Congress Writes Second Letter To Amazon About Rekognition
Congress Writes Second Letter To Amazon About Rekognition
November 29, 2018  |  Regulation

Eight members of Congress wrote a letter to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos on Thursday, reiterating its concerns about the tech giant’s facial recognition software, called...

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Qualcomm Launches Fund For On-Device AI
Qualcomm Launches Fund For On-Device AI
November 29, 2018  |  Innovation

Qualcomm, a wireless technology company based in San Diego, has launched the Qualcomm Ventures AI Fund, with a plan to invest up to $100 million...

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Kathy Kraninger One Step Closer To CFPB Nom
Kathy Kraninger One Step Closer To CFPB Nom
November 29, 2018  |  Personnel

Kathy Kraninger, President Trump’s pick as the new full-time director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), passed an important procedural vote in the Senate...

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Paytm Eyes Expansion In Japanese Market
Paytm Eyes Expansion In Japanese Market
November 29, 2018  |  International

India-based digital payments service Paytm said it wants to take over the Japanese mobile payment market, according to a recent report. Get the Full Story...

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Amazon Pay Gets Its Alternative Wings
Amazon Pay Gets Its Alternative Wings
November 29, 2018  |  Digital Payments

Alternative Airlines, a website that allows customers to search for airline flights, and Amazon Pay, which allows people to pay using their Amazon payment information,...

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Report: Americans Anxious About Bills; Almost Half Pay Late
Report: Americans Anxious About Bills; Almost Half Pay Late
November 29, 2018  |  Economy

Six out of every 10 Americans are anxious about their bills, and almost half (46 percent) pay them late, according to a report by the...

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Meituan Losses Show Impact of Alibaba’s Deep Pockets
Meituan Losses Show Impact of Alibaba’s Deep Pockets
November 29, 2018  |  International

Amid the turkey and mountains of other food you no doubt ingested, you might have missed significant stock moves, which pointed toward Alibaba’s competitive advantage...

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Tax Havens And Money Laundering Suspected In Deutsche Bank Raid
Tax Havens And Money Laundering Suspected In Deutsche Bank Raid
November 29, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Federal authorities in Germany raided six offices of Deutsche Bank on Thursday morning (November 29), searching for evidence about money laundering and offshore tax havens,...

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Dick’s Sees Sales Slide, But Profits Hold In Q3
Dick’s Sees Sales Slide, But Profits Hold In Q3
November 29, 2018  |  Retail

Sales were down in Q3 at Dick’s Sporting goods, as the retailer announced a net sales decline of 4.5 percent year over year to $1.86...

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