PayPal sells its consumer credit portfolio to Synchrony for $7 billion

In November 2017, PayPal announced it had agreed to sell $5.8 billion in consumer credit receivables to Synchrony Financial as a part of an expanded relationship between the two companies. That deal has now closed, with Synchrony actually acquiring $7.6 billion in receivables, including PayPal’s U.S. […]

Baidu and Softbank’s SB Drive are bringing an autonomous bus service to Japan

Chinese search engine giant Baidu have partnered with Softbank subsidiary SB Drive and manufacturer King Long to deploy a self-driving mini bus service to Japan early next year. The agreement was announced at Create Baidu, the company’s annual AI developer conference in Beijing. Under the agreement, […]

Wikipedia, perché oggi non funziona in italiano e contro chi protesta

Gli utenti di Wikipedia, l'enciclopedia online a partecipazione libera, si sveglieranno con una sorpresa: le pagine italiane del sito sono oscurate, si legge, in protesta contro le violazioni della «libertà di Internet» che sarebbero previste dalla … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #thisisnews