April 24 looms large for Spotify. The digital music streaming service last week said it would share news on that date at an event to be held in New York City. The details thus far are scant, and speculation is mounting. CNET reported the company sent...
Salesforce co-founders Marc Benioff and Parker Harris told Business Insider in a recent interview that the company is currently developing a blockchain product. TechCrunch, citing the video interview, reported that Benioff said he was prompted to start thinking about deploying blockchain for its family of...
It’s called the Paradox of Choice, or “analysis paralysis” – and anyone who has ever frozen in the face of searching Netflix for a Friday night movie has felt its icy grasp. Stated simply, it says that too much choice is bad for the average customer, who...
Porsche Passport, the luxury car maker’s subscription service that enables users to access Porsche cars through a mobile app, is luring in younger-than-expected drivers, reported CNBC. Klaus Zellmer, Chief Executive of Porsche North America, told CNBC that the program, which is just live in Atlanta...
The definition of the word “extend” means to stretch out or lengthen one’s reach. It turned out to be the perfect word to describe Braintree’s newest suite of merchant solutions, Braintree’s Azita Habibi told Karen Webster in a recent conversation. Braintree Extend, which launches today,...
The 2019 Toyota Corolla will include some cool new features, including Apple’s CarPlay and Amazon’s Alexa. According to The Verge, the car will make its debut at the New York International Auto Show this week. When CarPlay was added earlier this year in the 2019...
VisaHQ, the online visa and passport application service, announced news on Tuesday (March 13) that it has inked a deal with Fliggy, the travel service platform under Alibaba, to expand the Online Visa Center to 11 new travel destinations. In a press release, VisaHQ said...
Airbnb announced news on Thursday (Feb. 22) that it is debuting new tiers on its platform geared toward travelers looking for higher-end lodging. In a corporate blog post, Airbnb said the new tiers are called “Airbnb Plus” and “Beyond by Airbnb” and are aimed at...
Worldpay, a payments technology company powering global, integrated omnicommerce, announced news on Thursday (Feb. 22) that it has launched DataEdge for Financial Institutions, powered by the company’s Vivid Data Engine. The data and analytics tool, through Vantiv (now Worldpay, which processes 40 billion transactions annually across...