Some of the most prominent investors in cryptocurrency are passing on a much-hyped initial coin offering hosted by the messaging app Telegram, while the venture firms that have largely missed out are preparing to invest. That role reversal is crystallizing ahead of a deadline to decide whether to participate in the $1.2 billion project. The […]
Read moreAt a growing number of restaurants, your money — or your cash at least — is no good. For a variety of reasons, more eateries are refusing to allow cash payment, and only accepting debit and credit cards. One of them is fast-casual chain Sweetgreen, which went cashless last year. Separately, burger giant Shake Shack […]
Read morePresident Donald Trump will deliver his first State of the Union address on Tuesday, marking the end to a turbulent first year of his presidency, but one that has seen U.S. markets ascend to new heights. The theme of Trump’s address will be “building a safe, strong and proud America,” a senior administration official told […]
Read moreHouse calls from doctors may be a throwback idea, but this year health-care firms are making a hard push to engage patients more where they live: On their mobile phones. It’s a matter of savings and building customer loyalty. “Our health clients are now talking a lot about … [digital] technologies that can enable customer […]
Read moreOn February 4th, Facebook celebrates 14 years of coming online. For me, I’ll celebrate 11 years on the network, and take stock of my love-hate relationship with the platform that’s now going through a sea-change. I remember when Facebook’s attraction was that it had a better interface than Orkut (remember that?), and allowed users to […]
Read moreAs more people seek to find out more about their ancestry, genetic test sales have become a growing businesses for companies like Amazon. But it’s not just humans who can search for the code to their past. Dog DNA tests have emerged on the market as a way to find out about more about your […]
Read moreNear the entrance to the Palace of Fine Arts, a woman was handing out fliers promoting the initial coin offering for RecordGram, a project that’s aiming to put song rights on the blockchain. She was pitching to dozens of people who were trying to get into the Blockchain Connect Conference, but were held up because […]
Read moreTesla owners driving between San Francisco and Los Angeles can now take a break while recharging their cars. CNBC took a drive down to Kettleman City, California, to check out Tesla‘s first charging station with a lounge. The Kettleman City location has 40 high-speed chargers and the rest area is open 24/7. To get in, […]
Read moreU.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis stressed diplomacy as the way to deal with the North Korean crisis on Friday during talks with his South Korean counterpart in Hawaii, a day after Seoul’s top diplomat said a military solution would be unacceptable. “Diplomacy should (impose) reason on Kim’s reckless rhetoric and dangerous provocations,” Mattis said, referring […]
Read moreA recent Google Home blunder highlights one of the search giant’s next big challenges with its smart speaker device. Anger broke out on social media Thursday afternoon when people started creating videos that showed that Google’s smart speaker, Home, couldn’t answer the question “Who is Jesus?” but could provide responses for Buddha, Muhammad, and Satan. […]
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