Square’s $399 Handheld accepts tap-to-pay at your table
Square's $399 Handheld accepts tap-to-pay at your table Square’s $399 Handheld accepts tap-to-pay at your table The new Square Handheld POS device is roughly the same size as a large phone. The Square Handheld is available today for $399 with support for traditional card transactions and tap-to-pay, scanning products, and managing inventory, all from a […]
OpenAI hires former head of the Facebook app
OpenAI hires former head of the Facebook app OpenAI has hired Fidji Simo, the CEO of Instacart and former Facebook app chief, as the head of the company’s apps business. In a post on X, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says introducing the new role will allow him to “focus on research, compute, and safety.” After […]
Reuters is ready to stand up for the press — and embrace AI
Reuters is ready to stand up for the press — and embrace AI Today, I’m talking with Paul Bascobert, who is the president of Reuters, the news and information service you have undoubtedly heard of. This is part of a special Thursday series we’re running this month to explore how leaders at some of the […]
Trump’s tariff plan is a potential death blow to your cheap online shopping
Trump's tariff plan is a potential death blow to your cheap online shopping Trump’s tariff plan is a potential death blow to your cheap online shopping With President Donald Trump’s new tariff plan, your online shopping packages coming directly from China are about to get much more expensive. In February, the Trump administration moved to […]
Stripe already has a way for iOS developers to dodge Apple’s payment system
Stripe already has a way for iOS developers to dodge Apple's payment system Stripe already has a way for iOS developers to dodge Apple’s payment system Payment processing platform Stripe just added a way for iOS developers to accept payments by linking outside their apps, dodging Apple’s commission fees. The move comes after a landmark […]
America is living in tariff limbo
America is living in tariff limbo For millions of people, any one of the many unprecedented actions in the first 100 days of the second Trump presidency was enough to show that the US is barreling toward – or has already arrived at – billionaire-helmed fascism. Sure, Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has […]
Brendan Carr’s FCC is an anti-consumer, rights-trampling harassment machine
Brendan Carr's FCC is an anti-consumer, rights-trampling harassment machine Brendan Carr’s FCC is an anti-consumer, rights-trampling harassment machine In less than 100 days the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has been converted from a media and telecom watchdog into a bizarre, rights-trampling grievance machine built for one purpose: to coddle and protect the ego of President […]
Shein and Temu raise prices in response to Trump tariffs
Shein and Temu raise prices in response to Trump tariffs Donald Trump’s staggering tariffs on Chinese imports have hit nearly every category of consumer goods, from electronics and automobiles to clothing and footwear. One of the most vulnerable industries is the ultracheap e-commerce sites like Shein, Temu, and AliExpress that American shoppers have become accustomed […]
Tesla’s revenue and profits tank amid political chaos
Tesla's revenue and profits tank amid political chaos Tesla’s revenue and profits tank amid political chaos Tesla released its first quarter financial earnings today, offering another peak into the crisis currently enveloping Elon Musk’s company. Tesla said it earned $409 million in net income on $19.3 billion in revenue. That represents a 9.4 percent decrease […]
Figma tells AI startup to stop using the term ‘Dev Mode’
Figma tells AI startup to stop using the term 'Dev Mode' Figma tells AI startup to stop using the term ‘Dev Mode’ Figma slapped Swedish AI coding startup Loveable with a cease-and-desist warning for naming one of its new product features “Dev Mode.” It turns out Figma successfully trademarked the term Dev Mode in November […]