GOP wrestles with soaring deductibles in healthcare bill
Senate Republicans have run into another problem in passing their ObamaCare replacement bill: it could increase deductibles by thousands of dollars, potentially alienating moderates who are already...
View ArticleFintech Firm MOBI724 Files & Receives Receipt For Final Prospectus
On Friday, Canadian fintech firm MOBI724 (CSE:MOS)(MOS.CN)(CNSX:MOS)(MOBIF) announced it has filed and received receipt for its final prospectus, qualifies the 29,538,203 common shares of the company...
View ArticleLG’s friendly robots will help travelers at Seoul airport
The rise of robots hasn’t exactly gone smoothly, but companies are determined to get it right. Today, LG announced that it’s deploying a fleet of robots at Incheon International Airport in Seoul, South...
View ArticleHobbyist developers will make $30 million via ‘Roblox’ this year
Two game creators are poised to make $2 million apiece. Roblox has exploded over the past two years. It’s not quite a game and not quite a development platform, allowing players to boot up millions of...
View ArticleThe cloud wars explained: Amazon is dominating, but Microsoft and Google are...
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos speaks at a news conference in front of a graphic showing the rise in sales of Kindle books during the launch of Amazon’s new tablets in New York, September 28, 2011....
View ArticleThe fabulous life of Airbnb’s Brian Chesky, one of the youngest and richest...
Brian Chesky didn’t know much about tech before starting Airbnb. The 35-year-old CEO majored in industrial design in college and dabbled in hockey and bodybuilding in his 20s. But now, he’s grown an...
View ArticleHelping students transition from the laboratory to robotics startup
A student walked up to me at an event following Monday’s TC Sessions: Robotics event in Cambridge. “I have a question for you,” he said, adding that he was a few months away from becoming a college...
View ArticleAll Pokémon Go Fest attendees get a Legendary Pokémon, Articuno coming next
Just a quick bit of news for anyone paying attention to all the hubbub out of Pokémon Go Fest: Legendary raids — the hardest form of the massive co-op battles that have players gather in the real world...
View ArticleDyneema enlightens the outdoor industry as the strongest fabric in the world
Whether you’re biking down a mountain, hiking through the backcountry, or scaling a granite rock face, how well you’re protected from the elements can make or break an expedition. The kind of fabric...
View ArticleCan Alternative Lenders Survive Improving Loan Approval Rates At Big Banks?
Big banks and institutional lenders are slowly finding their way back to the hearts of borrowers who’ve been traditionally put off by the lengthy loan application processes and high interest rates....
View ArticleStone & Chalk partners SproutX for new ANZ, NAB-backed agri-fintech hub
Agriculture-focused innovation accelerator SproutX has partnered with Sydney’s Stone & Chalk for a new hub in Melbourne that combines finance with agri-tech. SproutX will house the hub at its...
View ArticleMiddle East and North Africa aren’t the next big hotspot for tech… yet
In the past, people didn’t give much thought to the startup climate in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). But after Careem’s massive funding and Amazon’s acquisition of Souq, people are finally...
View ArticleEarly days for alternative funding
PETALING JAYA: Two years ago, the Securities Commission gave out licences to operate equity crowdfunding platforms and last November, it gave out the licences for peer-to-peer lending. pitchIn, one of...
View ArticleCIOs And CTOs Must Understand How The Internet Of Things Is Changing How...
First and foremost, it’s important to remember IoT is not new. In fact, one could argue industrial IoT was invented by stalwarts like Johnson Controls, Honeywell, Itron, General Electric and Schneider...
View Article‘It’s the godd— point’: NC pastor says McCain’s cancer a part of healthcare...
A North Carolina pastor thinks Sen. John McCain’s cancer is a tragic but important part of the nation’s healthcare debate. Jon Pavlovitz, who lives in Wake Forest and works as a pastor at North Raleigh...
View ArticleThe New World Of Healthcare Marketing: Lessons From Across The World
In a recent article (see here), Brent Walker laid out a new framework for U.S. healthcare marketing. Below, Steven Weultjes, founder of Cura Digital Agency with headquarters in Sydney, Australia,...
View ArticleLyft’s latest move shows how serious it is about taking over cities
A rendering of Lyft Shuttle’s interface on the company’s app. Lyft Lyft recently took some heat for its new Shuttle service. The ride-sharing company launched in June a beta version of Shuttle: a...
View ArticleA New Generation Requires a New Credit Score
Ultimately, with the right data in place, these alternative models can prove just as trustworthy as the traditional FICO credit score and provide several benefits for consumers and lenders alike. The...
View ArticleAlternative Lenders Moving into the Mainstream
This article is reprinted with permission from TreppTalk. Alternative, or nonbank, lenders—a staple in the commercial real estate industry for decades—have come into their own. They are filling in gaps...
View ArticleWhat Really Happened At That Robotics Competition You’ve Heard So Much About
This week, the First Global Challenge, a highly anticipated robotics competition for 15- to 18-year-olds from 157 countries, ended the way it began — with controversy. On Wednesday, members of the team...
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