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Five At Five: SoftBank’s Big Investment In Self-Driving Cars
Five At Five: SoftBank’s Big Investment In Self-Driving Cars
June 01, 2018  |  News

Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at payments and commerce news you might have missed. Today brings news about a major financial boost...

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Pinterest Unveils Promoted Video Tool
Pinterest Unveils Promoted Video Tool
June 01, 2018  |  Retail

Advancing its advertising efforts, Pinterest said that it plans to offer a promoted video tool, which allows marketers to gain more real estate than the...

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Facebook And Dating: It’s (Not) Complicated
Facebook And Dating: It’s (Not) Complicated
May 07, 2018  |  Payments Innovation

Finding one’s soulmate isn’t easy. In fact, physicist, NASA roboticist and “What If” author Randall Munroe says that, scientifically speaking, it’s impossible. The math behind his...

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Twitter 1Q Delivers 69 Pct Growth In Ad Engagements
Twitter 1Q Delivers 69 Pct Growth In Ad Engagements
April 25, 2018  |  Earnings

Twitter’s revenue growth continued in the first quarter of 2018, with its investments in personalized content and video advertising helping the social media company to...

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Snap Adding ‘Shop Now’ Button To AR Lenses
Snap Adding ‘Shop Now’ Button To AR Lenses
April 18, 2018  |  Retail

Snap, the maker of the Snapchat disappearing messaging app, is reportedly adding a “Shop Now” button to its app, enabling users to shop without leaving...

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What Everyone Missed About Facebook
What Everyone Missed About Facebook
April 16, 2018  |  Facebook / Meta

There are any number of conclusions one might draw after watching the Facebook hearings on Capitol Hill last week. That most of our elected officials...

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Amex Rolls Out New Global Branding Campaign
Amex Rolls Out New Global Branding Campaign
April 09, 2018  |  Merchant Innovation

On Monday (April 9), American Express unveiled a new global brand platform and marketing campaign dubbed “Powerful Backing: Don’t Do Business / Don’t Live Life Without...

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Snap To Fire 100 Engineers In Its Latest Layoff Round
Snap To Fire 100 Engineers In Its Latest Layoff Round
March 30, 2018  |  Personnel

Snap, the parent company and creator of disappearing messaging app Snapchat, is laying off around 100 employees in order to focus on advertising. According to...

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Facebook To Launch Subscription Service To Help Creators Make Money
Facebook To Launch Subscription Service To Help Creators Make Money
March 19, 2018  |  Facebook / Meta

Aiming to take on YouTube in the content market, Facebook is gearing up to launch a new subscription feature to help creators make money. Recode...

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