Tinder to Offer New “Likes You” Feature

Tinder to Offer New “Likes You” Feature

If you’re a Tinder user who hates waiting for a match, the app is introducing a paid feature that will make you very happy. Tinder Gold—a paid membership service—will now allow users to see who likes them instantaneously, without you having to like that person back....
Happy Independence Day from Business Bigwigs

Happy Independence Day from Business Bigwigs

On this day when we give thanks for our freedoms and for the people who fought for those freedoms. Because the United States wouldn’t be the country it is without the vision of our founding fathers, we’re going to share the document that is the very foundation of our...
Staples Is Going Private

Staples Is Going Private

In a deal that values office supply company Staples at $6.9 billion—a fraction of the $19 billion it was worth seven years ago—Sycamore Partners is coming in to rescue the distressed retailer. Another victim of the growing trend for buying online, Staples has been...
New Ransomware Attack Spreading Across Europe

New Ransomware Attack Spreading Across Europe

It’s déjà vu all over again, as Yogi Berra once said. Last month, the WannaCry ransomware program affected computers all around the world. On June 27, new ransomware shut down computers all across the Ukraine and many other parts of Europe. Among the affected...
Amazon Is Getting Into the Subscription Box Business

Amazon Is Getting Into the Subscription Box Business

Amazon Prime is bringing clothes straight to your closet with Amazon Prime Wardrobe. Amazon recently released the news that it will be entering the at-home fashion craze, and while it is still in beta, Prime members can sign up for notifications on Wardrobe’s status....
Kalanick Resigns as Uber CEO

Kalanick Resigns as Uber CEO

Travis Kalanick has resigned as the chief executive of Uber. Kalanick was Uber’s co-founder, and he turned it into a global tech giant. Last week, under pressure, Kalanick announced that he was going on an indefinite leave of absence following the death of his mother....