Alleged Silk Road operator Ross William Ulbricht will have a November 3 trial date after pleading not guilty in a Manhattan federal court, Bloomberg reported.

The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court has approved two of President Barack Obama's proposed changes on the National Security Agency's surveillance of US telecommunications, VentureBeat reported.

CtW Investment Group has called for a revamp of the all-male Board of Directors of the Skechers USA Inc in order to prevent potential missteps, Reuters reported.

KKR, a private equity company, will be purchasing optical retailer National Vision based in Lawrenceville, Georgia for an undisclosed amount, The Atlanta Journal Constitution reported.

As crowdfunding continues to grow in popularity, its effect towards giving to more established and bigger charities have become a cause for concern among nonprofits, The New York Times reported.

Ten billion shares of common stock were offered by bitcoin firm Bitcoin Kinetics on the website Cryptostocks, Quartz reported. The startup intends to make hardware that enables vending machines to accept payment in Bitcoin.

State authorities in Florida have arrested and filed charges against three individuals who they alleged were doing illegal operations involving substantial amounts of Bitcoins, Krebs on Security reported.

According to economists, the poor jobs report will most likely not prevent the Federal Reserve from proceeding with the trimming of its monthly bond purchases, Bloomberg reported.

Pittsburgh, US-based firm NoWait released a consumer app that lets customers remotely add themselves to the wait lists of restaurants using their phone and cut waiting time significantly.

Direct Local Food, a farming industry-focused startup led by two women, aims to champion local food by linking farmers with restaurants and grocers, VentureBeat reported.