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Payments Provider Dynamics Raises Even More Capital Than Square! (Just Kidding.)

in Commerce on June 28, 2011 at 9:01 pm PT

Pittsburgh-based Dynamics is announcing a $35 million round of financing that it will use to make a more intelligent credit card that it hopes will compete against others in the space, including Square and Google Wallet. It thought it was one of the biggest rounds raised this year by a payments company, and it was for about 20 minutes until Square announced it had raised $100 million.
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The Big Data Revolution Will Affect Us From Head to Toe

in News on April 6, 2011 at 5:30 am PT

Six years ago, John Webster and Chris Stakutis wrote a book called “Inescapable Data,” in which they talked to nearly 50 corporate executives and entrepreneurs about how massive accumulations of data could transform their businesses and their lives.

Zong Sees Mobile Payments Coming for Physical Goods Sooner Than You Think

in Commerce on February 14, 2011 at 5:48 pm PT

While paying by mobile phone has been around for years–with consumers charging ringtones and other mobile content to their bill–it’s been only in the past few months that it has become viable for other expenses. Now, payments for physical goods are right around the corner.

Is the AP Adding DRM to the News? Not Yet.

in Media on July 23, 2009 at 1:03 pm PT

Here’s the next step in the Associated Press’s attempt to adapt to the reality of the Web: It’s going to try to keep tabs on its stories, photos and videos via a “news registry that will tag and track all AP content online to assure compliance with terms of use.” At first blush, the AP’s description of the program sounds a lot like an attempt to implement digital rights management–a lock-and-key system–for the news. But at least in this iteration, that’s not the case.