As promised, Blackberry has another smartphone to reveal to the world. The snappily titled DTEK50 is equipped with a Snapdragon 617, 3GB of RAM, 16GB of storage, and a 5.2 inch HD screen. It’s a good mid-range package, and the list price of $299 is not only less than the launch price of the…

From Russia with ... Is the breach of the Democrats’ email systems part of an extraordinary dirty-tricks campaign by Russian intelligence? The idea seems so outlandish and far-fetched that, if you’re like me, your first reaction was to scoff. It sounds like something out of a Jason Bourne movie. But…

Bastille Networks has been pursuing the vulnerabilities in radio-based wireless keyboards and mice (those are the ones that use a special USB dongle to communicate with your PC) for months. Back in February, they showed they could take control of some models using “MouseJack” attacks. This latest…

Home Industries Internet/Online Services The Wall Street Journal Get email alerts The Wall Street Journal By Published: July 26, 2016 5:25 p.m. ET Share Changes meant to be easier to read at a glance Google Google's new-look Maps app. By Nathan Olivarez-Giles It is time to update your Google Maps…

5 Minutes of Management 5MM: Robots and Jobs In this edition of '5 Minutes of Management,' Workforce editors Rick Bell and Frank Kalman talk robots in the workplace and the 'Cadillac' tax. July 26, 2016 by

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Shares of Nintendo Co. plunged 18% on Monday after the company said the success of “Pokémon Go” will have a limited impact on earnings, but one analyst who called this selloff two weeks ago believes shares could fall much more. Nintendo 7974, +0.36% NTDOY, +2.56% 17.7% to ¥23,220 on Monday after…

It was 98 degrees in Orange County, Calif. today, with unusually high humidity. Yet I decided to play a quick nine holes. And proceeded to, without even breaking a sweat. How so? I headed to the brand-new Ultimate HD Golf that’s located inside an L.A. Fitness workout club in Mission Viejo. It’s an…

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Shutterstock If you own a small business, then you’ve probably heard of the Small Business Administration . Established in 1953, the SBA helps small businesses across the United States with its “3 Cs”: capital, contracts, and counseling. Maybe you’ve taken advantage of “contracts,” securing…

The Practical Employer Ohio Supreme Court Sides With Workers’ Comp Fraud We should all be troubled by a decision that discourages employers from terminating dishonest employees. July 25, 2016 by

Home Industries Insurance The Wall Street Journal Get email alerts The Wall Street Journal By Published: July 25, 2016 4:53 p.m. ET Share Startup still faces investigations in other states Bloomberg News David Sacks took over as CEO of Zenefits in February. By Rolfe Winkler Zenefits on Monday…

Home Industries Internet/Online Services The Wall Street Journal Get email alerts The Wall Street Journal By Published: July 24, 2016 11:37 p.m. ET Share CEO says ‘much higher’ price possible had talks continued LPS.1/Wikimedia Microsoft Corp. said it would acquire LinkedIn for $26.2 billion in…

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Home Industries Internet/Online Services The Wall Street Journal Get email alerts The Wall Street Journal By and Published: July 25, 2016 7:20 a.m. ET Share The companies didn’t outline the future role for Yahoo Chief Executive Marissa Mayer Getty Images Bidding for Yahoo Inc. began in April. By…

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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (center) insists the country can achieve extraordinary economic growth. (Photo by Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images) When Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was reelected head of his Liberal Democratic Party last September, he set a new economic goal for the country to…

Three thousand entrepreneurs, investors, and tech enthusiasts descended on Bangkok this weekend for a meeting of the minds at the Techsauce Summit . Hosted by Techsauce Media, the conference is designed to spur innovation and investment in the Land of Smiles. “We want Thailand to be a [tech] center…

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At Whit's End When Internet Trolls Attack, Who Are You Gonna Call? Comedian and Ghostbusters actress Leslie Jones has been vocal about the racist filth she’s endured from online trolls. But why is the actress exempt from protection under the law, but police officers aren’t? July 22, 2016 by

Twitter Inc. is scheduled to report second-quarter earnings after the market closes Tuesday. Since its last earnings report, Twitter TWTR, -5.12% has made multiple product updates aimed at simplifying the platform and jump-starting slowing user growth. But these updates have been met with fear that…

Apple’s “Touch ID” is demonstrated on an iPhone 5s. Federal prosecutors have sought to force criminal suspects to unlock their cell phones, often with limited success. (Photo: Glenn Chapman/AFP/Getty Images) A single sentence was all that was needed to detail the results of a search warrant executed…

Student loan borrowers are big business. Wells Fargo is partnering with Amazon AMZN, -0.76% to offer a half a percentage point discount on its student loan products to borrowers with Amazon Prime Student, a discounted ($49 per year) version of its Prime service for students, the companies announced…

TOKYO — Hit mobile game “Pokémon Go” launched in Japan on Friday along with a tie-up deal through McDonald’s Japan unit, in a move that could help boost the app to become one of the most successful smartphone games in history. The game is expected to rise to the top of app-store charts in Japan, one…

Morgan Stanley Blue Papers, a product of our Research Division , involve collaboration from analysts, economists and strategists across the globe and address long-term, structural business changes that are reshaping the fundamentals of entire economies and industries around the globe. Given the…

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As eBay Inc. executives discussed the company’s slightly better-than-expected quarterly results on Wednesday , they mentioned a slight boost in the company’s United Kingdom business as a result of the currency swings from Brexit, a factor that is still playing out. EBay EBAY, +1.21% told analysts on…

The Practical Employer Don’t Forget Your BS Meter When Conducting Workplace Investigations Here’s the employment-law takeaway: when you are assessing credibility, do not check your common sense at the door. July 20, 2016 by

Producer Scott Rudin (C) accepts the Tony award for Best Revival of a Play for ‘A View from the Bridge’ onstage during the 70th Annual Tony Awards. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions) Know your place. That’s advice that Scott Rudin believes is the role of every producer.…

Apple Inc. may rake in $3 billion in additional revenue over the next two years because of the runaway success of Pokémon Go, according to a new report from Needham analyst Laura Martin. The company, which charges a fee to host apps on its App Store and pays itself a portion of the revenue spent on…

Home Industries Media The Wall Street Journal Get email alerts The Wall Street Journal By Published: July 19, 2016 6:16 p.m. ET Share Gawker founder on the hook for millions in Hulk Hogan lawsuit Reuters Nick Denton, founder of Gawker, says he can’t pay his share of a $140 million…

In this century of exponential growth of new enterprises, finance has been a driver of global economy. Financial technology, aka FinTech, makes it ever more enabling for businesses – traditional and ventures alike – to thrive into a supreme state of commerce. The global adoption rate for FinTech –…

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