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Facebook Building Cryptocurrency-Based Payments System
Social-media giant is recruiting financial firms, merchants to help launch payments platform. Facebook Building Cryptocurrency-Based Payments System Facebook Inc. is recruiting dozens of financial firms and online merchants to help launch a cryptocurrency-based payments system on the back of its gigantic social network. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyuLTBlDcJE&list=PLU1KxUVqGmaMzKba8-AFLWD1Ljr62RajS[/embed] The effort, should it succeed, threatens…
United Airlines: A Case Study In Terrible Customer Service (#GotBitcoin?)
Gate Rep. Jeff Bennett is one of the worst examples of a customer service person I've ever seen. The Airport Police Had To Intervene. United Airlines: A Case Study In Terrible Customer Service (#GotBitcoin?) My flight which I cancelled) was delayed due to mechanical issues. Which normally would have been…
She Invented The Vampire Facial. Now Her Business Has Exploded (#GotBitcoin?)
She’s treated Gwyneth Paltrow, Angela Bassett and at least one Hadid. How Dr. Barbara Sturm, 47, has grown her skincare business 300 percent over the last two years—entirely on word of mouth. She Invented The Vampire Facial. Now Her Business Has Exploded (#GotBitcoin?) A Day in the Life of Dr.…
Booming Economy? US Treasury Can’t Pay It’s Bills, (#GotBitcoin?)
Agency urges Congress to act promptly to raise the federal borrowing limit.The U.S. government risks not being able to pay its bills on time later this summer or fall unless Congress acts to raise the federal borrowing limit, the Treasury Department said Wednesday. Booming Economy? US Treasury Can't Congress voted…
Online Ad Fraud Costs Advertisers $5.8 Billion Annually (#GotBitcoin?)
Ad spending lost to schemes declined 11% since 2017, but fraud is shifting to platforms where it is more difficult to prevent. Online Ad Fraud Costs Advertisers $5.8 Billion Annually (#GotBitcoin?) Online Ad Fraud Costs Marketers are expected to waste $5.8 billion this year on buying online ads that will…
Apple Says It Removed Parental Control Apps For Security Reasons, Not Competition (#GotBitcoin)
Addressing a New York Times report, Apple said it spiked some apps because they utilized mobile device management software on kids' devices. Apple Says It Removed Parental Control Apps For Security Reasons, Not Competition (#GotBitcoin) Apple on Sunday fired back at a New York Times report that said the company…
Hackers Used Microsoft Email Accounts To Steal Bitcoin
In worsening news for users of Microsoft’s email services like Outlook, Hotmail and MSN, several cryptocurrency holders affected by a recent hack allege that the hackers responsible stole their crypto, as reported by Vice’s Motherboard on April 29. Hackers Used Microsoft Email Accounts To Steal Bitcoin CyberSecurity Newsflash!: (Youtube) One…
Bitcoin Venture Backed By NYSE Owner Faces Fresh Delay, Executes Plan “B” (#GotBitcoin?)
Bakkt’s pursuit of trust status in New York state complicates its path to launch. Bitcoin Venture Backed By NYSE Owner Faces Fresh Delay, Executes Plan "B" (#GotBitcoin?) A plan by the owner of the New York Stock Exchange to make it easier for consumers to pay for purchases in bitcoin…
TikTok Is the Latest Reason Teens Are Addicted To Their Phones
The app is perfect for spreading memes, but good luck deciphering things like the ‘microwave challenge’ if you’re not in on the joke. TikTok Is the Latest Reason Teens Are Addicted To Their Phones When Holly Grace, a 23-year-old part-time singer and full-time nurse in Nashville, Tenn., first started making…
Google Shows Cracks, Foxconn Retreats (#GotBitcoin?)
Google parent Alphabet Inc. in the first quarter posted its slowest revenue growth since 2015. The poor results highlight the risks for one of Silicon Valley’s biggest names in effectively leaning on one massive, if lucrative, business. Google Shows Cracks, Foxconn Retreats (#GotBitcoin?) Parent company Alphabet posts slowest revenue growth…
Mortgages? Big Banks Throw In The Towel (#GotBitcoin?)
Non-banks’ made over half the mortgages taken out by American consumers in 2017. Mortgages? Big Banks Throw In The Towel (#GotBitcoin?) You can kiss George Bailey’s mortgage market goodbye. As the small-town banker in Frank Capra’s “It’s a Wonderful Life,” Bailey epitomized an old-fashioned world in which bankers know every…
He Conquered Cancer, Then 15 Spartan Races In A Year
Completing one muddy obstacle-course Trifecta at full strength is hard enough, but this 77-year-old wanted to knock out five. He Conquered Cancer, Then 15 Spartan Races In A Year Paul Lachance, A 77-Year-Old Real Estate Appraiser In Grand Junction, Colo., Overcame His Battle With Cancer In 2018 And Then Ran…