PayPal announced Monday that it is hiring to fill more than 300 positions at offices in Chandler as well as Omaha, Neb.

Payment processing giant PayPal opened a new operations and customer support center in the Phoenix suburb of Chandler Wednesday that is expected to require as many as 2,000 new workers.

PayPal said Tuesday it will open a technology development center in Scottsdale before year end that within three years will employ more than 400 high-tech professionals.

PayPal said Tuesday it will open a technology development center in Scottsdale before year end that within three years will employ more than 400 high-tech professionals.

SAN FRANCISCO - Google Inc. CEO Eric Schmidt on Tuesday denied recent media and analyst reports that the online search engine leader is gearing up to compete directly with eBay Inc.'s pioneering PayPal service, although he acknowledged some kind of electronic payment product is in the works.

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SAN FRANCISCO - Paypal, the online payment service owned by eBay Inc., has begun testing a new offering to allow people to make and receive payments using cell phones and other mobile devices.

SAN FRANCISCO - Hoping to build upon the power of its Internet leading search engine, Google Inc. is believed to be developing an online payment system that would pose a stiff challenge to online auctioneer eBay Inc.'s industry-dominating PayPal service.

WASHINGTON — NASA has introduced a group it calls the seven new pioneers of space. They are not astronauts, but private companies.

The smart phone, that Swiss Army Knife of the digital age, is liberating pockets around the globe from cameras, calendars, maps and music players.

NEW YORK — Groupon launched a payment service Wednesday that allows businesses to accept credit cards using an iPhone or iPod Touch, becoming the latest company to enter the growing mobile payments market.

Animal rights advocates want a Scottsdale-based company to shut down a Web site that threatens to kill a bunny if it doesn’t receive $50,000 from the public.

Mountain Pointe High School Principal Bruce Kipper sent out an email to school families asking to help the Baker family, who lost their home and most of their possessions in June. An account has been set up at Wells Fargo Bank under the The Baker Family Fire Benefit Fund, Account No. 5739785698, or through PayPal on Account No. 37929WMontserrat@gmail.com. Donations can also be made in the front office of the school.

This holiday season, the hottest trend among retailers isn't found on a store shelf. It's taking place at the cash register.

SAN FRANCISCO - In a deal between two of the Internet's most prominent properties, Google will begin selling advertising for Web auctioneer eBay outside the United States and help buyers quickly ring an online merchant to do business.

On July 25, 2012, Elizabeth Cruz says her 26-year-old son David Cruz was probably up late working on his DJ music.

The good news: Scottsdale is keeping Dial and has bagged a technology development center for eBay’s financial arm, PayPal. Also good news: Both made their decisions without the city luring them with financial incentives such as tax subsidies. The bad news: Neither is moving into SkySong.

SAN FRANCISCO - Internet powerhouses Yahoo Inc. and eBay Inc. are joining forces in an alliance that appears aimed at thwarting the recent expansions of online search engine leader Google Inc. and Microsoft Corp.

As the economy continues to recover, competition is intense in virtually every industry. The auto insurance providers slug it out for market share. The cell phone service carriers fight tooth and nail for subscribers. Even universities battle it out to attract students, not to mention benefactors and research dollars.

NEW YORK - Mark Nichols runs an online gift shop and considers himself Internet savvy. Yet like so many other Web surfers, he got duped by an e-mail scam anyway.

“Why it is always a cold snap or a heat wave, but never a cold wave or a heat snap? Just askin’.”

Where is The Diving Lady of the Starlite Motel? And when will she return to the springboard?

I have a lengthy list of things I should do but don’t get around to, such as cleaning out the garage. A little monetary persuasion pushes me to action.

As the Mesa MLK Celebration Committee prepares to unfold five wonderful events this weekend for the East Valley to reflect on the life, legacy and dream of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., our hearts are filled and plates aren't as full.