Richard Atkins

Richard Atkins is a senior contributor at Tech Insider covering online media, online travel, and video games. Richard has been with Tech Insider covering companies in these industries since 2011 and has authored numerous industry reports, including "Internet Video: Field of Dreams or Nightmare on Elm Street," "The Next Leg of Online Travel," and "Pwned: How Casual Games Changed The Gaming Landscape." Atkins was recognized as the No. 2 stock picker and earnings estimator in the 2011 Financial Times / StarMine Internet & Catalog Retail category and was ranked in the 2010 Wall Street Journal "Best On The Street" for the Leisure Goods & Services category.

Facebook Sued Over Privacy Issues (NASDAQ FB)

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ FB) is facing a class-action lawsuit in Europe that could bring Facebook’s lack of privacy protection into focus. The suit says that after Facebook’s privacy policy became apparently deliberately confusing, violations occurred. Austrian law student and privacy activist Max Schrems said Friday he will challenge the social network in court. Schrems says…

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Biotech Stock in News: Puma Biotech Surges on Positive Results on Neratinib

Shares of Puma Biotechnology, Inc (PBYI) soared significantly after the company reported positive top-line results from the phase III trial on pipeline candidate, neratinib (PB272). Puma Biotech is evaluating neratinib for the extended adjuvant treatment of breast cancer. The phase III trial, ExteNET,(n=2821) is a double blind trial, which is evaluating neratinib versus placebo after…

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Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) Officially Acquires Beats: Active Stock

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ AAPL) officially closed the Beats Music and Beats Electronics deal. The Cupertino-based tech giant even added a welcome page for Beats on its official website. Beats official website also posted something to reflect the acquisition. Earlier this week, the European Commission approved of the acquisition. It appears Apple didn’t face any scrutiny…

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