Twitter Scores 14 Pct Gain In Users In Q2
Twitter Scores 14 Pct Gain In Users In Q2
July 26, 2019  |  Earnings

Twitter was having a good day Friday (July 26), and investors were reacting positively to the social media platform’s second quarter 2019 financial report, which...

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Australia To Create New Regulatory Branch To Monitor Facebook, Google
Australia To Create New Regulatory Branch To Monitor Facebook, Google
July 26, 2019  |  Regulation

In a move that could establish a precedent for global lawmakers, Australia said it would create an office to police Google and Facebook. Governments from...

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How To Get Innovation Right In Retail
How To Get Innovation Right In Retail
July 26, 2019  |  Retail

All that investment in innovation pays off — so says the National Retail Federation, which found that three out of five “consumers feel retail technologies...

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Starbucks Rewards Now Counts 17.2M Active Members
Starbucks Rewards Now Counts 17.2M Active Members
July 26, 2019  |  Retail

With enhancements to its rewards offering, expansion of its delivery program and the announcement of a strategic partnership with a tech company to license part...

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How Keeping Calm Became A Billion Dollar Business
How Keeping Calm Became A Billion Dollar Business
July 26, 2019  |  Retail

Startups, particularly in retail, often run into difficulty when in search of an innovative entrance point to the marketplace they come up with a solution...

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Digital Gains (Payments) Ground, Across Verticals
Digital Gains (Payments) Ground, Across Verticals
July 26, 2019  |  Earnings

Companies across far-flung verticals reported earnings this past week – disparate enough so that one might not see the connections between, say, quick service restaurants,...

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McDonald’s Sales Grow Globally With Digital Efforts
McDonald’s Sales Grow Globally With Digital Efforts
July 26, 2019  |  Retail

With new digital ordering capabilities and store improvements, McDonald’s said sales grew globally in the latest quarter: Same-store growth of 6.5 percent around the world...

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Deep Dive: Why Fraudsters See Value In Phishing
Deep Dive: Why Fraudsters See Value In Phishing
July 26, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

It is far too easy for modern consumers and businesses to be lured into digital scams, and phishing is one of the most persistent types....

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Banks And Fraudsters Locked In Tech Innovation Race
Banks And Fraudsters Locked In Tech Innovation Race
July 26, 2019  |  Digital Banking

While FIs are turning to artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to keep bad actors out, fraudsters are using that same tech to muscle...

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