Acquirers and processors are competing to enhance their value propositions Card and automated clearing house (ACH) payment networks are dueling for volume Issuers can lean on customer relationships and tranches of data to respond to innovation LoadingSomething is loading. Thanks…
This year has begun badly for rescue dogs, particularly large-breed rescues. “Overcrowded animal shelters are turning away owners wanting to surrender their dogs because there is no room,” says Maria Dales, founder and director of California’s German Shepherd Rescue of…
Layoffs have started trickling into the retail sector, primarily impacting corporate employees. J.Crew, Nordstrom, Walmart, and more have made job cuts since the start of the year. Still, few retailers are laying off store employees as the “labor hoarding” trend…
Russia says it has rerouted all the crude it would have sold to the West, Reuters reported. Official implied Russia has offset the impact of sanctions imposed since its invasion of Ukraine. The nation has ramped up its energy trade…
Hi there! Dan DeFrancesco in NYC, and I’m trying to think of what I’d want most in an office after looking at pics of the coolest workspaces in North America. I’d probably go for a private gym and spa or a…
Twitter engineers have ensured that tweets by VIPs like Elon Musk will be more visible than others. A new report by Platformer revealed that 35 people have had their posts boosted by Twitter’s algorithms. This means their tweets automatically bypass…
Researchers say glass beads found on the moon’s surface could contain billions of tons of water. Their findings may help provide a method for humans to harvest water on the moon in the future. They were able to extract water…
Cryptocurrencies are trading lower after CFTC sued major exchange Binance for regulatory violations. Bitcoin and Ether are trading around $27,000 and $1,700 respectively, about 3% lower over the past 24 hours. Binance called CFTC’s complaint “unexpected and disappointing.” LoadingSomething is…
Japan is a country of more than 127 million people, but it rarely sees more than 10 gun deaths a year. Culture is one reason for the low rate, but gun control is a major one, too. Japan has a…
AR-15 AR-15 rifles for sale at the Guntoberfest gun show in Oaks, Pennsylvania, on October 6, 2017. Joshua Roberts/Reuters The AR-15 is a semiautomatic rifle and has been referred to by the National Rifle Association as “America’s most popular rifle.”…
