Lauren Goode

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“Can You Square Me Now?”

Mobile payments start-up Square has added AT&T to the list of retail partners that carry the Square credit-card-swiping dongle, joining Apple, Target, Walgreens, Best Buy and T-Mobile, among others. The card reader, which plugs into mobile phones and tablets and is aimed at small-business owners looking for credit card payment solutions, sells for $9.95 with a $10 rebate upon sign-up for new users.


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I feel sorry for Peter Thiel. Did he really want flying cars? Flying cars are not a very efficient way to move things from one point to another. On the other hand, 20 years ago we had the idea that information could become available at your fingertips. We got that done.

— Bill Gates, in an interview with Wired magazine’s Steven Levy