Microsoft is reportedly working on a technology that removes the need for checkout lines. According to Reuters, retailers across the globe have seen samples of the system, which is said to track what shoppers add to their carts. If successful, the technology will put Microsoft in direct firing line...
President Donald Trump plans to nominate Office of Management and Budget official Kathy Kraninger to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the White House announced Saturday. "The President intends to nominate Kathy Kraninger to be the next Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection," White House deputy press...
Microsoft is acquiring GitHub became official early on Monday, reactions were mixed. Understandably, GitHub’s user base, which consists mostly of developers, is sceptical of the move. The union of a source code platform with the maker of Office 360 (and Microsoft Clippy) might seem like an odd pairing. But...
American fashion designer Kate Spade was found dead of an apparent suicide Tuesday morning, officials told the Associated Press. The 55-year-old businesswoman is survived by her husband Andy and their 13-year-old daughter, Frances Beatrix Spade. Spade founded her iconic namesake brand in 1993. She was known for her colorful,...
A Salem organization called The Satanic Temple accused Twitter of religious discrimination. The founder of The Satanic Temple, Lucien Greaves, filed a complaint in March with the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, and said that “Twitter unjustly suspended their accounts after someone tweeted a threat against the organization”. A report...
The government of President Donald Trump reiterated his threat to impose 25% tariffs on 50,000 million dollars of Chinese merchandise containing "industrially important technology" in retaliation for what it considers unfair trade practices on the part of the Asian country. The government also plans to restrict Chinese investment in...
