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Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey said Tuesday he has turned over most operations at the high-flying company as he devotes more time to his other venture, mobile payments firm Square.

Online daily deals pioneer Groupon on Wednesday expanded into the payments arena, weighing in against the likes of PayPal and Square.

Starbucks is pouring $25 million into electronic payments start-up Square in a partnership that expands mobile payment options at the coffee chain, the companies announced Wednesday.

Online financial transactions titan PayPal announced that it has bought a San Francisco startup focused on using smartphone cameras to take credit card payments.

From iPads in vineyards to virtual tastings on Twitter, the tradition-steeped US wine industry is increasingly turning to Internet Age innovations to improve vintages and profits.

Google confirmed Friday that it has hired Digg co-founder Kevin Rose and other members of the team at his latest project, Milk, an incubator for startups making "apps" for mobile gadgets.

Online financial transactions titan PayPal has started to allow merchants across the world to take payments using smartphones in a direct challenge to startup Square.

PayPal Asia-Pacific chief Rupert Keeley said the US company plans to expand in the region over the next 12 to 18 months, after it launched the region's first payments service for smartphones.

Online financial transactions titan PayPal on Thursday began letting merchants worldwide take payments using smartphones in a direct challenge to startup Square.

PayPal on Tuesday pulled out a revamped digital wallet service amid rumors it is poised to introduce a plug-in gizmo that will let small businesses accept credit card payments using smartphones.

MUNICH (Reuters) - Twitter is much more than a social network and has no time to waste worrying about newcomers like Google+ as it becomes more important as an information service and builds its advertising business, co-founder Jack Dorsey said on Sunday.

This was Pie Central, the logistical headquarters of the nation's largest and oldest Thanksgiving pie sale to benefit the hungry. For two days, volunteers turned part of a vast hall at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center into an inspection, labeling, and distribution hub for 15,000 pies: pumpkin, pecan, sweet potato, apple, diabetic-friendly apple.

TORONTO (Reuters) - Ready to ditch your wallet, cash and credit cards? A mobile payment app lets users make purchases with their smartphone without taking the device out of their pocket or purse.

TORONTO (Reuters) - Ready to ditch your wallet, cash and credit cards? A mobile payment app lets users make purchases with their smartphone without taking the device out of their pocket or purse.

Square, a start-up from a co-founder of Twitter, said Tuesday that Virgin tycoon Richard Branson has invested in the mobile payments company.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Square, the mobile payment startup that counts former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers on its board of directors, has a new big-name backer: British billionaire Richard Branson.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Microblogging service Twitter is looking for a director to bolster its board's business credentials and diversity, and candidates include a former Google Inc executive, a person familiar with the matter said.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Microblogging service Twitter is looking for a director to bolster its board's business credentials and diversity, and candidates include a former Google Inc executive, a person familiar with the matter said.

Word is spreading quickly among small American businesses hustling to thrive in tough economic times -- hip young Internet payment service Square will give them an edge.

Word is spreading quickly among small American businesses hustling to thrive in tough economic times -- hip young Internet payment service Square will give them an edge.