Google+ will shut down 4 months early after Google discovered a second bug affecting more than 52 million users' data
On Monday, Google announced that it would be shutting down Google+ four months early after another data leak was discovered.
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Dec 10, 2018
Dec 10, 2018
Dow dives 400 points, on track for lowest close in over 7 months
Dow dives 400 points, on track for lowest close in over 7 months
Dec 10, 2018
A $2.8 trillion investor is bracing for even greater turbulence in the stock market — here’s where she says you should put your money
State Street's Lori Heinel says investors are worried that risks to the global economy are worse than they appear on the surface.
Dec 10, 2018
Theresa May delays Brexit-deal vote to avoid huge defeat in Parliament
Theresa May has delayed the key vote on her Brexit deal amid fears that MPs would hand her a crushing defeat.
Dec 10, 2018
100 BlackRock investing pros got together to formulate a game plan for 2019 — and we got an exclusive look at their 3 big themes for the year
Business Insider got an exclusive first look at BlackRock's 2019 market outlook, which consists of three major themes the firm sees dictating action.
Dec 10, 2018
Meet the 24-year-old who's the youngest female broker in the New York Stock Exchange
Lauren Simmons, an equity trader for Rosenblatt Securities, is the youngest woman to be a full-time broker in the New York Stock Exchange.
Dec 10, 2018
Lyft could be worth $5 billion more than its most recent private valuation — here’s how to price the ride-hailing company on public markets
Santosh Rao, head of research at the merchant bank Manhattan Venture Partners, lays out his full investment thesis for the ride-hailing company as it races toward an IPO.
Dec 10, 2018
Trump's trade war is causing GoPro to move production of its US-bound cameras out of China
Trump's trade war is causing GoPro to move production of its US-bound cameras out of China
Dec 10, 2018
A $9 billion hedge fund manager gives his best career advice to Wall Street hopefuls. Here's the 1 thing he wishes he'd done differently.
David Abrams, managing partner of Abrams Capital, said his firm puts a 3- to 5-year timeline on companies he invests in to determine if they are successful.
Dec 10, 2018
Walmart is reportedly testing a burger-flipping robot as the company doubles down on automation
Walmart is testing a burger-flipping robot called Flippy in its headquarters.
Dec 10, 2018
Let's meet in Poland next week.
I’m heading back to Europe to run a pitch-off in Wroclaw and Warsaw, Poland. Are you ready? The Wroclaw event, called In-Ference, is happening on December 17 and you can submit to pitch here. The team will notify you if you have been chosen. The winner will receive a table at TC Disrupt in San Fran…
Dec 10, 2018
How Uber will become an ad company, starting with Eats Pool
Where there is discovery in an app, there is paid discovery. Google helped you choose between links, then sold ads that promote a few. Facebook helped you choose between pieces of content, then sold ads that promote a few. And eventually, as Uber helps you choose between restaurants, it will sell a…
Dec 10, 2018
Google Maps' new personalized suggestions come to iOS
A more personalized version of Google Maps is now arriving on iOS. At Google’s I/O developer conference earlier this year, the company introduced a series of new features designed to help Google Maps users learn what’s happening around them, track area businesses to receive updates abou…
Dec 10, 2018
Verve, the word-of-mouth selling platform, acquires Campus Vacations for $7M
Verve, the word-of-mouth selling platform, has acquired Campus Vacations, a provider of “unforgettable” travel experiences to students across North America. The thinking behind the acquisition is to increase Verve’s market share and competitive positioning in the North America and Canad…
Dec 10, 2018
Google has acquired one of India's most popular train tracking apps
Google is increasing its efforts in India after it snapped up the team behind popular transportation app ‘Where is my Train.’ The app claims 10 million registered users and, as the name suggests, it helps commuters track arrivals and departures as well as buying seats. That’s no s…
Dec 10, 2018
Waggel launches 'fully digital' pet insurance
Waggel, a new ‘insurtech’ startup in the U.K., is officially launching today to offer what it describes as “fully digital” pet insurance. Founded by Andrew Leal, and Ross Fretten (a contestant of The Apprentice 2017), the company wants to offer more transparent cover for you…
Dec 10, 2018
China's JD.com teams up with Intel to develop 'smart' retail experiences
Months after it landed a major $550 million investment from Google, China’s JD.com — the country’s second highest-profile investor behind Alibaba — has teamed up with another U.S. tech giant: Intel. JD and Intel said today that they will set up a “lab” focused on…
Dec 10, 2018
Tencent Music sued by investor ahead of $1.2 billion US IPO
China’s largest music streaming service has had a whirlwind year. With 800 million monthly users across multiple apps and a profitable business, Tencent Music Entertainment is gearing up for one of this year’s most anticipated initial public offerings in the US. But the firm has landed …
Dec 10, 2018
Africa Roundup: Terragon’s Asia acquisition, Twiga Foods’ $10M raise, SimbaPay’s China payment service
Jake Bright Contributor Jake Bright is a writer and author in New York City. He is co-author of The Next Africa. More posts by this contributor SimbaPay launches Kenya to China payment service over WeChat Africa’s agtech wave gets $10 million richer as Twiga Foods raises more capital Nigerian…
Dec 10, 2018
Some things Jack Dorsey didn’t mention in his Myanmar meditation travelogue
Twitter co-founder and chief executive officer Jack Dorsey recently went on a birthday trip to Myanmar. As Dorsey recounted in a series of tweets to his 4.1 million followers, he studied Vipassana meditation. The practice’s “singular objective is to hack the deepest layer of the mind and repr…
Dec 10, 2018
Get a first look at Netflix's <em>Carmen Sandiego</em> animated series
Gina Rodriguez will voice the title character in the new series, out Jan. 18.
Dec 10, 2018
Margot Robbie was 'terrified' to play Queen Elizabeth I in <em>Mary Queen of Scots</em>
The actress talks about the pressure of playing the Virgin Queen in a video interview with EW.
Dec 10, 2018
<em>Charmed</em> recap: A very demonic Christmas
It’s the most wonderful time of the year...unless you learn your boyfriend is a half-demon trying to steal your powers.…
Dec 10, 2018
How to watch the SAG Award nominations
Tune in to find out which actors will be competing for Actors.
Dec 10, 2018
<em>Star Trek</em> producer explains how Picard spinoff will be 'extremely different'
Alex Kurtzman describes the Patrick Stewart spinoff series in new detail
Dec 10, 2018
The best games of 2018
'God of War' sits atop EW's list of the 10 best video games of 2018.
Dec 10, 2018
Peter Jackson wants to restore his old splatter films
After remastering World War I footage for a documentary, the director is interested in using the same technology to update his own movies like 'Bad Taste.'
Dec 10, 2018
The ultimate pop diva Christmas playlist
All we want for Christmas is one more listen to all of these festive bops.
Dec 10, 2018
<em>Godzilla: King of the Monsters</em> trailer teases more giant creature mayhem
The 'Godzilla' sequel will be released, May 31.
Dec 10, 2018
<em>A Series of Unfortunate Events</em> season 3 trailer promises one final mystery
The Baudelaires encounter a familiar face in the final season trailer.
