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Four of the Five Highest-Paid Execs in the US Work for Apple

If you already feel a little hard done by when it comes to your pay check, brace yourself. Bloomberg reports that four of the five best-paid executives across the whole of the US are employed by Apple—and just wait until you hear how much they earn. More »
    


Bank of America Is Adding Teller Video Chat to Its ATMs

If you regularly find yourself perplexed at ATMs, help is at hand. Bank of America has announced that it's launching a new system that will allow you to hold a live video chat with bank staff to help guide you through your ineptitude. More »


Bank of America Is Adding Teller Video Chat to Its ATMs

If you regularly find yourself perplexed at ATMs, help is at hand. Bank of America has announced that it's launching a new system that will allow you to hold a live video chat with bank staff to help guide you through your ineptitude. More »


Why It Is About to Get a Lot More Difficult to Produce Counterfeit Cash [Money]

A team of scientists led by Jon Kellar at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology have come up with a special QR code—using nanoparticles combined with blue and green fluorescent ink&mdash...

Facebook Is Trialling Online Gambling [Facebook]

Facebook is trialling online gambling for the first time, by allowing a gaming app on its platform to offer users the chance to play with real money. More »

You Can’t Even See The Latest ATM Card Skimmers [Security]

While there have been plenty of terrifyingly realistic card skimmers in the past, we have bad news for you: the latest breed of skimmers are so thin that they're inserted into the ATM, so you can't see ...

How Budgeting Your Gadget Purchases Could Blow Your Budget [Money]

We all know what it's like: you decide you finally need to get a new computer, TV or camera. The first thing you do is work out how much you can spend, then start looking for the best products in your p...

How Budgeting Your Gadget Purchases Could Blow Your Budget [Money]

We all know what it's like: you decide you finally need to get a new computer, TV or camera. The first thing you do is work out how much you can spend, then start looking for the best products in your p...

Dwolla’s First FiSync Banking Customer Goes Live, Eliminates ACH Delays With Real-Time Bank Transfers

dwollalogoA major milestone for disruptive payments platform Dwolla: the company has just switched on FiSync, its real-time money transfer system which aims to replace the outdated - and much slower - ACH process. ACH, or Automated Clearing House, is the traditional means for making electronic payments here in the United States. A 40-year old system, ACH enables money to move from Bank A to Bank B, but the transactions take two to five days to complete. FiSync basically blows that system up, offering banks, credit unions and service providers access to a real-time alternative.

Man Goes on $1.5m Gambling Spree, After ATM Glitch Allows Him Unlimited Withdrawals [Crime]

Ronald Page, a retired GM worker living in the Detroit area, took advantage of one hell of a computer glitch, after happening upon an ATM that allowed him to make unlimited cash withdrawals. More&nbs...