Fintech start-up Curve will now let users claim business expenses across multiple bank cards through its app. The London-based firm’s app allows its users to link all of their bank cards to one contactless MasterCard. Curve said it hopes to automate the tedious process and remove any friction associated with business expenses. It is predominantly […]
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There were riots, smashed doors, and rubber bullets in Spain after Catalonia voted for independence
Police fired rubber bullets, wrestled protesters, smashed doorways and carted off ballot boxes in several parts of Barcelona on Sunday, as long lines of people voted in an independence referendum that could radically reshape politics across a divided region. The outbreaks of police violence at a handful of polling locations served to heighten tensions in […]
Read moreRelations between Catalonia’s separatist government and Madrid have hit their lowest point in years following an outlawed referendum vote Sunday, deepening a constitutional crisis in Spain. Political analysts and economists are now questioning what could happen next following the vote in Catalonia, which saw Spanish riot police clash with pro-independence voters, leaving hundreds injured. Catalan […]
Read moreGoogle announced on Sunday that subscription news websites would no longer have to provide users three free articles per day or face less prominence in search results, relaxing its rules following complaints from media giants like News Corp that their sales were suffering. For the last decade, Google’s “first click free” policy helped ensure that […]
Read moreFacebook Inc. said it plans on Monday to turn over to the U.S. Congress copies of some 3,000 ads that the social network says were bought on Facebook likely by people in Russia in the months before and after the 2016 U.S. election. Last month, in response to calls from U.S. lawmakers, Facebook Chief Executive […]
Read moreJapanese big manufacturers’ business confidence improved in September from three months ago, the Bank of Japan’s closely watched quarterly “tankan” survey showed on Monday, underscoring the central bank’s rosy economic view. The headline index for big manufacturers’ sentiment stood at plus 22 in September, and is expected to fall to plus 19 over the next […]
Read moreThe Catalan government said around 2.26 million people had cast a ballot in a banned referendum to leave Spain on Sunday and 90 percent of them had voted in favor of secession. This represents a turnout of around 42.3 percent of Catalonia’s 5.34 million voters. Source: cnbc Catalan government says 90 percent voted to leave […]
Read moreAmid the carnage in brick-and-mortar retail and a juggernaut called Amazon that’s humbling its competition online, one technology start-up has come up with a motto: “Retail isn’t dead, it needs a revival.” Enter software-powered retailer b8ta, which sells tech products that don’t have an offline retail footprint of their own. b8ta gives a leg up […]
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Movers arrive with packing materials, and then photograph and catalog every item or box they handle. Users pay a slightly higher rate for more detailed record-keeping. Later, if a user wants an item pulled from storage, they use the Clutter app or site to have it delivered back to their home “on-demand.” Pricing varies, but […]
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Marseille 'terrorist' attack: Two stabbed to death, attacker killed by French soldiers
French soldiers shot and a killed a man on Sunday after he stabbed to death two women at Marseille’s main train station, the French interior ministry said, in what police sources called a “likely terrorist act”. Three police sources said the suspect had shouted “Allahu Akbar” (God is greatest) as he carried out his attack. […]
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