Although summer has barely ended, nearly one-third of US consumers – and nearly half of parents – already started their holiday shopping before Labor Day, a new survey has found. Although summer has barely ended, nearly one-third of US consumers – and nearly half of parents – already started their holiday shopping before Labor Day,... >>>
Twitter’s new feature for businesses makes it even easier to hop on the social network and use it for customer service. It enables companies, startups, establishments and so on and so forth to indicate that their accounts can assist people looking for help. Twitter’s new feature for businesses makes it even easier to hop on... >>>
Deutsche Bank AG said it won’t pay the $14 billion sought by the U.S. Justice Department to settle an investigation into the firm’s sale of residential mortgage-backed securities, a figure that’s more than triple what some analysts estimated could be a potential worst-case. Deutsche Bank AG said it won’t pay the $14 billion sought by... >>>
You plug your smartphone into the bedside charger and place it on your nightstand with care. You wake to find your nightstand in flames, smoke billowing everywhere. Or maybe your Jeep. Your hotel room. Your entire home. You plug your smartphone into the bedside charger and place it on your nightstand with care. You wake... >>>
Programmatic is expected to account for nearly three-quarters (70%) of the UK digital display market this year and further growth is anticipated, according to eMarketer. Programmatic is expected to account for nearly three-quarters (70%) of the UK digital display market this year and further growth is anticipated, according to... >>>
Could an augmented reality device be in Apple’s future? New comments from the company’s CEO suggest that Cupertino is at least interested in the technology, perhaps even moreso than virtual reality. Could an augmented reality device be in Apple’s future? New comments from the company’s CEO suggest that Cupertino is at least interested in the... >>>
Netflix just got a helping hand for its global expansion. Netflix just got a helping hand for its global... >>>
Fox News co-presidents Jack Abernethy and Bill Shine have signed new long-term contracts. Fox News co-presidents Jack Abernethy and Bill Shine have signed new long-term... >>>
Too many customer insight managers are still data gatherers, rather than knowledge-appliers, according to an industry figure. Too many customer insight managers are still data gatherers, rather than knowledge-appliers, according to an industry... >>>
It’s hard to know which crowd Adblock Plus will upset more with its announcement today—marketers, publishers or its users. It’s hard to know which crowd Adblock Plus will upset more with its announcement today—marketers, publishers or its... >>>
Wait for others to take the first steps, let things mature a bit, then swoop in with a simpler, more unified solution. It’s the first entry on the first page of the Apple playbook. And it tends to work like a charm. Wait for others to take the first steps, let things mature a bit,... >>>
Media conglomerate Time Inc., which owns a stable of magazines including Fortune and TIME, is looking to former Fox executive Rich Battista to help step up the company’s evolution from print to digital. Media conglomerate Time Inc., which owns a stable of magazines including Fortune and TIME, is looking to former Fox executive Rich Battista... >>>
More than seven in ten Americans own a smartphone and the majority of them turn first to these devices at moments of need, according to research from Google. More than seven in ten Americans own a smartphone and the majority of them turn first to these devices at moments of need, according to research from... >>>
Facebook today filled the biggest hole in its chatbot platform. Messenger bots can accept payments natively without sending users to an external website, Facebook’s head of Messenger David Marcus announced today onstage at TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2016. Facebook today filled the biggest hole in its chatbot platform. Messenger bots can accept payments natively without sending... >>>
In June, the electric car manufacturer Tesla announced it intended to buy solar energy company SolarCity for $2.6 billion. Since then, SolarCity has experienced delays in locking in new financing commitments, the company said last month in an SEC filing. In June, the electric car manufacturer Tesla announced it intended to buy solar energy company... >>>
A former sales manager for LG Electronics Inc. in California filed suit against LG and Samsung Electronics Co., claiming the two Korea-based companies have an agreement not to recruit each other’s Silicon Valley employees, which has the effect of suppressing wages. A former sales manager for LG Electronics Inc. in California filed suit against LG... >>>
MasterCard, the global financial services firm, is being sued for £14bn in the biggest legal claim in British history following allegations it overcharged 46m UK consumers for 16 years. MasterCard, the global financial services firm, is being sued for £14bn in the biggest legal claim in British history following allegations it overcharged 46m UK consumers... >>>
Michael Dell says scale is necessary in a fast-changing IT world, while Meg Whitman says being smaller and more nimble will win out. Michael Dell says scale is necessary in a fast-changing IT world, while Meg Whitman says being smaller and more nimble will win... >>>