WhatsApp is now delivering over 100 billion messages a day, solidifying its position as one of the most popular communication methods.
Facebook Suffers Setback As Brazil Suspends WhatsApp Payments
Facebook’s plans for WhatsApp have suffered a setback as Brazil’s central bank has suspended payments within the app.
Samsung Joining Tech Giants In Offering Debit Card
Samsung is the latest tech giant to announce plans to offer its own branded debit card.
Use Apple Card to Buy An iPhone With Zero Interest
Earlier this year, Apple unveiled the Apple Card, a credit card issued in partnership with Goldman Sachs. Today, the company took the next logical step, announcing that Apple Card can now be used to purchase an iPhone interest-free for 24…
Uber Wants to Go Public in 18-24 Months, According to Leaked Documents
According to a leaked presentation to potential investors in China, Uber plans to go public in the next 18-24 months – putting the IPO sometime near the end of 2016 to the middle of 2017. Reuters reports on the documents,…
Facebook Patents a Way to Let Lenders Reject You Based on Your Friends’ Crappy Credit
Facebook’s filed a new patent, and it might make you think twice about the (virtual) company you keep. Here’s the abstract of Facebook’s new patent: In particular embodiments, a method includes accessing a graph structure comprising a plurality of nodes…
Uber Is Now a $50 Billion (Valued) Company
Throw some more money on the Uber stacks. The on-demand car company has just raised another cool $1 billion, according to sources quoted in the Wall Street Journal. The $1 billion brings the total funding to $5. The company is…
Facebook Earnings: $4.04 Billion in Revenue, MAUs Climb to 1.49B
Facebook has just reported its second quarter earnings, and the company has topped analyst expectations. Facebook posted earnings of $0.50 per share on $4.04 billion in revenue. Wall Street forecasted earnings of $0.47 per share on $3.99 billion in revenue.…
Twitter Earnings Beat Expectations, but User Growth Remains Flat
Twitter has just reported its Q2 earnings, and it’s beaten expectations. Twitter posted second-quarter earnings of $0.07 per share on $502 million in revenue. Wall Street expectations were $0.04 per share on $481 million in revenue. “Our Q2 results show…
Spotify Hits 20M Paid Users, Defends Artist Payouts
Spotify has a message for Apple and its new Apple Music venture – you’re starting well in the hole. The streaming music company has just announced it has hit 20 million paid subscribers, and 75 million total active users (meaning…