“As a vital part of the nation’s critical infrastructure, the Postal Service is helping the U.S. Department of the Treasury provide important Economic Impact Payment letters, checks, and debit cards to American households,” spokesperson Kim Frum told Fast Company. She confirmed that the payments are being sent first class and “handled at that service standard.” … [Read more...] about IRS stimulus checks: Painfully slow mailed-out payments frustrate many Americans
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Too little, too late: The cynical calculus of banning Donald Trump
The math is a little different for Apple and Amazon, but the calculus is similar. Apple’s primary business is in hardware and subscriptions, but it also makes money from payments through its app store. The more companies they can take money from, the better. So while booting the Trump-friendly social network Parler had no impact on Apple’s bottom line, the last thing Apple wants is to set a precedent where it’s playing moderator for any app that might host harmful content. The more open the internet, the more open the app store, the more money Apple makes. The same holds true for Amazon Web Services, which also dumped Parler: Jeff Bezos wants to make money, not court controversy. … [Read more...] about Too little, too late: The cynical calculus of banning Donald Trump
Bumble files to go public
The six-year-old dating app where women make the first move reveled its plans to go public Friday in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing. In its prospectus, Bumble reveled a net loss of $84.1 million on revenue of $376.6 million for the period between January 29 to September 30 of last year. In all of 2019, the company generated $488.9 million, up 36% from the year before. … [Read more...] about Bumble files to go public
