Amazon Opens Alexa To Outside Device Developers
Amazon Opens Alexa To Outside Device Developers
August 18, 2017  |  Amazon

eCommerce giant Amazon is looking to make its voice-activated assistant Alexa available on more gadgets and devices. With voice-activated digital assistants becoming more popular, Amazon wants...

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‘Discount Clubs’ Scheme Costs Consumers Over $40 Million
‘Discount Clubs’ Scheme Costs Consumers Over $40 Million
August 18, 2017  |  Legal

A group of marketers swiped more than $40 million from the bank accounts of customers for “discount club” memberships they never agreed to join, according...

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Survey Says Security Professionals Doubt Effectiveness of Encryption Backdoors
Survey Says Security Professionals Doubt Effectiveness of Encryption Backdoors
August 18, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Venafi, the provider of machine identity protection, announced Thursday (Aug. 17) that, based on survey results, the majority of IT security professionals think encryption backdoors...

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Relief Is Coming To Cornithian Students, C/O A $183M CFPB Fine
Relief Is Coming To Cornithian Students, C/O A $183M CFPB Fine
August 18, 2017  |  CFPB

Debt relief is coming for about 41,000 Corinthian Colleges student borrowers who took out private loans to attend the for-profit university — to the tune...

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Credit Cards Sizzle, Debt Fizzles And Alibaba Crushes Earnings
Credit Cards Sizzle, Debt Fizzles And Alibaba Crushes Earnings
August 18, 2017  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

It’s Friday, which can only mean one thing — time to see what Sizzled and what Fizzled this week. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Walmart Online Sales Explode
Walmart Online Sales Explode
August 18, 2017  |  Earnings

Investors aren’t an easy bunch to please these days, especially investors with retail holdings who’ve had a rough go of things lately. Get the Full...

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Too Much Security? There’s No Such Thing
Too Much Security? There’s No Such Thing
August 18, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Retailers are retailers, not security experts. Too often, their best efforts can create friction at the point of sale for consumers, which leads to shopping...

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Will Finally Going Online Be An eField Of Dreams For Hibbett Sports?
Will Finally Going Online Be An eField Of Dreams For Hibbett Sports?
August 18, 2017  |  Omnicommerce

While in-store sales at sporting goods companies are taking a hit, Hibbett Sports finally took its business online last month after decades of being a...

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