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Postal Service Proposes 3-Cent Increase in First-Class StampDailyFinanceThe postal Board of Governors said Wednesday it wants to raise the price of a first-class stamp by 3 cents, citing the agency's "precarious financial condition" and the uncertain prospects for postal overhaul legislation in Congress. "Of the options … More: continued here

EBay said it would buy payment platform Braintree for about $800 million in cash to add to its PayPal business. More: continued here

EBay Inc. said Thursday it will buy Chicago-based Braintree, which operates an online payment platform, for about $800 million in cash. More: continued here

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 » …

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 …

Fleet maintenance technicians from FedEx Freight, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. , swept the top four spots at the nationwide 2013 TMC SuperTech competition held in Pittsburgh, Pa., Sept. More: continued here

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 …

Royal Mail promises 120 new jobs with Parcelforce depot opening at BecktonEast London AdvertiserThe massive 100,000sq ft Parcelforce site at Beckton, just off the A13, is part of Royal Mail's UK-wide expansion programme and is expected to create 200 jobs over the next three years. It is part of Royal …

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

Our world is driven by a new kind of machinery. Across the globe, the likes of Google, Apple, and Facebook are building massive data centers — temples of modern technology — that drive so much of what we see and do on everything from smartphones and tablets to laptops and …