Rodney Williams left a cushy corporate gig with a six-figure salary to build a start-up that sunk him six figures in debt. Now, that business, Lisnr, is worth over $60 million and clients include the likes of the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys and NBC. The journey taught Williams, 34, a lot about success. In 2010, Williams […]
Read moreQorvo shares will rise as the chipmaker benefits from improving phone demand in China, according to KeyBanc Capital Markets. The firm raised its rating for Qorvo shares to overweight from sector weight, predicting the chipmaker will report earnings per share above expectations in its next fiscal year. “We are upgrading QRVO … given healthy China […]
Read moreAmazon is planning on publishing a holiday toy catalog, following a strategy employed by traditional retailers, including Walmart and the now-defunct Toys R Us. People with familiar with the strategy told Bloomberg the catalog would be mailed to millions of U.S. households and distributed at Whole Foods locations. In 2007, the online giant published a […]
Read moreThe growing concern over online data and user privacy has been focused on tech giants like Facebook and devices like smartphones. But people’s data is also increasingly being vacuumed right out of their living rooms via their televisions, sometimes without their knowledge. In recent years, data companies have harnessed new technology to immediately identify what […]
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Greece's opposition lawmakers angry after the EU describes its debt commitments as 'not rigid'
Greece’s opposition party, New Democracy, is angry after the European Commission made comments that its leaders believe could potentially help the current government in an upcoming general election. It is a critical time for Greece, given that it is set to end its third bailout program in August. The future of the country after the […]
Read moreTiVo CEO Enrique Rodriguez is leaving the company, effective immediately, after less than a year in the role, the company said Thursday. Rodriguez is also stepping down as a member of TiVo’s board, and will become Chief Technology Officer at Liberty Global in Europe. Board member Raghu Rau will step in as interim president and […]
Read moreThe historic bull market in global equities still has room to run, according to Citigroup’s equity strategy team, which advised clients Wednesday to continue to buy. The firm’s analysts wrote that Citi’s bear market checklist — a diagnostic used to monitor symptoms of a downturn in equities — suggests than only three of 18 “red […]
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Tom Lee, the only major Wall Street strategist to issue bitcoin price targets, told CNBC on Thursday he sees the world’s largest cryptocurrency by the end of the year at more than $20,000 per unit — 20 percent less than his previous estimate. “Bitcoin has historically traded at 2.5 times its mining costs. It’s not […]
Read moreChina will succeed in building a powerful technology industry that will rival the United States, even if President Trump starts a trade war to stop it. The reason can be found on the fourth floor of a nondescript factory in a city once famous for cheap manufacturing and prostitution. This factory floor, in the southern […]
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Apple’s Face ID makes it easy to unlock your iPhone just by looking at it. But you might notice sometimes that it doesn’t recognize you. Maybe you’re wearing glasses or a lot of makeup. With a new function called “alternate appearance,” you can improve Face ID’s recognition. The feature is part of iOS 12, which […]
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