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Wayfair Books 48 Percent Revenue Gain As It Seeks To Improve Shipping
Wayfair Books 48 Percent Revenue Gain As It Seeks To Improve Shipping
May 02, 2018  |  Earnings

Wayfair aims to use investments in warehouses, shipping and hiring to boost earnings, company executives said on Wednesday (May 2) when announcing a 48 percent...

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Cambridge Analytica Shutting Down In Wake Of Facebook Data Scandal
Cambridge Analytica Shutting Down In Wake Of Facebook Data Scandal
May 02, 2018  |  Facebook

Cambridge Analytica, the political consulting firm that worked on President Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign and has been embroiled in a data scandal with Facebook, is...

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MoviePass Brings Back Popular Monthly Subscription Plan
MoviePass Brings Back Popular Monthly Subscription Plan
May 02, 2018  |  Subscriptions

MoviePass, which briefly removed its movie-a-day monthly subscription from its website, will start allowing customers to sign up for it again. Get the Full Story...

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BMW, Ford, GM Join New Blockchain Consortium Focused On Transportation
BMW, Ford, GM Join New Blockchain Consortium Focused On Transportation
May 02, 2018  |  Blockchain

MOBI, the Mobility Open Blockchain Initiative, debuted on Wednesday (May 2) to explore blockchain for use in transportation. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Apple Pay Coming Soon To Poland, Norway, Ukraine
Apple Pay Coming Soon To Poland, Norway, Ukraine
May 02, 2018  |  Apple Pay

Apple is in expansion mode when it comes to Apple Pay, with the digital payment service arriving in three new countries. Get the Full Story...

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Synchrony Amazon.com Store Card Holders Can Now Check Balances Via Voice
Synchrony Amazon.com Store Card Holders Can Now Check Balances Via Voice
May 02, 2018  |  Alexa

Synchrony, the financial services company, announced news on Wednesday (May 2) that customers can now use voice commands to manage their Amazon.com Store Card. In a...

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Commonwealth Bank Of Australia Admits 2016 Customer Data Loss
Commonwealth Bank Of Australia Admits 2016 Customer Data Loss
May 02, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Commonwealth Bank of Australia has lost track of some 20 million customer statements scheduled for destruction two years ago — records that contain personal details...

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School District Pays Hackers $10K In Bitcoin To Recover Data
School District Pays Hackers $10K In Bitcoin To Recover Data
May 02, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

After hackers stole data from the computer system of a Massachusetts school system, they offered to return the information in return for a $10,000 bitcoin...

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Retailers Look To Digital Technologies After Beating The Street
Retailers Look To Digital Technologies After Beating The Street
May 02, 2018  |  Retail

Retailers and retail landlords are reporting strong first-quarter earnings results, beating analysts’ expectations in many cases. Buoyed by strong consumer spending and its resilience in the...

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