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Apple, Google, Intel, Adobe Settle Antitrust Hiring Case
April 25th, 2014
Apple Inc. (AAPL), Google Inc. (GOOG), Intel Corp. (INTC), and Adobe Systems Inc. (ADBE) agreed to pay $324 million to settle an employee lawsuit over claims they conspired to suppress salaries by not recruiting one another’s workers, a person ...
Google’s Stake in $2 Billion Apple-Samsung Trial Revealed
April 23rd, 2014
Google Inc. (GOOG)’s stake in the outcome of a $2 billion trial over smartphones using its Android operating system was revealed by testimony that the company indemnified Samsung Electronics Co. (005930) against some of Apple Inc. (AAPL)’s patent claims. ...
Exclusive: Microsoft, Apple diverge on bankrolling big patent buyer
April 11th, 2014
Patent buyer Intellectual Ventures has persuaded Microsoft and Sony to invest in its latest acquisition fund while Apple and Intel, which invested with IV previously, declined to participate, according to people briefed on the fundraising. The investment decisions by ...
Fire TV: Amazon’s $99 set top box looks to rival Google and Apple
April 3rd, 2014
Amazon has entered the battle for remote control of the living room with a $99 television set top box that will give instant access to more than 200,000 films and television series, from Reservoir Dogs to Game of Thrones. ...
Apple eyes partnerships in bid to reinvent TV
March 24th, 2014
Apple may have grand ideas about how to reinvent television, but for now, rather than attempting an end-run around the industry’s incumbents, it continues to seek partnerships with them. The computing giant’s next foray into TV could come in ...
Cash Abroad Rises $206 Billion as Apple to IBM Avoid Tax
March 14th, 2014
The largest U.S.-based companies added $206 billion to their stockpiles of offshore profits last year, parking earnings in low-tax countries until Congress gives them a reason not to. The multinational companies have accumulated $1.95 trillion outside the U.S., up ...
48% say America will be out of cash by 2023
July 11th, 2018
One in five Americans thinks their payments will be completely cash-free in their lifetime, according to a new study from GATE (Global Acceptance Transaction Engine) conducted with third-party research firm YouGov. With Apple Pay, Google Pay, Venmo, Square, credit ...
Bitcoin Price Spikes Spurred by Chinese Capital Curbs: Australian Financial Analyst
March 29th, 2017
A prominent equities analyst at an Australian private brokerage sees China’s capital controls as a major factor behind the recent surges of the value of bitcoin. Julia Lee, an equities analyst at Australian brokerage firm BellDirect was speaking in ...
Suits you sir: Contactless mirrors come to the fitting room
February 20th, 2017
Shoppers will soon be able to pay for items directly from the fitting room by tapping their NFC-equipped mobile phones at a virtual checkout located on a contactless mirror developed by San Francisco innovation outfit Oak Labs. Created in ...
The Big Questions For Mobile In 2017
December 29th, 2016
Well, the gifts have been opened, the roast beast is a memory being celebrated in cold sandwich form this week and the malls are once again full of shoppers — who are now returning the wrong gifts and getting ...
