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* ![Peter Thiel, founding investor in PayPal Inc. and Facebook Inc., speaks during the LendIt USA 2016 conference in San Francisco, April 12, 2016.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6d7572806cab0611/69889517cf40a8a4d7c43682/gettyimages-520668034.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
May 26, 2016  
## [Peter Thiel Confirms He Funded Hogan's Gawker Lawsuit](https://time.com/4348840/peter-thiel-gawker-lawsuit-hulk-hogan/)  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)  
by Rishi Iyengar
* ![PayPal, Albert-Einstein-Ring, Kleinmachnow, Brandenburg, Deutschland.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5087b0e4947e8e31/69887c9cbc6cfc7b9e3dba30/paypal-cut-netflix-hack.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Feb 8, 2016  
## [PayPal Cuts Services to Sites Promoting Netflix Hack](https://time.com/4212003/paypal-cut-netflix-hack/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
by Fortune
* ![Paypal CEO Dan Schulman takes part in the company's relisting on the Nasdaq in New York](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3b4844c6f8c2afaf/69887b0bab6d776e766a8286/rtx1l2e0.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jan 28, 2016  
## [PayPal Adds a Record Number of New Users](https://time.com/4197704/tech-paypal-users-earnings/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
by Fortune
* ![Uber Tops Taxis](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc47626ac5f72d35d/69885f083c1639b92a4593d7/ap_118478885214.jpg?branch=production&width=1080&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 12, 2015  
## [Now Outlook Can Order You an Uber, Make a Paypal Payment](https://time.com/3995393/outlook-uber-paypal-evernote/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
by Fortune
* ![Ebay Reports Quarterly Earnings](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt32229df27091e1c8/69885ca3cd1bba53246fc76b/464399567.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 27, 2015  
## [Ebay Just Killed Off Its Same-day Delivery Service](https://time.com/3973787/ebay-same-day-delivery-service/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
by Fortune  
* ![EBay Announces Plan To Split Off Paypal Into Separate Company](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8de4d79003753c36/69885b8de20a870b3da8c574/gettyimages-456390702.jpg?branch=production&width=1080&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
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## [Paypal Returns Today With a Market Cap Larger Than EBay](https://time.com/3964281/paypals-market-value-ebay/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
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## [You Asked: How Can My Phone Help Me Split the Bill?](https://time.com/3753455/apps-money-paypal-venmo/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
by Alexander Aciman
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## [Five Best Ideas of the Day: March 11](https://time.com/3740554/five-best-ideas-of-the-day-march-11/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
by The Aspen Institute
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Feb 4, 2015  
## [The Rise and Fall (and Rise and Fall) of eBay](https://time.com/3695714/ebay-rise-and-fall/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
by Kevin Kelleher
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## [Big Idea 2015: The Coming Micropayment Disruption](https://time.com/3636720/2015-micropayment-disruption/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
by Walter Isaacson  
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
Dec 16, 2014  
## [Five Best Ideas of the Day: December 16](https://time.com/3635736/five-best-ideas-of-the-day-december-16/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
by The Aspen Institute
* ![Utah Software Engineer Mints Physical Bitcoins](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6294b219dce5af39/69876e3f5f570f404ab1425b/167578473.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 11, 2014  
## [You Can Now Buy Xbox Games With Bitcoin](https://time.com/3629798/microsoft-xbox-bitcoin-windows/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
by Dan Kedmey
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Oct 15, 2014  
## [In Silicon Valley, You Can Forget Aging Gracefully](https://time.com/3509598/in-silicon-valley-you-can-forget-aging-gracefully/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
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Sep 27, 2014  
## [PayPal Co-Founder Takes Aim at Credit Card Industry With New Startup](https://time.com/3430817/paypal-levchin-affirm-lending/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Dan Kedmey
* ![20th Anniversary Of First Online Sale](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltedd0a7c4fb505f83/69869f581eebf7a96937239c/453488550.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 13, 2014  
## [Amazon's New Credit Card Reader Takes a Swipe at Square and PayPal](https://time.com/3107265/amazon-card-reader-square-paypal/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Dan Kedmey

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