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FedEx Hacked, Says No Data Compromised  
FedEx Hacked, Says No Data Compromised  
February 16, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

FedEx said on Thursday (Feb. 15) that it has found no evidence that private customer data was “misappropriated” when it was made visible on an...

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Amazon Working To Combine Prime Now And Fresh
Amazon Working To Combine Prime Now And Fresh
February 16, 2018  |  Amazon

Amazon is reportedly engaged in a round of layoffs after combining Amazon Prime Now and AmazonFresh. According to a report in Yahoo! Finance, the layoffs...

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How Lobster Wholesalers Keep Cross-Border Cash Flowing
How Lobster Wholesalers Keep Cross-Border Cash Flowing
February 16, 2018  |  Cross Border Commerce

China is crazy for crustaceans: The country imports more than $100M worth of them from the U.S. each year. But with the growing appetite and...

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BofA Community Development Banking Has Record 2017
BofA Community Development Banking Has Record 2017
February 16, 2018  |  Banking

Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s Community Development Banking (CDB) announced news on Thursday (Feb. 15) that 2017 was a record year for the firm. The...

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French Startup Lydia Says It Wants To Take On PayPal
French Startup Lydia Says It Wants To Take On PayPal
February 16, 2018  |  Mobile Payments

A new startup is taking aim at PayPal. This time, it’s French startup Lydia, which recently raised a $16.1 million round (€13 million). Get the...

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81 Percent Of Senior Execs Lack Confidence In Their Cybersecurity
81 Percent Of Senior Execs Lack Confidence In Their Cybersecurity
February 16, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

A new survey shows that cybersecurity is the biggest worry for companies, especially since few of them feel prepared to handle an attack. Get the...

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Peter Thiel Could Log Off Facebook And Silicon Valley
Peter Thiel Could Log Off Facebook And Silicon Valley
February 16, 2018  |  Facebook

Is Peter Thiel resigning from the Facebook board? Sources say he is considering it, as he moves his residence and investment firms to Los Angeles...

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Oracle Boosts Firewall Security With Zenedge Acquisition
Oracle Boosts Firewall Security With Zenedge Acquisition
February 16, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Oracle announced that it is in the process of acquiring Zenedge, a leader in cloud-based DDoS mitigation, WAF, API protection and bot management solutions. Get...

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Visa Expands B2B Connect Project To Asia And Russia
Visa Expands B2B Connect Project To Asia And Russia
February 16, 2018  |  B2B Payments

UnionBank has announced that several community banks in the Philippines have signed on as partners to develop the blockchain platform underlying Visa’s B2B Connect solution....

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