Facebook exec Naomi Gleit: We need more women in power
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg has long been vocal about the state of the female leadership lagging in the U.S. “The truth is, men still run the world and I’m not sure it’s going that well,” she said at...
View ArticleFacebook and Twitter could reportedly be fined up to £20 million if they...
Social media firms like Facebook and Twitter could face fines of up to £20 million if they fail to tackle cyber bullying on their platforms, according to a report from The Sun on Sunday. Digital...
View ArticleFrance Awards Climate Scientists With ‘Make Our Planet Great Again’ Grants
(PARIS) — Eighteen climate scientists from the U.S. and elsewhere hit the jackpot Monday as French President Emmanuel Macron awarded them millions of euros in grants to relocate to France for the rest...
View ArticleStudents show off skills, creativity in robotics competition
Students from eight Jackson County schools spent early Saturday morning scurrying around Immanuel Lutheran School making last-moment adjustments and trial runs with their robots before the second...
View ArticleHarmony Robotics teams finish among the top 10 during VEX IQ Challenge...
Harmony Science Academy Garland and Harmony School of Business’s robot-bearing students from TigerPower and HSBTigers teams respectively secured fifth place overall at the VEX IQ Ringmaster Tournament...
View ArticleAs the Thomas fire burns, Santa Barbara County alerts go bilingual
As the Thomas fire raged across Ventura County, neighboring Santa Barbara County took to its English language social media accounts targeting its Latino audience to keep them informed on el incendio....
View ArticleThe Perfect Storm For Small Business Loan Approvals In 2018
Small business lending has been strong in 2017 and recent figures indicate … For a long time, there was a lot of pent up demand for small business credit in the marketplace. During the past 12 months,...
View ArticleFCC chairman jokes about being a Verizon shill, days before forcing an FCC...
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai probably thought he was adhering to the stand-up comedian’s precept to “know the room” when he launched himself on a jokey, self-deprecating speech...
View ArticleA Hungarian startup is betting cameras will help it deliver self-driving cars...
AImotive’s self-driving test car. Troy Wolverton/Business Insider AImotive, a Hungarian startup, is developing self-driving car technology that relies on cameras, instead of Lidar laser sensors, to...
View ArticleAs bitcoin skyrockets, a top Facebook exec is joining the board of Coinbase,...
David Marcus is joining the board of Coinbase. Brian Ach/Getty Images for Wired Facebook Messenger boss David Marcus is joining the board of bitcoin startup Coinbase. The move is a big win for...
View ArticleCorporate finance chiefs risk losing relevance if they do not embrace technology
opined in a report that Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) need to appreciate there are significant opportunities to be gained from the use of technology in finance. The ACCA members interviewed for its...
View ArticleBRIEF-FS Investments, KKR To Form Middle Market Alternative Lending Platform
* CO, GSO CAPITAL PARTNERS TO CONCLUDE RELATIONSHIP WITH RESPECT TO ALL OF CO‘S SPONSORED FUNDS SUB-ADVISED BY GSO * AS PER AGREEMENT, FS INVESTMENTS & KKR WILL SEEK STOCKHOLDER APPROVAL FOR...
View ArticleSmall Businesses Drive 43 Percent Growth In UK Alternative Finance
According to news from Reuters late last week, the survey, released on Friday (Dec. 8), found $6.2 billion was raised through alternative finance platforms like crowdfunding and peer-to-peer (P2P)...
View ArticleScope of Alternative Lending Industry in Indian Financial Landscape 2018
In the last 5-10 years, the evolution of alternative lending industry in India has become a subject of intense discussion amidst financial as well as technology sector. Alternative lending business...
View Article3 Growth Stocks With Virtual Monopolies
Now, Intuitive has proven its mettle and is bracing for a fresh influx of surgical robotics innovation. In the words of Intuitive Surgical’s management, this is a natural evolution of the market....
View ArticleDentistry student guilty of plotting attack on Britain
LONDON (REUTERS) – A dentistry student, whose brother is believed to have been killed in an Islamic State-inspired suicide bombing in Iraq, was found guilty on Wednesday (Dec 13) of planning a...
View ArticleFintech could cause the next financial crisis if it isn’t regulated better,...
Read more: Bank spending on consultants jumps as fintech challenge and regulation keep lenders on their toes “It is not inconceivable that the next financial crisis may emerge from the technology...
View ArticleFamily & Implant Dentistry in Manhattan, KS, Has Financing Available for...
(MENAFN Editorial) Dental problems often require immediate treatment, which is why families in Manhattan, KS, turn to Family & Implant Dentistry for high-level, immediate dental care. With special...
View ArticleSwedish fintech start-up iZettle raises $47 million; CEO says ‘time will...
iZettle is preparing for a potential initial public offering (IPO) in 2018 but “anything can happen” over the next year, CEO Jacob de Geer said. The funding round was led by early stage venture capital...
View ArticleWTO meeting ends in discord, ministers urge smaller-scale trade talks
BUENOS AIRES/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The World Trade Organization failed to reach any new agreements on Wednesday, ending a three-day ministerial conference in discord in the face of stinging U.S....
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