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Good afternoon, Early Risers! Here’s what you need to know TECH Paypal’s making it easier for you to sell. Today, Paypal’s instant checkout platform One Touch goes live in over a dozen countries. Good news for anyone selling anything because we all know the less steps a customer has to take to buy your product the…

Good afternoon, Early Risers!Here’s what you need to know TECH One important lesson from Uber’s new “Smart Routes.” Yesterday, Uber confirmed it is testing a new feature called “Smart Routes.” Basically, a cheaper bus-route option for Uber users. The lesson is simple: as a business owner you need to always be thinking of different ways…

Good afternoon, Early Risers! Here’s what you need to know TECH Words to live by, kids. 27-year old rapper Wiz Khalifa was arrested on Saturday at the Los Angeles Airport for refusing to dismount a hoverboard #FutureProblems. Wiz’s arrest was NBD, but “will serve to heighten the excitement for hovering,” says CNET. If you’re looking…

Good afternoon, Early Risers! Here’s what you need to know TECH The biggest problem in Canada’s tech scene is really a blessing. “it’s hard to convince people to come into this market, where they are typically paid less and the cost of real estate is higher. The opportunity has to be big enough for somebody…

Good afternoon, Early Risers! Here’s what you need to know TECH What to say when Jared Fogle drives your Uber? Lyft, please. The district attorneys of San Francisco and Los Angeles escalated their fight with Uber Tuesday in a revised lawsuit that faults the company for giving the public false assurances that its drivers are…

Good afternoon, Early Risers! Here’s what you need to know TECH Google’s terrifying running robot. New from the robotics lab that brought you the headless robot cheetah that runs faster than Usain Bolt: a large, lumbering robot that looks like a linebacker and runs like it’s drunk (Mic). Atlas, the bipedal robot from Boston Dynamics…

Good afternoon, Early Risers! Here’s what you need to know TECH Smart contracts could replace lawyers. Everyone has heard the hype about bitcoin, but the real promise of the technology behind cryptocurrencies is smart contract management—that is, legally binding agreements that execute themselves through software (Quartz). Smart contract management could cost a lot of jobs…

Good afternoon, Early Risers! Here’s what you need to know TECH You can now run Windows 10 on a Mac. Apple updated its built-in Boot Camp software to support Windows 10. Boot Camp lets users switch between Mac OS X and Windows. If you’re running Windows 7 on your Mac, you can upgrade to Windows…

Your Early to Rise daily briefing. Today, Samsung announces two new smartphones, why you should steal this guy’s app, what not to do when you’re rejected and more. Get The Daily Brief sent straight to your inbox every weekday. Click here to sign up for The Daily Brief. TECH Samsung announced two brand new phones.…

Your Early to Rise daily briefing. Today, rumors of a Facebook breaking news app, why praising Elon Musk is bad for innovation, how not to pitch a billionaire and more. Get The Daily Brief sent straight to your inbox every weekday. Click here to sign up for The Daily Brief. TECH These jokes will burn…

Your Early to Rise daily briefing. Today, a lesson in what’s truly important, Spotify might be offering premium-content, Steven Spielberg’s secret to success and more. Get The Daily Brief sent straight to your inbox every weekday. Click here to sign up for The Daily Brief. TECH What Google’s restructuring teaches us.  Google announced on Monday…