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.
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Finance, Internet

Stock in News: Facebook Inc (NASDAQ FB) in Trouble in Malaysia

Facebook Inc (NASDAQ FB) seems to be in trouble in Malaysia. The country’s Communication and Multimedia Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Shabery Cheek said that the government was studying a proposal to block Facebook. The move comes amid a rising number of abuses reported on the world’s largest social networking platform. Shabery’s announcement came after a Facebook user posted a doctored photo that insulted Malaysian king … Continue reading Stock in News: Facebook Inc (NASDAQ FB) in Trouble in Malaysia

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Finance, Software

Stock in News: Google buys Dropcam (NASDAQ GOOG)

Google Inc(NASDAQ GOOG) has strengthened its home automation offerings by buying surveillance camera maker Dropcam for $555 million. The purchase, made by the Google’s Nest brand, shows the search giant’s executives remain convinced that home automation- which has so far been a relatively small market- will greatly expand in the future. The addition of Dropcam broadens Google’s ability to compete with companies like Apple (NASDAQ … Continue reading Stock in News: Google buys Dropcam (NASDAQ GOOG)

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Finance, Mobile

Active Stock: Apple Inc (NASDAQ AAPL) iCloud Mail Outage Reports

Apple iCloud Mail service is experiencing an outage. Apple recently updated its system status page to reflect ongoing troubles. iCloud email users experienced an outage on Friday and Apple alerted the program’s users of system outage iCloud Mail is a free service that lets iOS users send and receive emails across mobile devices and computers. Just a few days ago, Apple notified developers of ongoing … Continue reading Active Stock: Apple Inc (NASDAQ AAPL) iCloud Mail Outage Reports

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BioTech, Finance

Biotech Stocks Under Focus: Vertex Pharma Captures Headlines

Vertex Pharmaceuticals’ (VRTX) cystic fibrosis (CF) drug, Kalydeco (ivacaftor) won a positive opinion from the European Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) for use in CF patients (6 years of age and above) with one of eight non-G551D gating mutations in the cystic fibrosis trans membrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene. Kalydeco is already approved in the EU for CF patients (6 years of … Continue reading Biotech Stocks Under Focus: Vertex Pharma Captures Headlines

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Diversified Tech

Active Stock in News: Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) Pays Tribute to Robin Williams

Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) recently shared a tribute to the late actor Robin Williams on the official store homepage. Earlier this week, the world lost one of Hollywood’s finest actors Robin Williams. This prompted many fans and fellow celebrities to share their condolences on social media and other websites. Tech giant Apple Inc (NASDAQ AAPL) recently joined in with a tribute page on it’s official website. … Continue reading Active Stock in News: Apple (NASDAQ AAPL) Pays Tribute to Robin Williams

Richard Atkins
Finance, Internet

Top Stock: Google Classroom Completes Pilot Phase

The Google Classroom project has completed its pilot phase and is now open for all Google Apps for Education users. Unveiled in May, Google Classroom is an online tool which integrates Google Drive, Docs, and Gmail in order to encourage teachers to use the services for assigning and collecting work online, as well as boosting communication channels for teachers and students in and outside of … Continue reading Top Stock: Google Classroom Completes Pilot Phase

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