Volocopter, Grab Partner On Air Taxi Study In Southeast Asia
Volocopter, Grab Partner On Air Taxi Study In Southeast Asia
February 18, 2020  |  Innovation

German urban air mobility startup Volocopter is partnering with ridesharing and payments startup Grab to launch a joint feasibility study to bring air taxi services...

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Malaysian eCommerce Firm Takes 7-Figure Stake In BizApp
Malaysian eCommerce Firm Takes 7-Figure Stake In BizApp
February 18, 2020  |  eCommerce

Commerce.Asia, an all-in-one eCommerce and technology company, has purchased a 30 percent stake in business platform BizApp, which helps businesses and brands manage daily operations...

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EU Neutral On Potential US Stakes In Ericsson, Nokia
EU Neutral On Potential US Stakes In Ericsson, Nokia
February 18, 2020  |  Mobile

The U.S. Attorney General William Barr recently said the country should consider purchasing majority stakes in Nokia and/or Ericsson to push back against the dominance...

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1-800-Flowers Buys Bed Bath & Beyond’s Personalization Mall
1-800-Flowers Buys Bed Bath & Beyond’s Personalization Mall
February 18, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Bed Bath & Beyond needs cash. 1-800-Flowers needs to find new growth. Today (Feb. 18) they met over a Bed Bath & Beyond property called...

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Mastercard Introduces European Cybersecurity Center
Mastercard Introduces European Cybersecurity Center
February 18, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

Mastercard is developing a cutting-edge European cybersecurity center for public and private stakeholders to work on advancing regional fortitude, Mastercard announced on Tuesday (Feb. 18)...

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Personal Finance Apps Vie For Top Spot
Personal Finance Apps Vie For Top Spot
February 18, 2020  |  Personal Finance

Personal finance apps – for budgeting, investing or just squirreling money away – fulfill a core tenet of digital transformation in finance: that machines can...

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The Challenges Of Self-Checkout, IoT Technology
The Challenges Of Self-Checkout, IoT Technology
February 18, 2020  |  Today In Data

There’s not much argument against self-checkout systems as a means of improving the customer experience, but at least a temporary blowback to the technology has begun. Opposition from...

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Curating The Confusion Out Of Clean Beauty
Curating The Confusion Out Of Clean Beauty
February 18, 2020  |  Retail

As the wellness trend has expanded and intermingled with the beauty and cosmetics industry, the term concept of “clean” beauty has increasingly risen to prominence. What...

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The Mattress Company That’s Ready For Its Un-Casper-Like Closeup
The Mattress Company That’s Ready For Its Un-Casper-Like Closeup
February 18, 2020  |  Retail

In some ways, sleep and bedding retailer Essentia has the perfect Hollywood story. An epic one, actually. It has heartbreak, redemption, famous people, family ties...

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