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Walmart In-Home Delivery a Security Threat and Amazon Knock-Off

By CCN: For a company that can’t even employ staff members capable enough to direct shoppers to the right aisle, Walmart is taking an enormous gamble asking customers to trust them to enter their homes. But that’s exactly what the Bentonville, Ark. behemoth is planning to do in a bid to take on Amazon in […]

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Uber’s Executive Shakeup Is Just What This Flagging Company Needed

By CCN: Uber has suffered a defection from the C-Suite, and the timing couldn’t be better. It’s no secret that the ride-sharing company that has been struggling with its own identity has had a rocky road since its IPO. The stock only recently recaptured the IPO price (thanks to bullish Wall Street analysts propping up […]

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Social media ads for vaping must include nicotine warnings, FTC says

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned a handful of "e-liquid," or vape, companies that they — and their social media influencers — must follow the same advertising rules as everyone else. Specifically,… Source: engadget

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Bitcoin’s Popularity Beats Trump, Tesla, & Kim Kardashian on Google

By CCN: Bitcoin might be uncorrelated to the stock market, but searches for the top cryptocurrency are highly correlated with that of Kim Kardashian. ConsenSys points out the similarities in a recent blog post in which it compares the popularity of the biggest cryptocurrency with pop culture, politics, and corporate America. Bitcoin’s impressive bull run […]

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Uber executive reshuffling drops its COO and CMO

In an email that went out to employees on Friday, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said that because of progress made over the last two years, he now has more time to oversee day-to-day operations. Post-IPO, that will mean some reassigning of roles, and as… Source: engadget