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Samsung’s AI Visionary Jumps To Google

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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Digital Breadcrumb By Digital Breadcrumb: The Trail To Verified IDs
Digital Breadcrumb By Digital Breadcrumb: The Trail To Verified IDs
February 13, 2018  |  Data Drivers

The rise of the machines? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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Match.com And Alexa’s Valentine’s Mismatch
Match.com And Alexa’s Valentine’s Mismatch
February 13, 2018  |  Amazon Innovations

Alexa has many valuable skills to share – a little over 25,000, to be precise. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Amazon Cuts Consumer Biz Heads At Seattle HQ  
Amazon Cuts Consumer Biz Heads At Seattle HQ  
February 12, 2018  |  Amazon

Amazon is reducing its headcount at its corporate office in Seattle, with the eCommerce giant reportedly laying off several hundred employees in what is seen...

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Investors Caught In Two Crypto ‘Exit Scams’
Investors Caught In Two Crypto ‘Exit Scams’
February 12, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Following an announcement from an Italian cryptocurrency exchange that $200 million worth of virtual currency was stolen from its servers, investors and developers are taking...

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Amazon Steps Up In Brazil With Potential New Warehouse
Amazon Steps Up In Brazil With Potential New Warehouse
February 12, 2018  |  Amazon

As Amazon gears up to compete with rivals in Brazil, the eCommerce retailer is reportedly seeking to lease a 50,000-square-meter warehouse near São Paulo. The...

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Valentine’s Day eCommerce Transactions Rise In Kenya
Valentine’s Day eCommerce Transactions Rise In Kenya
February 12, 2018  |  Mastercard

Consumers in Kenya are increasingly turning to eCommerce retailers to purchase their Valentine’s Day gifts. In its Love Index, Mastercard found a 183 percent increase in the...

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Staying Original In A World Full Of Imitators
Staying Original In A World Full Of Imitators
February 12, 2018  |  Retail

When Harvard Business School grads Katia Beauchamp and Hayley Barna first came up with the Birchbox concept, it was so … well, out of the box...

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The Passion Payoff: Evolution Of Mastercard’s ‘Priceless’ Campaign
The Passion Payoff: Evolution Of Mastercard’s ‘Priceless’ Campaign
February 12, 2018  |  Mastercard

Ending poverty, fighting cancer, and bringing women into tech fields: all in a day’s work, along with simpler pleasures like reading a book with one’s...

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