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Equifax Taps Home Depot Exec For CIO Post
Equifax Taps Home Depot Exec For CIO Post
February 13, 2018  |  Personnel

Equifax announced that it has named Jamil Farshchi as its new Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Uber Tests Low-Cost Rides In Nairobi
Uber Tests Low-Cost Rides In Nairobi
February 13, 2018  |  Ridesharing

Startup firm Uber is testing a new service in Nairobi, Kenya, that will charge a cheap rate for ridesharing customers who want to use its...

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YapStone Raises $71M To Fund Expansion, M&A
YapStone Raises $71M To Fund Expansion, M&A
February 13, 2018  |  Investments

YapStone, the online and mobile payment company, has raised $71 million in venture capital funding. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Walgreens Moves To Take Over AmerisourceBergen
Walgreens Moves To Take Over AmerisourceBergen
February 13, 2018  |  Retail

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. is making a move on drug distributor AmerisourceBergen Corp.  The move is undertaken as the U.S. drugstore landscape is becoming an increasingly fraught...

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Bitcoin Daily: LoopX’s Exit Scam, BitGrail’s Suspicious Nano Hack
Bitcoin Daily: LoopX’s Exit Scam, BitGrail’s Suspicious Nano Hack
February 13, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Some of America’s leading universities are adding a new course to their roster – call it Bitcoin 101. Graduate classes at schools such as Duke...

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The New CFPB: A Kinder, Gentler Watchdog
The New CFPB: A Kinder, Gentler Watchdog
February 13, 2018  |  CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), under the charge of acting director Mick Mulvaney, will rein in its activities and aim to promote what it...

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MoviePass Juices User Growth With Fandor Partnership
MoviePass Juices User Growth With Fandor Partnership
February 13, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

MoviePass is partnering with streaming service Fandor to offer customers a discounted subscription option. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Brady, Strahan And Chopra Raise Money For ‘The Religion Of Sports’
Brady, Strahan And Chopra Raise Money For ‘The Religion Of Sports’
February 13, 2018  |  Startups

Tom Brady hasn’t let losing Super Bowl LII get him down. The New England Patriots quarterback is launching a new sports media startup, along with...

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Samsung’s AI Visionary Jumps To Google
Samsung’s AI Visionary Jumps To Google
February 13, 2018  |  Artificial Intelligence

The former CTO of Samsung mobile, Injong Rhee, will be joining up with team Google as an entrepreneur-in-residence, according to ZDnet reports. Get the Full...

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