Finance: THE INSURTECH REPORT: How financial technology firms are helping —...
The global insurance industry is worth nearly $5 trillion, and insurance companies are at risk of losing a share of this valuable market to new entrants. That’s because...
View ArticleEuropean regulators push Facebook to tighten user privacy rules
Authorities in France and the Netherlands are the latest to speak out against the way Facebook handles the massive amounts of user data it collects. In separate announcements today, privacy watchdog...
View ArticleFacebook stays online in Thailand — for now
Last week, Thailand’s government told Facebook that it had to take down 131 web addresses the country saw as threatening state security or insulting to its king, Maha Vajiralongkorn. There was an...
View ArticleLendity: ideal marketplace lending exposure for pension funds, asset...
A sea of 300 suits is what I faced last week at the first Swiss Alternative Lending conference hosted at SIX and in partnership SIX and Lendity. I was privileged to know the inspiration driving the...
View ArticleBosch’s ebike motors can now provide graded pedal assistance to riders
A new mode designed to dynamically provide pedal assist based on how hard the rider is pedaling represents a signal advance in ebike technology. Bosch, a company that makes electric motors for use in...
View ArticleWCry ransomware worm’s Bitcoin take tops $70k as its spread continues
WCry, the National Security Agency exploit-powered ransomware worm that began spreading worldwide on Friday, had reportedly affected hundreds of thousands of computers before the weekend, but the...
View ArticleAlibaba Makes Its First FinTech Investment In Hong Kong
Alibaba has expanded its investment portfolio in Hong Kong and has chosen Qupital to be its first FinTech investment in the city. Accessing cash when you need it the most is critical for the success of...
View ArticleFinTech Week in Review: SoFi, Brazil, and a Core
This week, we look at emerging changings in the financial ecosystem: SoFi’s continued evolution, the Brazilian FinTech boom, and a new banking core (with a familiar name). SoFi is One Quirky Lender,...
View ArticleFintech firm Hyperwallet selects Australia as gateway to Asia Pacific
San Francisco-based payout technology company Hyperwallet has selected Australia as its Asia-Pacific launchpad. The company’s Asia-Pacific operations are being led by former PayPal executive Simon...
View ArticleDoes your organization need a Chief Robotics Officer?
The C suite keeps getting more crowded. In recent years, the list of CXO has expanded to include the likes of Chief Innovation Officer, Chief Digital Officer and even Chief Disruption/IoT Officer. Now...
View ArticleGoogle Thinks Beyond Ads at Annual Developer Conference
Google has been trying to move beyond advertising for some time, with mixed results. At its annual I/O developer conference this year, the company multiplied efforts to make money in different ways....
View ArticleAmazon updated its two best Fire tablets, and you can order them now starting...
When it comes to Amazon’s hardware business, devices like the Amazon Echo and Echo Dot always seem to steal the limelight. Amazon makes a whole lot more than just smart speakers though, and on...
View ArticleARM targets your brain with new implantable chips
Elon Musk isn’t the only one getting into the wetworks game. Chip manufacturer ARM announced on Wednesday that it is pairing with the Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering (CSNE) at the University...
View ArticleCabs in Washington, DC are replacing meters with Square readers
Taxi drivers in the District of Columbia will pay lower transaction fees. If nothing else, Uber has permanently disrupted the ride-for-hire system that has traditionally been served by taxis. Grabbing...
View ArticleAMD Introduces Epyc Server Chip, 16-Core Desktop Chip
At this week’s financial analyst meeting, AMD unveiled a 16-core, 32-thread desktop processor called Ryzen Threadripper. At this week’s financial analyst meeting, AMD unveiled a 16-core, 32-thread...
View ArticleLenovo and HTC will sell Google standalone VR headsets later this year that...
Google announced that it would offer a new standalone virtual reality (VR) headset on Wednesday that doesn’t use a phone, a computer, or cables like most existing VR devices. Everything that’s needed...
View ArticleMobile dentistry on the rise but what about locally?
“When I first got exposed to mobile dentistry, I just fell in love with it,” said Jeremy Simms Alexander, a dentist with Miles for Smiles, a mobile program that takes the dentist office to the kids at...
View ArticleResMed withdraws U.S. trade complaint against Fisher & Paykel Healthcare
WELLINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) – Health appliance firm ResMed Inc has dropped a complaint against New Zealand’s Fisher & Paykel Healthcare at the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC), Fisher...
View ArticleWells Fargo’s innovation chief predicts dot-com-style shakeout for fintech
Ellis, who remains bullish on financial innovation, to put it mildly … the Wells Fargo Startup Accelerator that works with promising startups pursuing technology and innovation that could benefit the...
View ArticleHouse loosens up dentistry restrictions
House loosens up dentistry restrictions BATON ROUGE — Louisiana Rep. Jean-Paul Coussan, R-Lafayette, thinks his state’s dentistry laws are too strict. And colleagues in the Louisiana House agreed...
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