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Ashton Kutcher-Backed Fintech Startup Neighborly Misses Payroll
Tuesday, October 8, 2019 - 4:49pm | 387It has not been a good month for Ashton Kutcher’s investment portfolio. Amid the fallout from WeWork’s canceled IPO, Neighborly, another company partly funded by the actor and venture capitalist, has told its employees it can’t make its payroll. What Happened Anticipated...
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Today In Cryptocurrency: DoJ Investigates Bitcoin Price Manipulation, German Exchange Mulls Crypto Products
Thursday, May 24, 2018 - 4:32pm | 505The cryptocurrency market Finally seemed to find some support on Thursday, with most major currencies trading higher by more than 3 percent on the day. Here’s a look at some of the headlines that were moving the cryptocurrency market today — and which currencies were on the move....
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Is There Room For A 'Positive' Media Company? Chicken Soup Entertainment Thinks So
Tuesday, September 5, 2017 - 3:40pm | 604When Chicken Soup For The Soul Entrtnmnt Inc (NASDAQ: CSSE) IPO'd earlier this month, some were confused by the timing and even the decision to go public itself. Even CEO Bill Rouhana agreed that Chicken Soup has fallen out of the lexicon of pop culture since its heyday in the 1990s. But with...
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Netflix Is Shifting Its Original Programming Model With These Key 2016 Series
Wednesday, January 20, 2016 - 4:03pm | 620Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX)'s dominance in 2015 was largely based on the company’s ability to launch innovative original programming. Last Sunday at the winter edition of the Television Critics Association press tour, the streaming network showed its pipeline is not slowing up in 2016...
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3 Of Ashton Kutcher's Most Successful Investments
Tuesday, September 9, 2014 - 3:56pm | 761Well-known Hollywood actor Ashton Kutcher is also a very successful technology investor. Thought at first to be merely a “dabbler,” Kutcher finally convinced Wall Street that he was serious. Since Kutcher’s involvement in a company or project inspires others to join...
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Lenovo's Next Goal: Conquer The Mobile Space
Friday, December 27, 2013 - 12:55pm | 474Chinese based Lenovo (OTC: LNVGY) is sending a clear message to Apple and Samsung: Move over, we want to be the world's number one smartphone maker! “I'll be very clear: Our aspiration is someday to be No. 1 in the mobile space,” said J.D. Howard, a Lenovo vice president in charge of global...
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Ashton Kutcher Joins Lenovo As Product Engineer
Thursday, October 31, 2013 - 2:50pm | 310Ashton Kutcher has added another credit to his resume, this time on his technological side. USA Today reported on Wednesday that the actor will join Lenovo (OTC: LNVGF) as a product engineer. According the the report, Kutcher will offer advice on design and software for Yoga tablets. The tablet...
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What's Twitter And Square Founder Jack Dorsey's Favorite New App?
Thursday, September 19, 2013 - 3:59pm | 388In May 2012, Twitter and Square co-founder Jack Dorsey only used three apps: Twitter, Pay With Square and Uber. More than a year later, another app has finally caught his attention: Frontback. "It's an app that allows you to do something very simple," said Dorsey, who demonstrated the app for...
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Startup OverNear Wants to Put the 'Social' Back Into 'Social Networking'
Tuesday, July 30, 2013 - 3:46pm | 676Fresh out of stealth mode, OverNear is finally getting pushed to the general public. The social media app -- which promises to "bring your social network to life" while putting the "social back into social networking" -- aims to change the way people connect. "[Traditional social media sites]...
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How Are YouTube's Channels Performing?
Friday, May 17, 2013 - 3:02pm | 202On Thursday, May 9, Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) made its first attempt to persuade consumers to pay for content on YouTube. Despite the promise of big-name stars and high-end content, YouTube did not launch its paid channels hub with the likes of Ashton Kutcher or Sofia Vergara, both of which were...
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10 Extremely Unusual Startup Tips
Thursday, March 1, 2012 - 10:45am | 417What do Ashton Kutcher and Charlie Sheen have to do with launching a startup!? They're both players who made millions starring in the same CBS (NYSE: CBS) comedy, Two and a Half Men. One went crazy and forever ruined his relationship with the nation's largest TV network. The other didn't (not yet...
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Zaarly, the Online Bazaar with Impressive Investor Support, Has Raised $14.1 Million
Tuesday, October 25, 2011 - 10:58am | 307The money was raised to increase its presence in additional markets. With backing from Two and a Half Men star Ashton Kutcher, Zaarly was inspired by the concept of a traditional bazaar. Earlier this year, Bo Fishback, the company's co-founder and CEO, told Benzinga about this premise. “People...
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Airbnb Raising $100 Million, Company Valued at $1 Billion
Tuesday, May 31, 2011 - 11:04am | 223If Ashton Kutcher's endorsement in Airbnb wasn't enough to get your attention, maybe this report from Business Insider will do the trick. According to Business Insider, TechCrunch has some juicy details on the creative startup, which allows average Joes and Janes to rent their personal spaces (...
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Ashton Kutcher Invests in Airbnb
Friday, May 27, 2011 - 8:58am | 217According to an announcement posted to the Airbnb blog, Ashton Kutcher, star of television programs That ‘70s Show and Punk'd and films such as Dude Where's My Car?, has made a "significant investment" in Airbnb.com. He also will join the team of this San Francisco-based vacation rental startup as...
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Three "Supernatural" Stocks While Waiting for Season 7
Saturday, May 21, 2011 - 11:48am | 783Love it or hate it, the season finale of the CW's Supernatural, with its showdown between the Winchester brothers and the angel Castiel, has brought season 6 to a close. Already the speculation about Supernatural season 7 is rampant: What does being a god mean for Castiel? Can Dean forgive him for...