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Cryptocurrencies are ‘going to be the biggest bubble of our lifetimes’

Akio Kon | Bloomberg | Getty Images An employee demonstrates the usage of a bitcoin automated teller machine (ATM) at the BITPoint Japan Co. headquarters in Tokyo. Former Fortress hedge fund manager Michael Novogratz told a conference Tuesday that the digital currency market will be a wild roller coaster ride …

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Amazon Web Services signed a big client — Time Warner’s Turner

Christophe Morin | Bloomberg | Getty Images Attendees stand near Amazon.com Web Services signage during the Station F startup campus launch party in Paris, France, on Thursday, June 29, 2017. Amazon said Time Warner’s broadcast unit Turner had signed up for its Amazon Web Services, a notable contract win for …

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The most important skill you should have to score a job at Google

Adam Berry | Getty Images The Google offices in Berlin, Germany. Leadership, she says, is something that Google looks for both in individual, low-level contributor roles and in managerial positions. That means “being able to influence others and inspire followership for your ideas,” says the recruiter. “Googliness” deals with culture. …

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SoftBank is said to offer to purchase Uber shares, but at a 30% discount

Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Uber’s headquarters in San Francisco, California. SoftBank has made an offer to purchase Uber shares at a $48 billion valuation — a 30 percent discount to the most recent valuation, a source said. This story is developing. Please check back for updates.

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Roku stock spikes after analyst raises earnings and price estimates

Brendan McDermid | Reuters People pass by a video sign display with the logo for Roku Inc, a Fox-backed video streaming firm, that held it’s IPO at the Nasdaq Marketsite in New York, U.S., September 28, 2017. Laura Martin, an analyst covering Roku, predicted on Monday that the stock would …

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Lucid Motors moves to bigger headquarters in Tesla’s backyard

Robert Ferris | CNBC The Lucid Air Alpha test car, displayed at the New York Auto Show, reached a software-limited 217 miles per hour on a text track in Ohio. Electric car startup Lucid Motors is doubling the size of its offices and is moving into Tesla’s neighborhood. The company, …

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Samsung Cyber Monday deals include savings on smartphones and tablets

Getty Images DJ Koh, president of mobile communications business at Samsung, holds up the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 smartphone during a launch event for the new product, August 23, 2017. Samsung’s Black Friday deals are continuing through Cyber Monday, with savings on everything from smartphones to tablets. The discounts include …

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Uber told SoftBank about data breach before telling public

Matthew Staver | Bloomberg | Getty Images Dara Khosrowshahi, CEO of Uber. Uber Technologies Inc said on Thursday that it discussed a massive data breach with potential investor SoftBank Group Corp ahead of going public with details of the incident on Tuesday. The ride-hailing service is trying to complete a …

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Workers at Amazon’s main Italian site to hold first strike Black Friday

Martin Divisek | Bloomberg | Getty Images An Amazon logo sits on a collection cart for customer orders at the Amazon.Com fulfillment center in Dobroviz, Czech Republic, on Sept. 8, 2015. Workers at Amazon’s main distribution hub in Italy are planning their first ever strike for Friday, trade unions said, …

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Google android tracking to stop after investigation

Sanjeev Verma | Hindustan Times | Getty Images A representative from Panasonic holds the Panasonic Eluga U smartphone, using the latest Android Kitkat operating system, during its launch in New Delhi, India. Google is ending a practice in which certain Android cellphone location information was captured, following an online investigation …

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