Two very different companies — Amazon and, oddly, Cadillac — are pulling the retail fashion industry in competing directions. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.pymnts.com

WhatsApp has added end-to-end encryption to all of its messages – meaning that the company couldn’t give information to governments, even if it wanted to. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.independent.co.uk

Circle, the social payments app that runs on bitcoin’s blockchain, launched with support from Barclays as part of a new partnership. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.pymnts.com

A Russian Progress supply ship loaded with 3 tons of cargo is on its way to the International Space Station after a flawless launch Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.cbsnews.com

Google China says more consumers in China are using their phones to shop, and most of them would prefer to shop in apps, not on mobile sites. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.internetretailer.com

Persado, which uses machine learning software to personalize marketing messages, has raised $30 million in a Series C funding round. Sourced through Scoop.it from: fortune.com

The scope of SMS marketing extends beyond strategies written in books and despite being a traditional advertising avenue. LearSee it on Scoop.it, via Digital – Business Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.scoop.it

wired.com – For most of the past six weeks, the biggest story out of Silicon Valley was Apple’s battle with the FBI over a federal order to unlock the iPhone of a mass shooter. The company’s refusal touched of… Sourced…

Intellectual Property Protection is a Fundamental Free Market Tenet – Not a Tax… https://t.co/oCXBjZfETL Sourced through Scoop.it from: blog.heartland.org

IBM has started strong with a remarkable patent pace in 2016. So far they have already earned 1,927 US patents through the first three months of this year. Sourced through Scoop.it from: http://www.ipwatchdog.com