The results of a national survey released Tuesday (Oct. 21) reveal that a majority of Americans are comfortable sharing personal information, particularly when there’s rewards information to gain from sharing. Source: http://www.pymnts.com

http://www.pymnts.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Aurus_and_Shortcuts_.mp3   When people think e-commerce, they think Amazon, or eBay or maybe Netflix—some provider of a digital marketplace for the purchase of goods or a digital service provider. … Source: http://www.pymnts.com

An ambitious multimillion-pound plan hopes to attract hordes of visitors to the east coast of the Caspian sea, but the hunt is on for investors to fund the project. EurasiaNet.org report Source: http://www.theguardian.com

Changes follow doping cases at Astana Source: http://www.cyclingnews.com

Bionym, a Toronto-based startup specializing in persistent biometric authentication though vital measurements, has raised $14 million in a series A funding roun Source: mobileidworld.com

Plaintiff Stragent asserted four patents against Intel as part of its original complaint. Only one of the four patents was ultimately tried. Source: http://www.mondaq.com

Judge Pauline Newman wrote that a San Diego judge went too far in enforcing rules used for patent cases in two California districts. Source: http://www.law.com

Patent trolls continue to up the lawsuit count as companies fight back. Which means plenty of work for the law firms chosen to file or defend patent suits. Source: http://www.law.com

Apple Pay is exciting, but Apple is neither the first, nor the only player in the mobile payments space. Source: mashable.com

Since Apple unveiled Apple Pay, the response suggests that it may represent a quantum leap towards the tipping point in the adoption of mobile wallets. Source: http://www.wired.com