Last Week five major payments providers pulled out last week, Facebook’s Libra Cryptocurrency project looked to be on the rocks. Today the remaining members have insisted it’s full steam ahead. The 21 founding companies in the Libra Association met for the first time in Geneva on Monday. Fearing regulators’ inquiries not just into their Libra […]
Soon Android Google Pay users will soon be able to use their phones to pay for transit cards in cities such as San Francisco and New York after Cubic Transportation Systems inked an agreement with to be supported by Google Pay contactless payment system, today. Cubic says Bay Area passengers will be able to “add […]
Seattle based Modumetal and Toyota Tsusho America today at the International Fastener Expo. announced an agreement of an non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the establishment of a joint venture to deploy Modumetal’s patented nanolaminated alloy product, NanoGalv globally for industrial fastener and bolting applications. Modumetal has established partnerships with leading oil and gas, aerospace […]
Less than a week after it was declared dead , movie ticket subscription company MoviePass may soon rise from the grave as Ted Farnsworth, former CEO of MoviePass’ owner Helios & Matheson Analytics, has submitted an offer to buy all of Helios & Matheson and its subsidiaries. Variety reports that Farnsworth has stepped down […]
Twitch has temporarily suspended the account of streamer Quqco for violating its guidelines on “sexually suggestive content or activities.” The suspension arose following a weekend stream during which she was cosplaying as Street Fighter stalwart Chun-Li. Kotaku notes the outfit includes a thigh-high slit. But Quqco told the site that she “bought one size […]
A US teenager has been jailed for 15 months for involvement in a prank call leading to an innocent man’s death. Casey Viner, 19, from Ohio, conspired with fellow gamer Tyler Barriss to make a so-called swatting call to police. Swatting call is a hoax phone call designed to make special weapons and tactics (SWAT) […]
Uber’s top lawyer announced in a news conference (H/T NYTimes) that Uber will not treat its drivers, who are independent contractors, as employees under the newly passed California bill. Tony West, Uber chief legal officer, pledged that its drivers will remain independent contractors. Mr. West said Uber’s business is not providing rides but “serving as […]
Huawei‘s chief executive has proposed selling its current 5G tech to a Western firm as a way to address security concerns voiced by the US and others about its business. Ren Zhengfei said the buyer would be free to “change the software code”. That would allow any flaws or supposed backdoors to be addressed without […]
Spotify has hired two industry veterans to help build out its roster of original podcast programming. Former CBS News chief David Rhodes is consulting with the music streaming giant on news programming and Facebook executive Amy Hudson has joined the staff full-time to build out a slate of sports podcasts Spotify is a subscription-based music […]
Ride-hailing giant Uber gave layoff notices to over 400 employees Tuesday Uber axed 435 people from its product and engineering teams, representing about 8% of its workforce, as reported by TechCrunch. But ahead of that announcement, hiring at the company — and specifically in the divisions affected by layoffs — saw a layoffs are often […]
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