NNPA NEWSWIRE — Techstars, a global investment business that provides access to capital, one-on-one mentorship, and customized programming for early-stage entrepreneurs, announces the launch of the Build...
THE CHARLESTON CHRONICLE — Africa is home to some of the fastest-growing economies in the world, fueling a $31 billion fashion industry and its own Africa...
DEFENDER NEWS NETWORK — Although Black women are the fastest growing group of entrepreneurs in the country, they still run into many obstacles when seeking capital...
(Chicago Tribune) – Groupon, once believed by many to be a catalyst for Chicago’s technology scene, evokes more concern than awe from some observers these days....
(Forbes) – In the months leading up to its split with eBay, PayPal made two significant acquisitions. The first was the $280 million it laid out for payments technology...
MAE ANDERSON, AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It’s official: Amazon is bigger than Wal-Mart. Amazon shares surged 15 percent on Friday after the e-commerce...
(BBC) – Google has confirmed that it is to introduce a “buy button” to its search results imminently. The button would give Google Search users the...
(Bloomberg) – Amazon.com Inc. will offer free same-day delivery to Amazon Prime subscribers in 14 metropolitan areas, putting 1 in 6 Americans within reach of...
NEW YORK (India Times) – The site that sells everything from toilet paper to toys can now send you on a romantic getaway. Amazon is...
Seth Fiegerman, MASHABLE HANOVER, Germany (Mashable.com)—The future of payments may be staring us right in the face. Alibaba, the Chinese ecommerce giant with more money...
Josh Constine, TECH CRUNCH (TechCrunch.com)—Facebook today announced it has acquired personalized shopping search engine TheFind to help improve its commerce ads. TheFind had raised $26 million from...
(Fortune) – Target has lowered the minimum online order size by half as the e-commerce wars with Amazon and Walmart escalate. The e-commerce wars continue...
(Time) – Gmail users in the United Kingdom may notice a new attachment icon today shaped like a British pound sign which does exactly what...
(CNet) – Even as it makes headlines by investing in fanciful projects including driverless cars and high-altitude balloons beaming out Wi-Fi service, Google can’t turn attention...
Michael Liedtke, ASSOCIATED PRESS SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Yahoo is making amends for years of blundering with one smart move: an early investment in Alibaba Group that...
JOE McDONALD, AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Alibaba, the e-commerce giant planning a blockbuster share sale in the U.S., shook up China’s vast but sleepy...
[The Fuse Joplin] Rakuten, a Japanese e-commerce company and one of the largest of its kind in the Asian country, recently managed to agree a deal...
