Photo: Fiona Goodall / Stringer (Getty Images) If you’re one of those curmudgeonly types who was reveling in the absence of a fleet of flaming, dockless…
Samsung’s Next Unpacked Event Is Set for April 28
Image: Samsung Samsung has already hosted two Unpacked events this year, and now a third event is on the way scheduled for the end of…
Google’s ‘Project Bernanke’ Benefitted Its Ad-Buying System
Photo: Drew Angerer (Getty Images) Google used a secret program called “Project Bernanke” for years to increase its clients’ chances of winning bids for competitive…
Microsoft Is Reportedly in Talks to Scoop Up AI Firm Nuance Communications for $16 Billion
Photo: Jeenah Moon (Getty Images) Microsoft is in advanced talks to acquire Nuance Communications, an artificial intelligence firm whose speech recognition tech helped develop Apple’s…
UK Launches New Watchdog to Police Big Tech’s Ad Market Monopoly
A visitor enters the the offices of Google in London.Photo: Ben Stansall/AFP (Getty Images) The UK government launched a new watchdog agency on Wednesday that…
Clubhouse Reportedly Thinks It’s Worth $4 Billion Now
Photo: Odd Andersen/AFP (Getty Images) Clubhouse, which led a round of investment in January at a reported valuation of around $1 billion, now believes it…
Japan’s Central Bank Launches One-Year Test of Digital Currency
File photo of a woman passing a quotation board displaying share price closing numbers of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo.Photo: Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP (Getty Images)…
Clubhouse Is Partnering With Stripe To Offer Direct Payments to Creators
Photo: ODD ANDERSEN / Contributor (Getty Images) The invite-only audio chat app Clubhouse is sweetening the deal for creators by offering a direct payment option…
Pinterest Is Reportedly Eyeing VSCO Acquisition
Photo: Lionel Bonaventure (Getty Images) The online pinboard site Pinterest is reportedly in talks to scoop up VSCO, a photo-editing and sharing app that you…
Big Oil Is a Big Loser (of Money, But Also Life)
The Fearless Girl statue stands in front of the New York Stock Exchange in New York’s Financial District.Photo: Mary Altaffer (AP) If you’re looking to…