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Report: Citigroup’s $900M Error Was Caused By Software Installation

Report: Citigroup’s $900M Error Was Caused By Software Installation
Report: Citigroup’s $900M Error Was Caused By Software Installation
August 26, 2020  |  Banking

Citigroup Inc. has discovered obsolete software caused a nearly $1 billion problem earlier this month. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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China’s Ride-Hailing Didi Chuxing Debuts Russia Service
China’s Ride-Hailing Didi Chuxing Debuts Russia Service
August 25, 2020  |  Ridesharing

Didi Chuxing, the Chinese ride-hailing service, has launched in Russia as the company’s first Eurasian market, a blog post on the company website announced. Get...

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Nordstrom Misses Big On Earnings And Digital Shift
Nordstrom Misses Big On Earnings And Digital Shift
August 25, 2020  |  Earnings

The digital shift hasn’t quite found its way to Nordstrom, but the company said it’s getting there. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Amazon, PayPal And Other Industry Giants Pivot To ‘Pay With Points’
Amazon, PayPal And Other Industry Giants Pivot To ‘Pay With Points’
August 25, 2020  |  Loyalty & Rewards

The use of loyalty/rewards points to pay for purchases began as a value-add to card programs. For example, there might be a set of designer...

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Microsoft Word To Take Voice Commands, Transcribe Recordings
Microsoft Word To Take Voice Commands, Transcribe Recordings
August 25, 2020  |  Innovation

Microsoft said on Tuesday (Aug. 25) in a blog post that updates to Office 365 will allow users to record conversations “directly in Word for the...

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Smartphone Sales Fall 20.4 Pct Globally Amid Pandemic
Smartphone Sales Fall 20.4 Pct Globally Amid Pandemic
August 25, 2020  |  Mobile

Smartphone sales around the world dropped 20.4 percent in the second quarter, research and advisory firm Gartner said in a Tuesday (Aug. 25) press release....

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Salesforce’s Addition To Dow Spotlights Connected Economy Impact
Salesforce’s Addition To Dow Spotlights Connected Economy Impact
August 25, 2020  |  Markets

Out with the Exxon. In with the ecosystem. That’s what’s going on with the Dow Jones Industrial Average, which has announced plans to swap out...

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Facebook Rolls Out In-App Marketplace In Facebook Shop
Facebook Rolls Out In-App Marketplace In Facebook Shop
August 25, 2020  |  Social Commerce

Facebook has introduced what it calls a new place to discover businesses and buy products on its app. On Tuesday (Aug. 25), Mark Zuckerberg’s social...

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Apple To Open Spherical Store On Singapore Shore
Apple To Open Spherical Store On Singapore Shore
August 25, 2020  |  Retail

Befitting a company whose new California headquarters is often likened to a spaceship, Apple says it will open a sphere-shaped store on Singapore’s waterfront that...

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