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GoFundMe Buys YouCaring For Undisclosed Sum
GoFundMe Buys YouCaring For Undisclosed Sum
April 05, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

GoFundMe, the social fundraising platform, announced news on Wednesday (April 4) that it is acquiring personal fundraising site YouCaring for an undisclosed sum. In a...

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Lyft’s Subscription Program Now Available In 30 Markets
Lyft’s Subscription Program Now Available In 30 Markets
April 05, 2018  |  Ridesharing

Lyft is testing a new subscription service in 30 markets that will lock in customers and allow the ridesharing company to better compete with Uber....

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Facebook Updates Policies To Clarify For Users
Facebook Updates Policies To Clarify For Users
April 05, 2018  |  Facebook

Reeling from its latest data scandal, social media giant Facebook is taking steps to spell out in plain English how it gathers and uses the...

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Amazon Launches Secrets Manager For Passwords
Amazon Launches Secrets Manager For Passwords
April 05, 2018  |  Amazon

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced the launch of Secrets Manager, which will be used to safely store important company information, including passwords. Get the...

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JUMP Bikes Considers Uber Acquisition
JUMP Bikes Considers Uber Acquisition
April 05, 2018  |  Ridesharing

JUMP Bikes, an on-demand biking service that has a partnership with Uber, is trying to decide between a possible acquisition and investment offers. Get the...

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Apple Pay Now Available In Brazil Via Itaú Unibanco
Apple Pay Now Available In Brazil Via Itaú Unibanco
April 05, 2018  |  Apple Pay

Apple’s Apple Pay digital payment service is now available in Brazil thanks to a partnership with Itaú Unibanco Holding SA, Brazil’s largest private lender. Get...

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Ripple Denied From Exchanges Despite Cash Offers
Ripple Denied From Exchanges Despite Cash Offers
April 05, 2018  |  Cryptocurrency

Ripple, which controls the world’s third-largest cryptocurrency, XRP, is still being denied a listing on two of the country’s top cryptocurrency exchanges. Get the Full...

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Apple Working On Touchless Gestures, Curved Screens
Apple Working On Touchless Gestures, Curved Screens
April 05, 2018  |  Apple

Apple is reportedly working on new technology that would enable touchless gestures as well as curved screens for future iterations of the iPhone. Get the...

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Bitcoin Daily: IBM Develops ‘Permissioned’ Blockchain Networks, Hackers Put Mining Scripts In Ads
Bitcoin Daily: IBM Develops ‘Permissioned’ Blockchain Networks, Hackers Put Mining Scripts In Ads
April 05, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin fell below the $7,000 level on Wednesday (April 4) – along with the market value of the world’s cryptocurrencies, CNBC reported. The drop wasn’t...

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