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Hunting, gun sports app GoWild seeing rise in ammunition scams
Jeff Flock on gun sales Scammers are increasingly targeting people seeking to buy ammunition and other gun accessories as ammo is in short supply and the market is flooded with first-time firearms buyers, according to hunting and shooting sports forum GoWild. GoWild, a social media platform created for outdoor sports and shooting enthusiasts, issued a
Leap started as a hobby. Now, it’s a multimillion-dollar platform.
It also works to the client’s benefit, said Patrick Fingles, the company’s chief executive. “We want to change the buying experience and simplify the estimating process,” he said. “We are doing to home contracting what Carvana has done to car sales.” The Columbia, Md.-based company has 60 employees and nearly 7,000 licensed users at 1,000 companies in the
How to Contact Wish Customer Service: Phone, Email, or App
You can contact Wish customer service directly by phone or email, or through the Wish app. For issues regarding specific orders, navigate to your order history page in the Wish app. If there’s an issue with your entire account, you should contact Wish by phone or email. Visit Insider’s Tech Reference library for more stories.
Best Money Transfer and Payment Apps of April 2021
Select’s editorial team works independently to review financial products and write articles we think our readers will find useful. We may receive a commission when you click on links for products from our affiliate partners. Every day, millions of people around the globe have to figure out how to pay for the things they need.
State officials seek to revoke license of popular investing app Robinhood
The popular investing app Robinhood is facing continued challenges and pushback from the state. Massachusetts Secretary of State William Galvin’s office is now trying to revoke the company’s securities license, according to The Boston Globe. And in response, Robinhood has sued to block any action. This is just the latest installment in an ongoing battle.
Chicago company behind Catholic prayer app Hallow raises $12 million
The cash injection for the Chicago-based company was led by General Catalyst and was a big endorsement in the niche religious-app market that typically sees average investment sizes of $2 million, according to data from PitchBook and Crunchbase. Hallow is one of a handful of faith-based meditation and prayer apps that saw a surge in interest after
How to make money using the Clubhouse app
Season Bennett is a barbershop owner who uses the Clubhouse mobile app to earn tens of thousands of dollars a month. Last year she made six figures with it. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Clubhouse, a relatively new mobile app, is paving the road to prosperity for Charlotte entrepreneurs like Season Bennett, who earned $60,000 on the
Rooming App Take First Prize in Business Plan Contest
Brea Givens, a senior managerial finance major from Austin, Texas, is the overall winner of the 17th Annual Gillespie Business Plan Competition at the University of Mississippi for her app, Froomie, that helps students find roommates and off-campus housing. Submitted photo OXFORD, Miss. – When Brea Givens transferred to the University of Mississippi as a
Tulsan develops app to promote local black business owners
TULSA, Okla. — The Historic Greenwood District was once a thriving hub in Tulsa, torn down in the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. A Tulsan is taking it upon himself to restore prosperous business in Black Wall Street in the form of an app. “When you are actually trying to support you just don’t know where
Driving business to local service providers while giving back to the community
Wemow, the lawn care subscription app is making an impact on local communities across top metro areas nationwide. Tweet this On-the-go lawn management: everything from scheduling, billing, cancellations, customer support and more is done through the Wemow mobile app. Customizable service: users can select their service frequency and level, preferred days and time, as well
Apple CEO Tim Cook hopes Parler returns to App Store
Apple CEO Tim Cook hopes the right-wing social media network Parler, which was forced offline following the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, will return to the company’s app store. During the New York Times “Sway” podcast on Monday, Cook said he hopes the company will “come back” after it puts in the “moderation that’s required to be on the store.” CLICK
Mark Zuckerberg caught using Signal secure chat app, main competitor of Facebook-owned WhatsApp: report
A hack of millions of Facebook users’ data has revealed that the company’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg uses the secure messaging app Signal, one of the main competitors of the Facebook-owned WhatsApp. Dave Walker, a cybersecurity researcher, discovered that Zuckerberg was among more than 533 million Facebook users whose information was leaked in the 2019 hack,
WhatsApp introduces new shopping features on its Business app: Here are the details
WhatsApp has announced new shopping features that will be available on the company’s Business app. The Facebook-owned company is now providing businesses with the ability to create and manage catalogs from WhatsApp web or desktop version rather than just smartphones. WhatsApp asserted that people have found catalogs a good way to discover products and services,
Continuous mobile app security protects the business and spurs innovation
Researchers found a vulnerability about two years ago in the Android versions of WhatsApp and Telegram that could let hackers manipulate media files sent via the apps. Today’s columnist, Brian C. Reed of NowSecure, offers some insights on how continuous mobile app security can protect companies from similar vulnerabilities. microsiervos CreativeCommons Credit: CC BY 2.0
Business Briefs: Grants fund local businesses, lawn mowing app expands to Gilroy
Grants fund local businesses Gilroy businesses struggling during the pandemic have received a funding boost. The City of Gilroy and the Gilroy Chamber of Commerce established a program that allows qualifying businesses operating within city limits to apply for a one-time grant using federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding. According to
Got an app idea? We can build it!
Whether you’re a small business owner, you’re working on building the world’s next greatest idea or you want to improve what you’ve already got, building an app is a worthwhile cause. Even if you don’t own a business, an app can be your actual business platform. For example, Headspace, a meditation app, is built on
Updated: New toll app offers alternative to E-ZPass transponder
Reading Time: 2 minutes A Washington, D.C. area company is now offering an alternative to battery-powered transponders. The Uproad app for IOS and Google aims to give drivers the ability to use all toll systems around the country. Uproad pays tolls, sends drivers alerts and allows users to calculate the cost of a road trip
Robinhood to remove controversial confetti from app
The retail trading app Robinhood announced on Wednesday that it would be removing its confetti feature amid criticism that it “gamified” stock-trading for users. In a blog post, Robinhood said it would be replacing the confetti feature with new visual designs. The new features appear to show a gentler image of floating shapes when investing
Better Business Bureaus Tip: What to Know Before Downloading Subscription Management App
ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 31 (TNSOps) — Better Business Bureaus issued the following news release: As consumers add more and more subscriptions to their budget, keeping track of the payments and reducing costs can get tricky. Many people are turning to subscription management apps to help. If you’re thinking about using an app, such as Truebill
VMware Cloud Accelerates App Modernization through Modular, Multi-Cloud Services
PALO ALTO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–For more than 20 years, VMware has powered essential business applications around the world. More than 300,000 organizations have built and run more than 85 million workloads on VMware, and more than five million developers build apps on VMware technology. Today, VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW) is helping customers unlock the power of
Spotify acquires talk app Locker Room to take on Clubhouse
Watch out, Clubhouse, Spotify is entering the social audio app space. On Spotify’s Q4 investor call last month, Chairman & CEO Daniel Ek explained that the music streaming company is “very interested in” the idea of adding social features to the service, and that the company “obviously pay[s] close attention to everything that’s happening in
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