Today In Payments: Chinese Tech Investments In US Plummet; Ransomware Attacks Up 41 Pct In 2019
Today In Payments: Chinese Tech Investments In US Plummet; Ransomware Attacks Up 41 Pct In...
February 10, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, Chinese tech investments in the U.S. have plummeted in recent years, and ransomware cyberattacks have skyrocketed. Also, Karen Webster compares Uber’s...

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Chinese Ties To Equifax Hack Signal Tough Questions On IP, Trade
Chinese Ties To Equifax Hack Signal Tough Questions On IP, Trade
February 10, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

Not long ago, it seemed that Iran was the central cyberthreat to the U.S., at least in terms of immediacy. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Amazon Pushes Back In Court Against India Antitrust Investigation
Amazon Pushes Back In Court Against India Antitrust Investigation
February 10, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

Amazon has fired back in court over antitrust allegations in India, according to a report by Reuters. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Retailer Hanna Andersson, Salesforce Are First Sued Under New California Privacy Law
Retailer Hanna Andersson, Salesforce Are First Sued Under New California Privacy Law
February 10, 2020  |  Legal

In retailing it’s usually a good thing when you’re the first to do something. Except when it’s a lawsuit. And except when you’re the first...

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Japan’s FTC Raids Rakuten Over Merchants’ Shipping Complaints
Japan’s FTC Raids Rakuten Over Merchants’ Shipping Complaints
February 10, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

The Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC), the country’s antitrust watchdog, searched the Tokyo headquarters of eCommerce giant Rakuten on Monday (Feb. 10) over complaints about...

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DOJ Indicts Four Chinese Army Spies For Equifax Hack
DOJ Indicts Four Chinese Army Spies For Equifax Hack
February 10, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

Federal prosecutors charged four Chinese intelligence officers on Monday (Feb. 10) with the 2017 cyberattack on credit reporting giant Equifax, which was one of the...

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Early Days: AI Shows Promise And Limitations For Retailers
Early Days: AI Shows Promise And Limitations For Retailers
February 10, 2020  |  Retail

This is easy. Hire a data scientist. Or reassign the ones you have. Give said scientist(s) a budget to lease a Tensor Flo server with...

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Taking A Sharing Economy Approach To Hotel Booking
Taking A Sharing Economy Approach To Hotel Booking
February 10, 2020  |  Retail

Roost Co-founder and CEO Sam Tate went on an extended vacation two summers ago after his junior year of college. It was a “month-long solo backpacking...

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Retailers Focus On Visual Search For Apps, Kiosks
Retailers Focus On Visual Search For Apps, Kiosks
February 10, 2020  |  Today In Data

Visual search and in-store kiosks are coming more into focus, with the category powering consumer adoption and shopping at a pace that has led executives...

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