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 in News: Google Inc (NASDAQ GOOG) Acquires Two UK-based Startups

Google Inc (NASDAQ GOOG) is expanding on its artificial intelligence firm. The tech giant recently purchase two more U.K. based startups. The acquired companies include Dark Blue Labs and Vision Factory as well as seven top researchers. These companies will join DeepMind artificial intelligence research company, which was acquired by Google earlier this year. DeepMind’s co-founder Demis Hassabis explained, “We are thrilled to welcome these … Continue reading Stock in News: Google Inc (NASDAQ GOOG) Acquires Two UK-based Startups

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Finance, Internet

Active Stock: Facebook (NASDAQ FB) Breaking New Messaging Grounds

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ FB) has no shortage of ways to connect with others over all its properties. Messenger, and WhatsApp cover a great deal in this arena. Slingshot is quite good for group messages and Instagram is designed to share photos and have conversations anonymously. So it could be argued that Rooms is unnecessary but Facebook disagrees. Rooms is almost reminiscent of the bulletin boards … Continue reading Active Stock: Facebook (NASDAQ FB) Breaking New Messaging Grounds

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Biotechnology Stockmarket Biotech
BioTech, Finance

Major Biotech Stock News: AbbVie Drops Shire Deal

AbbVie Inc (ABBV) has announced that it jointly agreed with Shire plc (SHPG) to terminate the planned acquisition of the latter, which was due to be completed by year end. We remind investors that in Jul 2014, AbbVie had agreed to acquire Shire for approximately £53.19 per Shire share (£24.44 in cash and 0.8960 ordinary shares of the merged company for each Shire share). The … Continue reading Major Biotech Stock News: AbbVie Drops Shire Deal

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Finance, Software

Bitcoin News: Is Australia the Ideal Location for a Bitcoin Exchange

A new bitcoin exchange launched yesterday in Sydney, Australia, with an aim to improving general consumer confidence in the digital currency market. Called Independent Reserve, the exchange is promoting both itself and its Australian base as secure and well-regulated, saying the country’s AAA credit rating and political stability made it the ideal place to locate. It will aim first at the local and New Zealand … Continue reading Bitcoin News: Is Australia the Ideal Location for a Bitcoin Exchange

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Finance, Internet

Active Stock: Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) Re-Brands Nokia Devices As “Microsoft Lumia”

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ MSFT) is now ready to rebrand the Nokia and Windows Phone devices officially into a new brand name—Microsoft Lumia. Microsoft Corporation will roll out the adoption of the new Microsoft Lumia brand in all countries over the coming weeks. The software giant had been providing hints about its plan to discontinue using Nokia and Windows Phone brands. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ MSFT) confirmed … Continue reading Active Stock: Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT) Re-Brands Nokia Devices As “Microsoft Lumia”

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Finance, Mobile

Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) Stock News: A Look At Apple Pay

Although Apple Pay was designed to work exclusively with U.S. credit cards, it can be used to pay for goods and services in other countries. Just a couple of days ago, the Cupertino-based tech giant launched Apple Pay via the iOS 8.1 update. This means the new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus can now be used to replace plastic cards at the checkout. It … Continue reading Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) Stock News: A Look At Apple Pay

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