold has made some gains and is presently trading at around the $1,300 mark. The big financial institutions project the yellow metal to fall this year to near $1,000, while some contrarian investors say gold will rise substantially in the next few … [Read more...]
Send encrypted messages outside of Google with “Google Apps Message Encryption (GAME)”
Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) has made a major breakthrough in its current encryption possibilities, with the launch of a new product called Google Apps Message Encryption (GAME). Not to mention, this is a big step forward for Google users as it is fully integrated into Google Apps. … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. (AAPL) also invests in graphene patents, but more slowly
Nathan Bedford Forrest, the gaunt, fierce, bearded cavalry general known as "Devil Forrest" during the American Civil War, is said to have summed up his successful cavalry tactics as, "I got there first with most men," often rendered more colorfully as "I got there firstest with the … [Read more...]
Glenn Beck hosts bitcoin discussion panel
We reported last week that conservative radio talk show host Glenn Beck said he would "absolutely invest in bitcoin." Although he has made some mistakes in fully understanding the peer-to-peer decentralized virtual currency, Beck seems quite interested in learning more about … [Read more...]
Timothy Geithner says U.S. should have responded quicker to financial crisis
Former United States Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner made an appearance on MSNBC’s "Morning Joe" on Wednesday to discuss the economic crisis and the Great Recession that transpired during his time in the Obama administration. Geithner, who is now the president of private equity … [Read more...]
Apple Inc. (AAPL) seeks patent for emotion-reading electronics
Among other patent applications published today by the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO), one attributed to Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) describes methods for creating an electronic device capable of analyzing the user's emotions and modifying its own functions accordingly. … [Read more...]
Top Connecticut banking regulator says consumers must be aware of bitcoin risks
The state of Connecticut has become the latest U.S. state to issue a consumer alert warning about the risks posed by the peer-to-peer decentralized virtual currency bitcoin. According to a press release Monday, the Connecticut Department of Banking posted an investor advisory … [Read more...]
Facebook releases iOS 10.0 with new test feature “Content Cards”
Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ:FB) has just released Facebook for iOS 10.0. Included in the update is the test version of a new feature it hopes to roll out in the near future, called content cards. The content card test is only being rolled out to a few iOS users to start. The new cards will … [Read more...]
Growing number of Americans think their standard of living will diminish in retirement
Since the Great Recession, older American workers’ savings, investment and retirement accounts were seriously depleted as they became worthless and households had to dip into these funds to cover their bills. What about younger Americans and their retirement in the next few decades? … [Read more...]
Congressman Jared Polis political campaign receives $1,500 worth of bitcoin
This month, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) voted in favor of permitting political campaigns to incorporate bitcoin into their fundraising initiatives. Several political incumbents and hopefuls took advantage of this and immediately announced that they would be accepting the … [Read more...]
Apple (AAPL) ally GT Advanced Technologies’ VP sells off stock
Despite sanguine predictions by several major analytical firms that the shares of GT Advanced Technologies (NASDAQ:GTAT), Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) sapphire-manufacturing ally, have an anticipated price target of $22 to $29 per share, the Vice President of GTAT's Asia division sold … [Read more...]
Needham & Company analysis: Apple (AAPL) iPhone 4S still 6 times more
If further proof were needed that the iPhone 5C – Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) colorful plastic 'budget' smartphone – is not an outstanding marketing success for the Cupertino firm, a new market analysis by Needham & Company shows that the aging iPhone 4S sells six times better in the … [Read more...]
Report: Global auto industry to expand over next seven years
Over the course of the next seven years, the international automotive industry is projected to expand as production will increase by 21 million units to 106 million units each year. As the industry continues to recover from the global financial downturn a few years ago, China will … [Read more...]
Google Search app version 4.0.0 released for iOS, cool new features
Google has released the eagerly awaited version 4.0.0 of its Google Search app for iOS. The latest version has a lot of new features that have been transferred over from Google Now. One new feature that is particularly useful is the conversational search option. This is activated when … [Read more...]
Bank of Canada, bitcoin could disrupt global financial stability
Earlier this month, we reported that the Bank of Canada essentially dismissed bitcoin as it explained that it was unconcerned about the growing popularity of the digital currency. It said that it would monitor and assess it and that’s all the action it would take at this present … [Read more...]
Facebook unveils new office in Milan, inspired by Italian ice cream parlor
Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) has unveiled its newest office in Milan, Italy. The Italian headquarters unique design has been inspired by the concept of an Old Italian ice cream parlor, with a modern twist. The idea was for its office to become a real life representation of the kind of … [Read more...]
300 complaints filed with Federal Trade Commission against Butterfly Labs
For more than a year, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) received hundreds of complaints regarding the peer-to-peer decentralized digital currency bitcoin and one business that dealt with the virtual currency. Perhaps this will be the final instance that will initiate the federal … [Read more...]
Apple Inc.’s (AAPL) sapphire, Samsung’s graphene in tech arms race
Samsung no doubt hopes that it has the key to putting Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) permanently into the shade in its latest developments with new wonder substance graphene, a material with futuristic capabilities that is still mostly in the research stage. Graphene's potential is immense, … [Read more...]
