Robert Hackett
Fortune
Center Township, IN, United States
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Recent articles by Robert:
Meet the Humble CEO Who Wants to Build the Biggest Cybersecurity Company Ever—Data Sheet
Cybereason CEO Lior Div just raised another $200 million to expand his firm. → Read More
What CEOs, Bankers, and Tech Execs Think About a Coming Recession
CEOs, bankers, and tech execs discussed the possibility of a recession on the sidelines of the Fortune's inaugural Brainstorm Finance conference. → Read More
Look Out Crypto Land, Here Comes the IRS—The Ledger
Where finance and technology intersect. → Read More
Exclusive: Comcast-Championed Home Insurer Hippo Hits $1 Billion ‘Unicorn’ Valuation
This is the second-ever investment by legendary investor Mary Meeker's Bond Capital. → Read More
Should Companies Bolster Their Cybersecurity by 'Hacking Back?'
American business leaders are thinking about how best to defend themselves against cyber attacks. → Read More
High-Yield Savings: Startup Betterment Promotes Industry-Besting 2.69% Interest
Fintech startup Betterment debuts a high-yield savings account with 2.69% annual percentage yield (APY) interest on deposited funds. → Read More
Financial Data Privacy? Consumers 'Could Care Less'—The Ledger
Where finance and technology intersect. → Read More
“Alarms Went off in the Spacecraft.” How IBM Computer Whizzes Saved Apollo 11
An IBM engineer recalls how one man saved an almost-aborted Apollo 11 moon mission on the feat's 50th anniversary. → Read More
China's Goal? To Become the World's Dominant Superpower, FBI Boss Warns
FBI cyber overseer Amy Hess tells Fortune Brainstorm Tech conference attendees that the bureau wants to hold China accountable for hacking American companies. → Read More
Lime Exec: Scooters, Bikes, and Ride-Sharing Will Boost Real Estate Values
The former Uber executive says that decluttering streets of cars could make people's real estate property more valuable. → Read More
About Fletcher: How Spotify ‘Playlisting’ Turned an Unknown Into a Star
Fletcher, the pop singer known for her viral 2015 Spotify single "War Paint," says "discovery and playlisting are everything" for a new artist. → Read More
The Computer Maverick Who Modeled the Evolution of Life
In 1953, at the dawn of modern computing, Nils Aall Barricelli played God. Clutching a deck of playing cards in one hand and a stack… → Read More
Exclusive: Visa Pours Millions into Cryptocurrency Startup Anchorage
Visa is co-leading a $40 million venture capital funding round in Anchorage, a cryptocurrency custody startup that, like Visa, is a founding member of Facebook Libra project. → Read More
Can Blockchain Build a Better Bank? Experts Weigh In
Here's what a selection of entrepreneurs and executives had to say about cryptocurrency technology and regulation on a roundtable at Fortune's inaugural Brainstorm Finance conference in Montauk, N.Y. → Read More
Fintech Trends 2020: Project Libra, Amazon Banking, Millennials
The top fintech and cryptocurrency trends for 2020—from Facebook's Project Libra to rising millennial net worths—as predicted by executives from Amazon, Bank of America, Citi and others at Fortune Brainstorm Finance. → Read More
Disrupting the Dollar, Gold vs Bitcoin, Marvelous Montauk—The Ledger
At Fortune's Brainstorm Finance summit executives asked whether new tech, notably cryptocurrency, will end the dominance of the U.S. dollar. → Read More
Exclusive: Wells Fargo-Favored Mortgage Master Blend Raises $130 Million
The fintech startup is darn close to achieving "unicorn" status. → Read More
Exclusive: Wells Fargo-Favored Mortgage Master Blend Raises $130 Million
Blend, a fintech startup that handles mortgage applications for Wells Fargo, US Bank, and others, raises $130 million in venture capital. → Read More
Disrupting the Dollar, Gold vs Bitcoin, Marvelous Montauk—The Ledger
At Fortune's Brainstorm Finance summit executives asked whether new tech, notably cryptocurrency, will end the dominance of the U.S. dollar. → Read More
'It's Just Lazy': Current's CEO Lashes Out at Facebook's Calibra for Its Similar Logo
Calibra, a Facebook unit creating a digital wallet for the Libra cryptocurrency, has a logo that looks like that of fintech startup Current. → Read More