iPhone TSMC reports record August revenue ahead of today’s iPhone launch9to5Mac - Ben LovejoyA-series chipmaker TSMC has reported record August revenue, up 16.5% year-on-year, ahead of today’s iPhone launch. The company said that its revenue last month hit NT $106.12 billion (US $3.4 billion).
Startups Snyk grabs $70M more to detect security vulnerabilities in open-source code and containersTechCrunch - Ingrid LundenA growing number of IT breaches has led to security becoming a critical and central aspect of how computing systems are run and maintained. Today, a startup that focuses on one specific area — developing
Startups Smart grocery cart startup Caper bags $10 millionTechCrunch - Lucas MatneyCaper wants to deliver a major update to the self checkout aisle without keeping its dreaded catchphrases, i.e. “Unknown item in the bagging area,” “Please place the item in the bag.” The New York startup
Stripe Payments giant Stripe debuts a credit card in its latest step into the financing frayTechCrunch - Ingrid LundenLast week, when the popular payments startup Stripe made some waves with its first move into money lending through the launch of Stripe Capital, we reported that the company was also soon going to be a
Automotive Industry LED Pioneer Flips Switch, Gives Tesla and VW’s Batteries a BoostBloomberg - Chester Dawson Cree Inc., a pioneer in commercializing LED lights, is recasting itself as a key player in electric cars by marketing semiconductors it says can …
Technology Food tech startup Strong Roots raises $18 million for vegetable-based frozen productsVentureBeat - Kyle WiggersStrong Roots, a U.K.-based tech company developing natural health foods, today announced that it’s raised $18.3 million in series A funding led by New York-based private equity firm Goode Partners, in
Technology CEOs from Amazon, IBM, Salesforce and more ask Congress to pass a consumer data privacy lawCNBC - Lauren Feiner Dear Leader McConnell, Speaker Pelosi, Leader Schumer, Leader McCarthy, Chairman Wicker, Chairman Pallone, Ranking Member Cantwell and Ranking Member …
iPhone Apple Bets on Cameras, New Pro Model to Sell Its Latest iPhonesBloomberg - Mark Gurman Apple Inc. unveiled new iPhones with camera enhancements and improved battery life, making incremental tweaks to lure buyers ahead of a more …
Uber Uber lays off 435 people across engineering and product teamsTechCrunch - Megan Rose DickeyUber has laid off 435 employees across its product and engineering teams, the company announced today. Combined, the layoffs represent about 8% of the organization, with 170 people leaving the product
ETFs This low-volatility dividend-stock strategy can give you peace of mindMarketWatch - By Philip van Doorn (This is the fifth article in a series about dividend stocks in today’s low interest-rate environment based on interviews with professional …
Securities Why Stellar Is Giving Away $124 Million In CryptocurrencyForbes - Benjamin PirusWhile Ripple, one of the most sizable blockchain and cryptocurrency companies, has been selling off its XRP asset holdings, valued in the hundreds of millions of dollars, its cofounder is blazing a different
People's Bank of China Peter Schiff: China, Russia buying gold because 'they can read the writing on the wall'FOX Business - Jonathan GarberChina and Russia have been stockpiling gold, helping to propel the precious metal to its highest level in more than six years. The People’s Bank of China has added about 100 tons of gold to its reserves
Recession Are We Near a Recession? The Godfather of the Inverted Yield Curve Says It’s ‘Code Red’Fortune - Lucinda Shen It’s the multi-trillion dollar question on the minds of executives and investors around the world. The inverted yield curve, a key predictor for …
Equifax Settlement Don't Get Screwed Out of Your Equifax Settlement MoneyWIRED - Condé Nast If you signed up to claim your $125 from July's Equifax settlement, you probably got a confusing, frustrating email over the weekend. "You must …
Google The great break-up of big tech is finally beginningThe Guardian - Matt StollerLast week, state attorneys general, led by Texas and New York, announced investigations into Google and Facebook for possible antitrust violations. This is a big deal. No society has ever centralized of
Huawei Trump Gets Shocking New Huawei Warning—From MicrosoftForbes - Zak DoffmanMore Huawei defiance was aimed at U.S. President Trump on Sunday [September 8], but this time it wasn't coming from Shenzhen, it was coming from much closer to home. Brad Smith, the President
Business Wall Street ends flat amid rate hopes, tech declinesReuters - Caroline ValetkevitchNEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks ended flat on Monday as increased expectations of stimulus from central banks around the world were offset by losses in technology and healthcare shares. Investors also
Singularity What enterprises intend to do with artificial intelligenceZDNet - Joe McKendrick Survey shows business process automation and customer support are the low-hanging fruit with initial AI rollouts, but many organizations are moving …
Enbridge Forget Cash: Hold These 2 Dividend Beasts in Your TFSA By The Motley Finvesting.com - The Motley Fool An August study released by Statistics Canada revealed that more than 40% of Canadian families now possess a tax-free savings account. This is …
Stocks The 11 Biggest Dividend Stocks on the MarketThe Motley Fool - Jason Hall Some of the biggest companies on earth are giving their investors a share of the profits each quarter through dividends. Whether you're looking for …
Play buttonBees Interview: Startup Creates Modern Compact Beehive to Make Beekeeping More AccessibleMy Modern Met - Jessica StewartItalian startup Beeing has innovated a compact, modern beehive that makes it easy for anyone to start keeping bees—no matter where they live. With the recent crowdfunding success of their B-box, the company
Jeffrey Epstein MIT Media Lab’s Joichi Ito quits amid Jeffrey Epstein coverup scandalQuartz - Ephrat LivniThe demise of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein today took down another powerful person. Joichi Ito, head of the prestigious MIT Media Lab, just resigned as director, following the publication yesterday
Bitcoin Ex-Federal Reserve Chair Basically Called a Bitcoin Price Bull Runnewsbtc.com - Nick Chong This year, Bitcoin (BTC) has done astonishingly well. Year to date, the cryptocurrency’s price has gained some 200%, surging off an influx of …
U.S. Politics Fall River mayor arrested, charged with extorting marijuana businessesBusiness Insider - Jeremy BerkeThe 27-year old mayor of Fall River, Massachusetts, was arrested Friday morning and charged with a slew of crimes, including extorting legal marijuana businesses for hundreds of thousands of dollars in
Technology How big data could help make it easier for landlords to evict youFast Company - Steven MelendezReal estate data firms say they’re helping real estate investors deliver what buyers and renters want, but critics worry the data revolution could deliver disproportionally to big landlords and developers.
Boris Johnson Inside the controversial start-up that helped put Boris Johnson and Donald Trump in officeThe Telegraph - By Laurence DoddsOne Tuesday afternoon in the summer of 2016, just after the EU referendum, a Los Angeles-based technology company called NationBuilder received a request from Theresa May. Her boss David Cameron was stepping
People's Bank of China China takes more action to boost its slowing economyCNN - By Laura He, CNN BusinessHong Kong (CNN Business) — China took more action Friday to boost its economy, reducing the amount of cash banks have to keep in reserve. The People's Bank of China said it would slash the reserve requirement
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Employment The 10 fastest-growing jobs of the next decade—and what they payCNBC - Jennifer Liu The fastest-growing job over the next decade sounds like something out of a science fiction novel. Solar photo-voltaic installers (or, just solar …
