InterContinental Hotels Hacked?
InterContinental Hotels Hacked?
December 29, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), parent company to more than 5,000 global hotel locations including Holiday Inn, is investigating a possible data security breach in some...

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The Mobile Card Reader Market Set To Grow At CAGR Of Close To 54 Percent
The Mobile Card Reader Market Set To Grow At CAGR Of Close To 54 Percent
December 29, 2016  |  Mobile

Technavio, the research firm, is forecasting the global mobile card reader market will grow at a CAGR of close to 54 percent from 2017 to...

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Byte Raises $5.5 Million For Healthy Food Vending Machine Expansion
Byte Raises $5.5 Million For Healthy Food Vending Machine Expansion
December 29, 2016  |  News

Vending machines may get a makeover now that Byte Foods, a startup that makes so-called smart vending machines, raised $5.5 million in seed funding, Get...

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FTC Says Scammers Targeting Attorneys, Doctors, Other License Holders
FTC Says Scammers Targeting Attorneys, Doctors, Other License Holders
December 29, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

The Federal Trade Commission is warning that scammers have been setting their sights on attorneys, accountants, doctors and other holders of state licenses or certifications....

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IRS Asks Court To Dismiss Motion To Block It From Accessing Coinbase Data
IRS Asks Court To Dismiss Motion To Block It From Accessing Coinbase Data
December 29, 2016  |  Bitcoin

The Internal Revenue Service has asked a court to dismiss a motion filed by a Coinbase user who wants the court to block the IRS...

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Thiel-Backed Mobile Bank Has Security Issues
Thiel-Backed Mobile Bank Has Security Issues
December 29, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

New reports are surfacing that N26, the German FinTech company formerly known as Number26, may have security holes in its mobile-only banking product. Get the...

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Oculus Buys The Eye Tribe For Its Eye-Tracking Tech
Oculus Buys The Eye Tribe For Its Eye-Tracking Tech
December 29, 2016  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Oculus and Facebook have reportedly inked a deal to acquire The Eye Tribe, a startup that created a $99 eye-tracking device developer kit, for an...

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Microsoft’s AI Push, LinkedIn Buy, Windows 10 Adoption Set It Up For Good 2016
Microsoft’s AI Push, LinkedIn Buy, Windows 10 Adoption Set It Up For Good 2016
December 29, 2016  |  Innovation

Microsoft may not be a red hot mobile app startup, but 2016 turned out to be a good year for the leading maker of software....

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