Amazon is planning new Whole Foods benefits for its Prime members, sources told CNBC. The new perks will bring the might of Amazon’s membership program to the grocery industry, folding Whole Foods into a network other grocers will struggle to compete with. It will give Amazon vendors, many of which are niche and small, special […]

In the midst of an effort to transform from a stodgy hardware business to more of a software company, Cisco has just lost one of its top executives spurring the transition. Cisco said on Tuesday said that Rowan Trollope, senior vice president and head of the emerging Internet of Things division, is leaving to become […]

To make any real progress in advancing data privacy this year, we have to start doing something about Google and Facebook. Not doing so would be like trying to lose weight without changing your diet. Simply ineffective. The impact these two companies have on our privacy cannot be understated. You may know that hidden trackers […]

There’s nothing worse than a missed opportunity. Daymond John will the first to tell you that. On January 22, the entrepreneur and star of ABC’s “Shark Tank,” did an “Ask me Anything” question-and-answer session via Reddit, during which user Supersix4our recalled a situation where he or she could have said hello to John, and opted […]

South Korea’s finance minister said the government has no plans to shut down cryptocurrency trading, welcome news for investors worried that authorities might go as far as China’s tough action in blocking virtual coin platforms. The comment by Kim Dong-yeon on Wednesday comes as traders at home and around the world have been spooked by […]

Advanced Micro Devices‘ new chips will take big market share from its competitors this year, according to Wall Street. The chipmaker reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings results Tuesday. AMD also gave revenue guidance for the March quarter significantly above Wall Street expectations. Wells Fargo Securities reiterated its outperform rating for AMD shares, predicting the strong sales […]

James Altucher has made himself the face of bitcoin. Now Facebook has banned him, and everyone else who wants to advertise anything to do with bitcoin and and other cryptocurrencies. Good idea, Altucher says. “I think this is a very good move for Facebook,” Altucher says via email, in response to questions from Recode. “There […]

It’s Uber, but for bicycles. For the first time in Uber’s history, the company is offering rides on something other than cars. Starting next week, it will let certain users in San Francisco reserve pedal-assist electric bicycles through its app. The idea is that people will see the bicycles as a cheaper and faster alternative […]

Pretend you are the lead detective on a hit new show, “CSI: Terrible Stuff on the Internet.” In the first episode, you set up one of those crazy walls plastered with headlines and headshots, looking for hidden connections between everything awful that’s been happening online recently. There’s a lot of dark stuff. In one corner, […]

Videogame publisher Electronic Arts‘ forecast fourth-quarter revenue above analysts’ estimates as it expects to gain from the launch of its mixed martial arts title, “UFC 3,” sending its shares up 6 percent in extended trading. The third installment of the successful franchise is set to release later this week and is expected to make up […]