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• Facebook Pay will let you make payments through Messenger, WhatsApp, and Instagram

  Last night, Facebook launched its new payment service called Facebook Pay in the US. The service will let you pay other people ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• Robinhood users are gravitating towards loss-making companies

  Can Robinhood users actually call themselves Robinhood’s, or is it just another tool for the rich to rob the average Joe? In this series we’re diving deep into Robinhood’s public data, to uncover insights on its users’ activity. Welcome to part 1, where we give a general intro ...

  • Yaron Yitzhak

• Alibaba and WeChat will let foreigners make mobile payments in China

  If you have ever visited China, you know not every outlet accepts cards. Some of them will only accept mobile payment methods such as AliPay or WeChat pay. Till now, these apps didn't allow foreigners to link their credit or debit cards to the app to make mobile payments. However, ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• Apple TV+ is 242 times more expensive than Netflix (per show or movie)

  You know what I love? A streaming service with as few things to watch as possible. Oh, and what’s that flying through my window at midnight? It’s Apple TV+! While Apple’s new streaming service might seem like a bargain at $4.99 a month (technically the cheapest of all its ...

  • Yaron Yitzhak

• Facebook pledges $1B to help fix California's housing crisis (good luck with that)

  Facebook today announced it was partnering with the state of California to try and fix the state's housing crisis. It's promised $1 billion from its redoubtable coffers -- which sounds generous until you realize it's companies like Facebook that are both feeding the problem and feeling ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Taboola and Outbrain, the two worst companies in the world, are merging

  In conclusion, congrats on the merger Taboola and Outbrain, but I still think you’re scum, and I can’t wait for the day ...

  • Matthew Hughes

• How this stock trading app changed how I save money

  Freetrade turned me into a savvy saver

  • Matthew Hughes

• WeWork's parent company is reportedly delaying its idiotic IPO plans

  The Wall Street Journal reports that The We Company, which owns co-working space provider WeWork, is putting its plans for ...

  • Abhimanyu Ghoshal

• Telegram promises to finish messy launch of its ‘cryptocurrency’ Gram by October 31

  The long-awaited Gram token from instant messaging platform Telegram is allegedly rolling out to investors very soon, but ...

  • Matthew Beedham

• Facebook hires lobbying firm to help sweet talk cryptocurrency regulators

  It seems Facebook's so-called "cryptocurrency" Libra needs a helping hand, as it's hired a specialist firm to lobby Washington ...

  • Matthew Beedham

• California man laundered $25M through his own DIY Bitcoin ATM and exchange

  A man from the small town of Westwood in California has pleaded guilty to running an unlicensed Bitcoin exchange and ATM, ...

  • Matthew Beedham

• Sony's acquisition of Insomniac mirrors Microsoft's aggressive expansion

  Sony's absorbed its perennial partner, Insomniac Games -- probably to protect it from Microsoft, which has acquired multiple ...

  • Rachel Kaser