President Donald Trump met with two potential challengers to a vulnerable Republican senator on Tuesday, reaffirming his baffling commitment to ousting a member of his own party from Washington. The president has made no secret of his desire to replace Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake, who escalated his criticism of Trump in his new book "Conscience of a Conservative." On Tuesday, Trump bri
Photo shows Trump meeting with 2 potential challengers to a vulnerable GOP senator
Canada’s Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. confirmed Wednesday evening that it sold Singapore-based property-and-casualty insurer First Capital to Japanese insurer Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co. for $1.6 billion.
The Wall Street Journal: Fairfax sells Singapore’s First Capital to Mitsui Sumitomo for $1.6 billion
24 Aug 2017, London, UK, – DOVU, the global marketplace for transport data, announces its token sale, scheduled for 3 Oct, 2017. The project aims to create a distributed marketplace for the give and take of transport-related APIs, fuelled by the DOV token. DOVU is pioneering a digital economy for the mobility sector. At the … Continue reading DOVU, Blockchain Powered Mobility, Back
DOVU, Blockchain Powered Mobility, Backed by InMotion Ventures, Powered by Jaguar Land Rover
When it comes to cloud computing, Google has long maintained that it has an edge: When a business customer uses Google Cloud, its software runs from the very same servers as Google itself, with the data traveling on Google's privately-owned global computer networks. Today, though, the search giant made a surprising change, as announced in a blog entry. Now, if you want to save mone
Google will let its cloud customers give up a huge advantage to save a wad of cash (GOOG, GOOGL)
Now is the time for startups to engage in strategic planning so that future liquidity needs will be met. This article discusses market trends and how debt financing and other protective measures can engineer optionality that can help a startup not only survive, but potentially thrive during a period of financial distress. Read More
Three things that every startup should consider before the fundraising tide goes out
Consumers who are lucky enough to get their hands on one of the new Super Nintendo Classic Edition consoles will not only be getting an inexpensive remake of the popular game machine, they'll also be getting some of the top games that were made for the original version. The SNES Classic Edition is a miniaturized version of Nintendo's original Super Nintendo Entertainment System fro
Nintendo's SNES Classic Edition will come with three of the four most popular games made for the original version
iPhone fans will already have September 12th cleared in their diaries. After all it has been seen as the expected launch date of the new iPhone portfolio for many months. But now that appointment can be firmed up, as the date has been confirmed by a number of sources.
New iPhone 8 Leak 'Confirms' Launch Date
Uber Technologies Inc.’s scandal-plagued year apparently hasn’t deterred ridership, though the ride-hailing company is still reporting heavy financial losses.
The Wall Street Journal: Uber narrows quarterly loss as bookings surge
About 136,000 vehicles rolled out of British factories last month, up almost 8% from last July.
UK car production revs up in July
The food industry warns that a Brexit workforce shortage could leave a third of its businesses unviable.
Food industry warns of Brexit workforce shortage
If the headline on this article made your eyes burn with fire, and your fingers twitch to comment without reading further, then you're in the majority. The relationship between Silicon Valley's tech industry and economic inequality in the Bay Area is an incendiary issue, as civic tech leader Catherine Bracy is all too aware. She came to Ars Technica Live to talk about her vision fo
Silicon Valley can help fix the Bay Area’s inequality crisis
A group of Silicon Valley entrepreneurs plans to launch an investment vehicle that will offer a richly valued technology startup an alternative route to public ownership.
The Wall Street Journal: New investment vehicle gives tech startups an alternative to IPO
Clothing retailers hurt by declines in mall traffic showed encouraging signs in their most recent results as they leaned on discounts and marketing to boost sales.
Apparel Retailers Pushing Discounts to Win Customers
Meg Whitman, the chief executive of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co., on Wednesday repeated that she won’t be the next CEO of Uber Technologies Inc. following news that the board is considering her again as a candidate.