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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
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
St Mike’s professor: App measures cannabis effects
Vermont Business Magazine Saint Michael’s College psychology professor Ari Kirshenbaum has been using a $224,000 National Science Foundation grant he received in September 2020 to develop a mobile app that measures the effects of cannabis on a user’s neurocognitive functions: things like reaction time, time perception and concentration, which are all affected by THC. The
Google Maps gets dark theme on its android app for users around the globe
Google Maps is finally getting dark theme on its Android app for users around the globe. “What do we want? Dark theme! Where do we want it? Google Maps!,” Google wrote in a tweet via its Android handle. While Google has been testing the dark mode for Google Maps since September last year, the global
New Mexico to launch app for COVID-19 exposure alerts | Business
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Department of Health is launching an app that will enable your phone to tell you in some instances if you have been exposed to COVID-19. The app called NM Notify and intended to help slow spread of the coronavirus will go live Tuesday, KRQE-TV reported. The department says
OnePlus Store app opens for business in North America
The OnePlus 9 doesn’t have many secrets left to hide, so if you’re just counting down the days until you can upgrade, there’s a new way to shop for your next phone. OnePlus has finally launched an app for its online storefront in the US and Canada after previously launching a similar marketplace in India,
App helping Wyoming home cooks share skills with community
GILLETTE, Wyo. (AP) — When the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic first began to impact Wyoming last spring, Kasi Hartsoch took them in stride. At the time, she and her husband, Zach Aars, maintained steady work. She had her business helping people file taxes, which she said was doing well, and he had steady
Air France Testing ISOS-Developed Health Passport App
Air France over the next four weeks is conducting a test of a mobile health passport founded in part by International SOS on flights to Paris from both San Francisco and Los Angeles. The carrier is trialing the ICC AOKpass app, which was developed by International SOS’s MedAire in partnership with the International Chamber of
Facebook Building Instagram App for Kids Under 13: Report
Facebook is building an Instagram app for kids under 13, BuzzFeed News reported Thursday. The project will be led by Pavni Diwanji, who previously led YouTube’s kid-focused products. Facebook has faced backlash over the safety and mental health impacts of such products. See more stories on Insider’s business page. Facebook-owned Instagram is planning to build
ironSource Announces Combination with Thoma Bravo Advantage to Create a Publicly-Traded Business Platform for the App Economy
ironSource provides the most comprehensive business platform for the app economy. The platform is designed to enable any app or game developer to turn their app into a scalable, successful business by helping them to monetize and analyze their app and grow and engage their users through multiple channels, including unique on-device distribution through partnerships
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