Samantha Rhodes

Twitter may soon bring live NBA, MLS games to your timeline

You may have watched last month’s epic NBA Finals between the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers at a bar. But during next year’s finals you could be face down, anywhere, staring at Twitter. The company is trying to negotiate a deal with Major League Soccer, the National Basketball Association and cable network conglomerate Turner …

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Walmart Pay, the chain’s homegrown mobile payment system, goes nationwide

Walmart shoppers from California to Maine and everywhere in between can now use their phone make purchases at the cash register. The nation’s largest retail chain said on Wednesday that Walmart Pay, the retailer’s mobile payment system, is now available in the entire US. Walmart Pay is in all 4,600 stores in the country and can be accessed through the …

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This startup has a smart ring designed to keep you safe

Walking alone through a parking garage or down a side street, you feel uneasy. You wonder how you’d signal for help if you were truly in danger. You’re not alone. One in five women is sexually assaulted before graduating from college, said Anna Voremberg, managing director of End Rape on Campus. And it’s not just young women who worry about …

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BlackBerry results paint a bleak future for its phones

The clock is ticking on BlackBerry’s phone business, and it looks like time is almost up. BlackBerry CEO John Chen has repeatedly vowed to exit the phone business if it continued to be unprofitable. If Chen sticks to his word, BlackBerry phones may soon be a thing of the past. The company’s numbers only continue to disappoint. The Canadian company …

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