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Would You Stop Advertising on Facebook if It Offered Users an Ad-Free Subscription?

The idea of having a paid but ad-free Facebook account has been floating around for a long time now. While Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg was usually adamant that it wasn’t going to happen, the Cambridge Analytica issue appears to be swaying his thoughts. The question now is— “how much would an add-free Facebook cost?” Zuckerberg […]

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PayPal Ventures Into Banking, Targets Customers Who Don’t Have Bank Accounts

PayPal is venturing into new territory. The online payments company is reportedly set to offer traditional banking services to their consumers. Features like debit cards, direct deposit paychecks, FDIC insurance, and other financial services are expected to be introduced in the first half of 2018. What makes PayPal’s move more interesting is the fact that

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Stripe’s New Subscription-Billing Service is Making it Even Easier for Online Businesses to Get Paid

A lot of transactions and payment services are now being done online—from subscribing to streaming services like Netflix, to ordering food or buying clothes. This has led to a need for tools that will let companies, particularly small businesses, get paid. Stripe is stepping up to meet these demands with Stripe Billing. This subscription-billing service

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eBay’s New AR Feature Makes Finding the Right Shipping Box a Lot Easier

eBay has now made it easier for sellers to ship their items by using augmented reality to pick the right USPS box, the company announced in a Monday press release. Using Google’s ARCore platform on Android, eBay leverages motion tracking and environmental recognition to help sellers superimpose virtual shipping boxes of various sizes over a

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Amazon Gets Patent for Delivery Drones with Gesture and Voice Recognition

Amazon has obtained approval on a new patent from the US Patent and Trademark Office for a delivery drone that can respond to human gestures and voices on Tuesday. The patent, filed in July 2016 and published recently, is in line with the company’s goal to maintain a fleet of unmanned aerial vehicles that will

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Google Introduces Shopping Actions to Help Online Retailers Take On Amazon

On Monday, Google announced a program called Shopping Actions to help retailers take on the eCommerce giant Amazon. Under the program, merchants are allowed to list their products across the search engine’s platforms—Google Search, Google Express shopping service, and Google Assistant on mobile devices and smart speakers like Google Home. The program gives consumers a universal

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Instagram Launches Shoppable Posts in 8 New Countries

Instagram is planning to increase its share in the eCommerce segment by expanding its shopping feature abroad. Previously available only in the US, the Facebook-owned photo and video sharing app now allows shoppable posts for businesses located in an additional eight countries. Instagram is expanding its shopping feature to other countries such as Australia, Brazil, Canada, Italy,

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Google Drive Update Will Use AI to Help Organize and Retrieve Shared Files

Google Drive is an indispensable cloud-based tool for countless organizations worldwide. Its file sharing and synchronization services allow users to store and share all kinds of data within their group, enhancing their overall productivity through seamless collaboration. However, Google Drive users inevitably learn that while sharing files and documents with anyone is easy, locating and

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Facebook Increases Job Search Capabilities to 40 New Countries

Facebook users from different parts of the globe will soon be able to look and apply for a local job using the social media platform. The social media giant recently announced that its job search and application feature is being rolled out in more than 40 different countries, including Brazil, Spain, and the UK. The

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ZenBusiness Wants to Make it Easier for One Million Small Businesses to Get Started by 2023

Austin-based company ZenBusiness has secured $4.5 million in seed money, thanks to numerous angel investors. The startup is also embarking on the lofty goal of assisting one million businesses get started. ZenBusiness, which began operations in 2015, helps small business get off on the right foot by assisting with legal documents. The company will inform

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