The European Central Bank committed to extending its asset-purchase scheme through the end of 2017, but will reduce its monthly purchases to €60 billion from €80 billion beginning in April. The ECB also changed its […]
Facebook is encouraging mobile app developers to buy dynamic spots to spur downloads. The company is also offering a service that enables brands to pinpoint which users are most likely to make a high-value purchase. […]
Up from a 17M figure reported in September. Having launched 18 months ago and now the second-place player in the field behind Spotify (Private:MUSIC), Apple Music (NASDAQ:AAPL) nevertheless remains up against tough competition from the […]
Cloud-based integration software company SnapLogic today announced a funding round of $40 million. The San Mateo, California-based company helps integrate and transfer data between different cloud applications. SnapLogic has attracted over 700 customers — Adobe, Box, […]
The Federal Reserve released a research paper that calls fintech’s long-term effects unclear and for more study. The paper indicates how the central bank plans to monitor blockchain and other financial innovations. The Trade (UK) […]
Airbnb has written a “policy tool chest” for governments considering home-renting regulation that addresses issues such as collection of lodging taxes and setting up permitting systems. “We want to work with lawmakers to get this […]
Voice activation via Apple’s Siri is handling lighting, temperature and other functions in 10 rooms of the Aloft Hotel in Boston’s Seaport district. Guests pay a $75 charge in the pilot program. Aloft Hotels are […]
Starbucks is taking the next step from payments via mobile device with the introduction of artificial intelligence to take voice orders. In a demonstration, the My Starbucks Barista chatbot was able to precisely process a […]
App Store revenues aren’t concretely broken out by the company, but growth in Apple’s Services segment, which the App Store is a component of, has increased on year-term bases by 24% and 19% in the last two […]
Apple CEO Tim Cook reported record sales for the Apple Watch during the kickoff week of the holiday shopping season and said the current quarter may be the best ever for the device. Cook did […]
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