Here’s why AT&T’s proposed $85 billion merger with Time Warner is a bad deal...
AT&T wants to buy Time Warner for $85 billion. AT&T’s past moves have shown that it will likely use its control over Time Warner’s shows and movies to thwart rivals and charge customers more....
View ArticleChina Citic, Baidu launch direct bank in fintech push
BEIJING (Reuters) – China Citic Bank Corp (601998.SS) and search engine giant Baidu Inc (BIDU.O) launched on Saturday a direct banking joint venture, dubbed AiBank, to capitalize on China’s rapidly...
View ArticleReal-time Data Drives the Future of Wearables in Healthcare
Future Wearables in Healthcare–R&D Portfolio Areas and Technology Roadmapping … Other studies recently released include Technology Innovations for Patient Engagement and Innovations in Smart...
View ArticleCindy Crawford, Big Data, AI, Robotics and Innovation
What do Cindy Crawford, Big Data, AI, Robotics and Innovation have in common? Aside from being subjects of keen interest to many, each was on the featured agenda at the recent Wall Street Journal...
View ArticleCleveland Federal Reserve Pulls Document Critical of Peer to Peer Lending as...
Earlier this month Crowdfund Insider posted a research report published by the Cleveland Federal Reserve that was highly critical of the peer to peer lending industry (marketplace lending) in the US....
View ArticlePing An’s Technology Innovation To Contribute ‘Lot Of’ Profit In Next 10...
SHENZHEN (Nov 20) — Ping An Insurance Group earnings over the next 10 years will be driven by technological innovations in addition to its core financial services, its Chief Financial Officer and Chief...
View ArticleFintech and your lending process
Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and voice recognition technology are recent examples of the growing effect that fintechs continue to have on credit union lending. For instance, Square’s...
View ArticleThe iPhone X won’t be in stock consistently for months
After initial doom-and-gloom warnings about severe iPhone X shortages at launch, things are looking up. If you order a phone right now from Apple’s online store, you’re looking at a ship time of two to...
View ArticleApple’s first vice president of diversity stepping down after six months in...
Denise Young Smith, who joined Apple in 1997, became the tech giant’s vice president of diversity and inclusion in May. She was the company’s head of human resources before taking the diversity role....
View ArticleIBM could be set for gains after long slump, according to Barron’s
IBM’s stock is trading below the S&P 500 on a price-earnings basis, and the company could see its valuation rise according to Barron’s. IBM is projected by some Wall Street analysts to return to...
View ArticleAn MIT psychologist who studies how tech infiltrates our brains reveals her...
Sherry Turkle is an MIT psychologist who has been studying human relationships to technology for several decades. As smartphones and devices become harder to resist, Turkle said she’s made a conscious...
View ArticleU of L, Kindred Healthcare have a new tech innovation partnership
Kindred Healthcare Inc. (NYSE … leaders recently celebrated the opening of the Thrive Center, an innovation center on East Market Street that is dedicated to aging-care technology. The center is a...
View ArticleAT&T is using the growing power of Silicon Valley to justify its acquisition...
Here’s a surprise: an old media CEO citing the growing power of new media to try and get his away. On Monday, AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson responded to the US government’s attempt to block it’s...
View ArticleDreamQuark beefs up financial services through artificial intelligence
Many banks still rely on COBOL code to compute all sorts of financial operations. COBOL is a reliable programming language, but the only issue is that it was designed more than 50 years ago. Now that...
View ArticleAmazon holiday hiring is reaching sky-high levels — this year’s tally will be...
With Thanksgiving only a few days away, American consumers and retailers are gearing up for the annual post-Turkey Day holiday spending bonanza. In preparation for the madness, Amazon has said it plans...
View ArticleThe Leaders in Providing Cosmetic and General Dentistry Services in the...
For those seeking the best services to make their smiles shine in the Toronto area, there is no better place to go than The Art of Dentistry. At The Art of Dentistry, they understand that every person...
View ArticleAnthem, Hartford HealthCare reach 3-year deal after impasse
Hartford HealthCare and Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield have reached an agreement after a more than monthlong impasse that left patients scrambling to find new doctors and new insurance plans. Anthem and...
View ArticleHealthcare Mandate or Not, Blunt Says Tax Bill Will ‘Pass the Senate’
In an exclusive interview with Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri (R), Andrea Mitchell asks about the odds that the Senate will pass the tax bill, now that healthcare has been added to the discussion. Watch TV...
View ArticleCan anything stop bitcoin? Price above $8,000
Forget about boring stocks. Bitcoin is where it’s at these days for investors. The virtual currency is now trading at a record high above $8,200 — just a little more than a month after bitcoin first...
View ArticlePixvana raises $14 million for cloud-based mixed-reality storytelling...
Pixvana, maker of the Spin Studio cloud-based mixed-reality storytelling platform, has raised $14 million in a new round of funding. Vulcan Capital led the round, with participation from new investors...
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