EBay to pay $800M for payment firm Braintree – USA TODAY

New York Times (blog) EBay to pay $800M for payment firm BraintreeUSA TODAYGlobal online commerce giant eBay, plans to buy payment firm Braintree in an $800 million cash acquisition aimed at expanding mobile transactions handled by PayPal, the eBay-owned online payment system. Braintree works with online and mobile firms …EBay buying …

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eBay: We don’t share customer data with NSA – MiamiHerald.com

eBay: We don't share customer data with NSAMiamiHerald.comBERLIN — Online retail platform eBay says it doesn't share data it collects on its customers with the U.S. National Security Agency. NSA leaker Edward Snowden has suggested that major web companies have set up systems to help the NSA monitor online …and more » …

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EBay to bolster PayPal business with Braintree acquisition

By Chandni Doulatramani (Reuters) – EBay Inc said it would buy payment gateway Braintree for about $800 million in cash to strengthen PayPal's presence on smartphones and tablets. Braintree owns Venmo, an app which lets consumers make payments on smartphones and tablets, an area that EBay is looking to get …

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Why Food Stamps Matter – New Yorker (blog)

New Yorker (blog) Why Food Stamps MatterNew Yorker (blog)On Saturday mornings in North Philadelphia, hundreds of people can be found lining up along the sidewalks of West LeHigh Avenue and Sixth Street, near the basement entrance of a local public library. They aren't looking for books, they are looking to …

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Stamps increase proposal to face Senate scrutiny

Stamps increase: Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe's appearance Thursday before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee comes one day after the post office said it wanted to raise the price of a first-class stamp by 3 cents. More: continued here

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