The marquee and sign at an entrance to MGM Grand Hotel & Casino are showing messages after the resort in the Las Vegas Strip closed as the coronavirus continues to spread across the United States on March 17, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ethan Miller | Getty Images Barry Diller’s …
Read More »Facebook is kicking off financial unit in another bid to capture digital payments, commerce
Facebook Inc. has a new payment group with a familiar face. David Marcus, co-creator of the company’s Libra cryptocurrency project, will lead Facebook Financial, an initiative to run all payment projects, including Facebook Pay, a feature it plans to build in all has apps. Former Upwork Inc. UPWK, -2.94% Chief …
Read More »Microsoft buying TikTok could lead to problems controlling social media content
If Microsoft were to complete a purchase of TikTok, it would get a company with a lot of potential for revenue growth. But with such a purchase, Microsoft would also adopt a whole new slate of problems. Microsoft announced on August 2 that it was in talks to buy TikTok’s …
Read More »Facebook Pay will be led by former PayPal exec Stephane Kasriel
David Marcus, vice president of messaging products for Facebook Inc., speaks during a Bloomberg Television interview on the sidelines of the Wall Street Journal D.Live World Technology Conference in Laguna Beach, California, USA, on Wednesday, October 18, 2017. Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Facebook is bringing in …
Read More »Google Maps gets a major upgrade on Apple CarPlay and Apple Watch
Google Maps is coming to the CarPlay Dashboard. Google Google announced Monday that it’s improving Google Maps in Apple CarPlay and on the Apple Watch. The new Google Maps update brings maps to the CarPlay Dashboard, the primary window of the home screen where you can see many things at …
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