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, Software

Bitcoin News: Bitcoin Symbol and Code to Be Standardised soon

The Bitcoin Foundation’s Financial Standards Working Group has shed new light on its priorities for the next six months, announcing it will attempt to standardise bitcoin’s code, currency symbol and subunits over that period. The group’s formal plan of action follows its first emergence as an unnamed standards committee this June, when a post on the Bitcoin Foundation community forum called for volunteers for the … Continue reading Bitcoin News: Bitcoin Symbol and Code to Be Standardised soon

Richard Atkins
Finance, Internet

Stock Review: Bill Gates Happy With the “New” Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT)

Bill Gates sat down with Bloomberg Television anchor Erik Schatzker at the Sibos conference in Boston, where they discussed Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ MSFT)’s strategy, the Ebola outbreak, his philanthropic efforts, financial payment systems in Africa and more. On whether Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is moving fast enough, Gates said, “I’m very happy with what he’s doing. I see a new sense of energy. There’s a … Continue reading Stock Review: Bill Gates Happy With the “New” Microsoft (NASDAQ MSFT)

Richard Atkins
Finance, Internet

Stock in News: Germany Aims To Alter Google (NASDAQ GOOG) Privacy Policies

Google is in trouble with a German watchdog group over privacy policy matters. Google Inc (NASDAQ GOOG)’s last privacy policy change went into affect two years ago, but that doesn’t mean the policy isn’t in need of changes. Some European watchdog groups hope to change the privacy policy. Earlier this week, German regulators demanded the search giant to limit how it combines user data spanning … Continue reading Stock in News: Germany Aims To Alter Google (NASDAQ GOOG) Privacy Policies

Richard Atkins
Finance, Internet

Active Stock : Facebook (NASDAQ FB) Wins $2B in Damages

Facebook is getting success in its fight against fake likes, and has won over $2 billion in legal judgments against spammers. As soon as Facebook Inc (NASDAQ FB) decided to get rid of the fake ‘likes’ on its website, there are reports claiming that it has won more than $2 billion in legal judgments against spammers selling fake likes to the businesses. There are businesses … Continue reading Active Stock : Facebook (NASDAQ FB) Wins $2B in Damages

Richard Atkins
Biotech Stock
BioTech, Finance

Biotech Stocks in News: Major Biotech Stocks to Focus On

Here we have a close look at some of the major Biotech Stocks which have shown tremendous promise over the past few weeks. Investors are all recommended to closely monitor these stocks over the coming months as some movement is expected from these stocks. Portola Pharmaceuticals (PTLA), a biopharmaceutical company, develops product candidates in the fields of thrombosis and hematology. This stock closed up 4.1% … Continue reading Biotech Stocks in News: Major Biotech Stocks to Focus On

Richard Atkins
Finance, Software

Bitcoin News: Bitcoin Já Launches New Bitcoin ATM

Portuguese manufacturer Bitcoin Já launched its first Bitcoin ATM in Lisbon over the weekend. The company is a brand new name in the world of bitcoin ATMs, so this is not only its first bitcoin machine in Portugal, but also the world. The launch of the ‘BJATM1’ model took place at the ATM’s permanent location, Lisbon’s @Cinema theatre, on Saturday, 4th October. Bitcoin Já describes … Continue reading Bitcoin News: Bitcoin Já Launches New Bitcoin ATM

Richard Atkins