I’m sure you’ve already heard the news: John McAfee was found dead in his Barcelona prison cell. Catalonian authorities stated they believe McAfee took his own life. Things aren’t that simple though. I mean, with John McAfee and the internet involved, how could they be? Already, there are conspiracy theories circulating — many of which were started by McAfee himself. He tweeted about suicidejust a couple of months ago. And even seems to have “predicted” his demise in a tweet from 2019:...

Contactless payment has been heralded as the future of retail for quite some time and slowly but surely the pieces are falling into place for that to happen. In the latest development, McDonalds is set to introduce the ability to pay for your meal with a smartcard in all its UK restaurants. The move, reported byBrand Republic, follows a small-scaletrial runin London. Under the scheme, a special card will be usable to pay for items that cost less than £15....

We thought we had seen every type of app and interactive billboard campaign under the sun until we came across this brilliant one from Mcdonald’s that the company ran in Sweden recently. The concept is a simple one in that users get to control the billboard and turn it in to a personal game. By completing the game in 30 seconds win coupons for free food in the nearest Mcdonald’s restaurant....

McDonald’sis about to revolutionize the way customers order meals in its restaurants by introducing touchscreen terminals and swipe cards, replacing cashiers and the use of banknotes at its 7,000 fast-food restaurants in Europereports the FT. Fast food ordering has been pretty much the same for the past 30 to 40 years. McDonald’s first major effort to shake things up aims to attract time conscious and cash-strapped customers by making its restaurants more convenient and user-friendly....

Meanwhile, esports and gaming stocks are pumping to record highs ESPO and HERO are rising even though vaccines are coming ESPO and HERO’s big esports bets proved strong in 2020 ETFs offer investors exposure to an underlying portfolio of stocks, and the total value of those assets mostly dictate their share prices. They usually facilitate investment in an entire sector, with most of the ETFs on the market tied to an automated index of stocks, as is the case with both ESPO and HERO....