ByteDance Launches Non-Metaverse Virtual World
ByteDance Launches Non-Metaverse Virtual World
January 28, 2022  |  Metaverse

TikTok owner ByteDance has launched an app in China that lets users explore and interact in a virtual community. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Health Tech Startup Digest: Infermedica Raises $30M for AI Symptom Analysis; Atlas Health Pockets $40M to Offer Patients’ Financial Aid
Health Tech Startup Digest: Infermedica Raises $30M for AI Symptom Analysis; Atlas Health Pockets $40M...
January 28, 2022  |  Healthcare

January was a busy month for newcomers in the bustling healthcare technology space, with funding being granted to numerous companies in the business of remote...

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12% of Consumers Use Retail Subscriptions To Gain Exclusive Access to Products
12% of Consumers Use Retail Subscriptions To Gain Exclusive Access to Products
January 28, 2022  |  Subscription Commerce

The factors driving consumers’ use of subscription services changed over the course of 2021. Today, the greatest share of consumers use retail subscriptions to access...

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Ghost Kitchens Make More Sense Abroad Than in the US, Says FAT Brands COO
Ghost Kitchens Make More Sense Abroad Than in the US, Says FAT Brands COO
January 28, 2022  |  Restaurant innovation

New digital technologies are allowing companies to expand globally in ways that once would have been impossible. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Fidelity Wants to Track Metaverse Exposure
Fidelity Wants to Track Metaverse Exposure
January 28, 2022  |  Metaverse

Fidelity Investments has filed an application with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a metaverse exchange-traded fund (ETF). Get the Full Story Complete the...

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This Week in CBDCs: Fed Notes Downside of Digital Coins; Iran and Japan Show Interest
This Week in CBDCs: Fed Notes Downside of Digital Coins; Iran and Japan Show Interest
January 28, 2022  |  CBDC

This week in central bank digital currencies (CDBCs), the Federal Reserve sounds a note of caution about a nationwide digital currency, while Japan and Iran...

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IMF’s Silence Signals El Salvador Needs to Abandon Bitcoin to Secure $1.3B Loan
IMF’s Silence Signals El Salvador Needs to Abandon Bitcoin to Secure $1.3B Loan
January 28, 2022  |  Bitcoin

El Salvador is still asking the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a $1.3 billion loan, and the IMF is still asking El Salvador to drop...

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Brooks Brothers Extends Credit Card Alliance with Citi
Brooks Brothers Extends Credit Card Alliance with Citi
January 28, 2022  |  Credit Cards

Brooks Brothers and Citi Retail Services are extending their consumer credit card alliance in a collaborative drive to revolutionize omnichannel payment options, according to a...

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Zomato Adds Minority Stakes in UrbanPiper, Adonmo Through NBFC
Zomato Adds Minority Stakes in UrbanPiper, Adonmo Through NBFC
January 28, 2022  |  Investments

India-based food delivery app Zomato has unveiled an unnamed, non-banking financial company (NBFC) and invested in ad technology firm Adonmo and B2B software platform UrbanPiper...

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