Author: 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.
Finance, Internet

Stock Focus: Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) confirms Windows 9 Event on Sept 30

Microsoft is headed to the backyard of Apple and other tech giants with a San Francisco event to close the month. Since 1995, Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ MSFT) has unveiled eight new versions of its Windows operating system. Oddly, they have followed a pattern of roughly “good,” “awful,” “good” and so forth. As most would agree that 2012’s Windows 8 was rubbish there are high hopes … Continue reading Stock Focus: Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) confirms Windows 9 Event on Sept 30

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Finance, Mobile

Stock in News: Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) & the Bash Bug

Millions learned today that they might be running machines with a “bug” more dangerous than “Heartbleed”. Bash comes pre-installed on both Apple Inc (NASDAQ AAPL)’s iMac and MacBook computers. It allows hackers to essentially gain full access to your computer including “sensitive information, confidential information, intellectual property, customer data, financial data – the list goes on – including the ability to make changes,” Kyle Kennedy, … Continue reading Stock in News: Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) & the Bash Bug

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Finance, Internet

Stock in News: Google (NASDAQ GOOG) & EU Reach Another Impasse

European Union privacy regulators are once again pressing Google to make its policies easier to understand. The Article 29 Working Party (WP29) is a group that essentially makes the privacy concerns of every European union member its concerns when with comes to data protection. Unfortunately, for countries concerned with Google Inc (NASDAQ GOOG) its a toothless organization that has no power to bring sanctions against … Continue reading Stock in News: Google (NASDAQ GOOG) & EU Reach Another Impasse

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Finance, Internet

Stock Review: An Update on the Facebook (NASDAQ FB) Buy Button

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ FB) is entering into an alliance with Stripe to power its “Buy” button, which the company started testing with the News Feed in July, according to Re/code. Through the “Buy” button, users can buy goods that are displayed in ads or posts on Facebook. The partnership between Facebook and Stripe will be beneficial for the social networking site. Although the feature is … Continue reading Stock Review: An Update on the Facebook (NASDAQ FB) Buy Button

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Biotech stock market news
BioTech, Finance

Biotech Stocks Breaking News: Regeneron Gets Breakthrough Therapy Status

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals’ (REGN) shares were up 2.7% on the news that the FDA has granted Breakthrough Therapy designation to its eye drug Eylea, for the treatment of diabetic retinopathy in patients suffering from diabetic macular edema (DME). Breakthrough Therapy designation helps to accelerate the development and review process of experimental drugs that address an unmet medical need. The designation not only includes all of the … Continue reading Biotech Stocks Breaking News: Regeneron Gets Breakthrough Therapy Status

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Finance, Software

Bitcoin Update: First Cashless Bitcoin ATM

Bitcoin ATM maker Diamond Circle has installed its first kiosk at a cafe in Queensland, Australia. The new unit is located at the Bluff Cafe at Burleigh Heights, by the Gold Coast’s Surfers Paradise. The company describes its machine, unveiled earlier this year, as the first “cashless bitcoin ATM” kiosk to hit the market. The Diamond Circle ATM works in conjunction with its bitcoin debit … Continue reading Bitcoin Update: First Cashless Bitcoin ATM

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