When Leapfin founder and CEO Ray Lau was managing financial operations at the game company Zynga a decade ago, he saw just how hard it was for his team to get answers about the financial health of the company quickly. He attributed this to too much siloed data and rigid financial systems. He says that…
Google and Apple have pulled the popular mobile game Battlegrounds Mobile India, more popularly known as BGMI, from their respective app stores in India following an order from the Indian government, a year after developer Krafton launched the app following a ban on similar title PUBG in the South Asian market. In a statement to…
New numbers from Counterpoint Research paint a rough picture for China’s smartphone market. Things show a steady climb, dating back to the iPhone 5’s 2012 launch, before peaking in December 2016 and beginning their descent back down to Earth. Sales in China dropped sharply in Q2 at 14.2%, year over year. The numbers are now…
The trailer for Andrew Dominik’s Blonde — an adaptation of the novel by Joyce Carol Oates — is a dark look at the greatest hits of Marilyn Monroe’s career. We see Monroe (Ana de Armas) performing “Diamonds Are A Girl’s Best Friend” and making waves on red carpets. We also hear her telling her side…
SAVE $115: As of July 28, the Acer Aspire 5, one of our top picks for a student laptop, is on sale for just $274.99 at Amazon. That’s 29% in savings and its lowest price to date. Looking for a budget-friendly back-to-school laptop? Step away from the MacBook and consider a less showy option like…
Save 49%: Good old over-the-ear active noise cancellation doesn’t have to break the bank. As of July 28, the Beats Studio3 headphones are on sale at Woot for just $179.99, a $169.96 markdown from their $349.95 list price. Forget books, pens, and paper — the real back-to-school essential is a good pair of noise-canceling headphones….
Snapchat’s latest lens launches you into a ghost-filled mystery, and it’s exactly what the social media platform needs for its paid tier. Titled Ghost Phone, this in-Snapchat game is the platform’s first AR adventure, expanding its Snap Minis feature beyond simpler meditation and study apps. Like other hits in the found phone genre, Ghost Phone…
Facebook and Instagram’s parent company Meta has approved four key design language for its workers and developers to use, with a handful of other languages approved for specific case-by-case usage. The company’s own Hack programming language is among the four supported languages moving forward; it’s a typesafe variant of the open-source PHP language that works…
Accusations of destroying evidence have piled more negative publicity on BMO Harris Bank. Chicago-based bank could also potentially pay billions of dollars in fines for its alleged involvement in a Ponzi scheme. Insider Intelligence publishes hundreds of insights, charts, and forecasts on the Banking industry. Learn more about becoming a client. The news: Chicago-based BMO Harris Bank,…
Investment income comes in a variety of forms, and is taxed in different ways. skaman306/Getty Images Investment income, money earned by financial assets or financial accounts, comes in three basic forms: interest, dividends, and capital gains.Bonds generate interest; stocks generate dividends; and capital gains (profits) can come from any investment.Depending on type, investment income is…