Oculus founder Palmer Luckey's border surveillance company gets $1 billion valuation
Anduril Industries is attracting a lot of investment
Apple loses its 'most cash-rich company' title to Alphabet
Apple has $102 billion in reserve, while its rival has $117 billion
Kickstarter's Games category passes $1 billion in total funding
Most of which came from tabletop games
Micron, Intel, and Nvidia are asking for a $3.5 billion increase in research funding
Fear mongering over China's own semiconductor advancements
The DEA kept a huge database of people that purchased money counting machines
The program was halted several years back as a result of the fallout from the Snowden leaks regarding mass government surveillance
Criminals are laundering money through kids playing Fortnite
$250,000 in Fortnite transactions occurred on eBay in a two-month period
Mastercard policy changes prevent companies from auto-billing you after a free trial (updated)
Merchants need explicit authorization before they can bill
Many big games now have two release dates, and the earlier one will cost you
What's an extra day of playing a hot new game early worth to you?
Tesla will pay Elon Musk only if he meets company goals
Up to $55 billion in stock options are available
Apple to inject $350 billion into the US economy over the next five years
Apple has a three-part plan for bringing some of its money home
Provocative ad by Universa Blockchain appears in Times Square, New York
Blockchain for apps that is fast
Air taxi startup Lilium raises an extra $90 million in funding
From backers that include Tencent
The State of Mining: Guide to Ethereum
If you've ever tried getting into cryptocurrencies, you were probably met with a barrage of technical terms and buzzwords. I heard I can make easy money by mining on my home computer; how does that work? Why are there so many types of coins? How do I get started buying and selling cryptocurrencies? In this article we'll focus on the state of mining, exploring the practical side of it, as we hopefully demystify some of the world of digital currencies.
Banks' real-time Venmo competitor arrives this month
Six years in the making, Zelle is finally launching this month
Apple launches $1 billion investment fund to boost manufacturing jobs in the US
Apple wants to be "the ripple in the pond"
Apple in talks to launch money-transfer service, offer its own prepaid debit cards tied to Apple Pay
The service would compete with Venmo, Square Cash
Snapchat loses way more money than it makes
The company "may never achieve or maintain profitability."
Is Buying a Sound Card Worth The Money? An Enthusiast's Perspective
#ThrowBackThursday Buying a sound card has always felt more like a gamble than an investment to me. At the same time, I know audio snobs with thousands in equipment and all-FLAC libraries, and I'd like to believe they aren't delusional – surely there's something to be experienced beyond my basic setup. But I mean, just how much better can music, movies and games sound? Enough to prevent buyer's remorse?
