Contactless tap-and-go cards are finally rolling out in the US. Mastercard, Amex, and Visa execs told us why it took so long.

We spoke with execs at major credit card networks to understand why the US has fallen behind other markets with rolling out new credit card tech.

October 14, 2019   |   View Online »

Contactless tap-and-go cards are finally rolling out in the US. Mastercard, Amex, and Visa execs told us why it took so long. Shannen Balogh | We spoke with execs at major credit card networks to understand why the US has fallen behind other markets with rolling out new credit card tech. Read More »

The 'worst of all possible worlds': One renowned stock bear is crying foul on an increasingly vulnerable part of the market — and reiterating his call for a 65% crash Christopher Competiello | John Hussman, president of Hussman Investment trust, thinks a 65% market crash will bring the S&P 500 back to "run-of-the-mill valuation levels." Read More »

Inside the 'awkward,' 'tense,' and 'heated' private meeting between Elon Musk and Texans whom SpaceX is trying to buy out to fully realize its vision to reach Mars Dave Mosher | A man who lives in Boca Chica says he told Musk that SpaceX's buyout offer was "unconscionable" to people who hoped to retire in the secluded area. Read More »

The new CEOs of SAP say they're not worried about Oracle or Larry Ellison's constant slams: 'It's a weakness when you talk too much about the competition' Benjamin Pimentel | SAP's new CEOs say that it came as a surprise even to them when they were appointed to replace Bill McDermott as leaders of the German software giant. Read More »

Inside WeWork's troubled $850 million Lord & Taylor building: A tale of outsize ambition, audacious renovations, and now financial worries Dakin Campbell,Meghan Morris | The landmark property, now owned by a real-estate fund linked to WeWork, is a symbol of the coworking company's grand ambitions gone unchecked. Read More »

Nobel laureate Robert Shiller forewarned investors about the dot-com and housing bubbles. Now he tells us which irrational market behaviors have him most worried. Akin Oyedele | In an exclusive interview, the Yale professor discussed what is "very strange" about an asset that's been extremely popular with investors this year. Read More »

VMware's COO says that its $2.1 billion acquisition of Carbon Black is all about fixing cybersecurity, an industry 'going through turmoil' Rosalie Chan | Now that the acquisition has been closed, VMware COO Sanjay Poonen and Carbon Black CEO Patrick Morley explains what's next for both companies. Read More »

Meet the 5 execs that Larry Ellison and insiders say are on the short list to one day be the CEO of Oracle Benjamin Pimentel | With Oracle's Mark Hurd on leave, here are 5 execs who could replace him as Safra Catz's co-CEO, according to insiders and Larry Ellison. Read More »

Lambda School is Silicon Valley's big bet on reinventing education and making student debt obsolete. But students say it's a 'cult' and they would have been better off learning on their own. Rosalie Chan | The Y Combinator startup Lambda School has raised money from GV, Stripe, and even Ashton Kutcher for a better way of thinking about education. Read More »

Samba TV has acquired a startup to help teach big brands direct-to-consumer tricks Lauren Johnson | Wove is the third company that Samba TV has bought in the past year to tackle advertisers' issues like frequency capping and measurement. Read More »

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