October 05, 2017
Amazon Talks Logistics Partnership With French Retailer Leclerc
In more Amazon news, the U.S.-based technology group has reportedly approached Leclerc, a privately-held French supermarket, about a logistics collaboration. Michel-Edouard Leclerc, head of the Ivry-sur-Seine-based French hypermarket chain, confirmed...
October 05, 2017
Apple Tracker: Falling Farther From The Tree
Fall is supposed to be the best season for apples. However, the pickin’s look a little slim from Apple this week. Reception of the iPhone 8 has been underwhelming, with...
October 05, 2017
Dolphin Hacking And The Invisible Threats To Connected Commerce Economy
In a world where one of the three big credit bureaus can be hacked — and, as an American adult, one’s most sensitive financial information is probably already on the dark...
October 05, 2017
Apple Acquires Init.ai To Help Siri Get Smarter
Startup Init.ai announced that it is discontinuing its service – a smart assistant for customer representatives – to join Apple and work on Siri. According to news from TechCrunch, this...
October 05, 2017
Singapore’s OCBC Bank Pulls Siri Into B2B Payments
Singapore’s OCBC Bank wants to use Siri to help corporates do their banking. OCBC said in an announcement on Wednesday (Oct. 4) that it is integrating its Business Mobile Banking app...
October 05, 2017
The Pixel 2, The Mini-Home And The AI Tie That...
Promoting product releases has become something of an art form in Silicon Valley. There is the day itself, of course, but also the lead-up to it and getting people’s interest piqued enough...
October 05, 2017
In The Push For P2P Prominence, Zelle Emphasizes Instant Gratification
P2P FinTechs like Venmo and Square Cash gained popularity by winning over millennial users, which was rad. Now, the bank-backed platform Zelle is escalating competition by targeting millennials and their...
October 04, 2017
Facebook Tracker: Squeezed Out In Russia, China
With a now-total ban on WhatsApp, China has finally ousted Facebook for good, and Russia is threatening to do the same if the social media platform does not abide by...
October 04, 2017
Apple Keeps It Within The Family For Apple Pay Cash...
Rumors are swirling that Apple is currently testing Apple Pay Cash internally using iOS 11.1 and an accompanying device certificate. According to news from 9to5Mac, 11.1 was released in beta...
