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PayPal's bid for the digital wallet looks strong

Everyone from Apple to Visa is looking to shape the way we spend money in the digital age. As PayPal rolls out pieces of its new platform, it's looking like a strong contender for a broad new standard.

by Kevin Kelleher, contributor

FORTUNE -- As long as the Internet has been a venue for commerce, some companies have dreamed of making electronic cash as seamless and intuitive to use as possible: no MORE

Today in Tech: PayPal launches credit card reader

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* Digg founder Kevin Rose and the rest of his team from the mobile app incubator Milk are joining Google (GOOG). The move comes after the news that Milk was shutting down its one and only app, Oink. (AllThingsD)

* PayPal unveiled its new credit card reader and app, which will enter MORE

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* Popular photo-sharing app Instagram may soon raise a new round of funding valuing the startup at up to $500 million. (The Wall Street Journal)

* A profile of Hector Xavier Monsegur, aka "Sabu." The online figure led a group of "hacktivists," and then when caught, contributed to their capture by becoming MORE

eBay has yet to sell its turnaround to investors

The turnaround the company has been working on for four years is finally bearing fruit -- but investors don't seem convinced yet. Its earnings report this week is a chance to change that.

By Kevin Kelleher, contributor

FORTUNE -- It wasn't the way any CEO wanted to start of a new year. eBay chief John Donahoe learned that Scott Thompson, the head of the company's fast-growing PayPal unit, was leaving to become MORE

5 moves Yahoo's new CEO should make now

The perpetually struggling Internet giant has a new CEO. Here's what he must do first.

FORTUNE -- When Scott Thompson starts as CEO of Yahoo on Monday, he'll have his work cut out for him.

Once an Internet pioneer, Yahoo's (YHOO) luster has worn off after an epic string of fits and starts, including a parade of unsuccessful CEO -- some of whom have not left quietly -- and a decline MORE

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* Yahoo (YHOO) has a new CEO in Scott Thompson, who served as PayPal President and grew the online payment unit into a business that now accounts for nearly 37% of eBay's total revenues. As sources told colleague Dan Primack, Yahoo's board members are not supportive of a takeover offer MORE

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* The initial crop of iPhone 4S reviews are out, and while the smartphone's chassis might look virtually identical to its predecessor, the upgraded components -- a dual-core processor, 8-megapixel camera, among them -- and brand spanking new software (hello, Siri) are enough to make the phone another successful Apple (AAPL) MORE

How 'local' can tech get?

FORTUNE -- Last week, during Fortune's Brainstorm Tech conference in Aspen, Colo., several of tech's brightest assembled to discuss ventures focusing on local services. Among them: Jeff Jordan of Andreessen Horowitz, Tim O'Shaughnessy, Co-founder and CEO of LivingSocial, Shopkick Co-founder and CEO Cyriac Roeding, and David Krantz, President and CEO, AT&T Interactive.

Here is the unedited transcript of the panel:

HOST:  Time now to talk about local.  "Reaching Local" is the topic of the next panel.  We've MORE

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* After two-and-a-half years of waiting and speculation, Spotify will launch in the U.S. later this morning at 8 AM EST. The streaming music service from CEO and co-founder Daniel Ek will offer an invite-only free, ad-supported service, a $4.99 ad-free option, and a $9.99 version including mobile MORE

Why mobile payments can't come soon enough

Services from Google, Square and Intuit are already simplifying consumer credit. But it's the long-term changes that will redefine how merchants, banks and consumers interact.

This is the second in a series of articles leading up to the Fortune Brainstorm Tech conference, which will be held from July 19-21 in Aspen, Colorado. Fortune Brainstorm Tech will round up many of the best and brightest thinkers in technology. Our coverage in this MORE