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Oregon-Based Simple Bank Laying Off Nearly 10 Percent Of Workforce
Oregon-Based Simple Bank Laying Off Nearly 10 Percent Of Workforce
August 18, 2017  |  Banking

Portland, Oregon-based online bank Simple reduced its workforce by nearly 10 percent earlier this week, marking its second round of layoffs in 2017. According to a...

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Bitcoin To Possibly Split Again Into 3 Currencies
Bitcoin To Possibly Split Again Into 3 Currencies
August 18, 2017  |  Bitcoin

Cryptocurrencies are experiencing a bit of an identity crisis right now. While there are many parties involved that are deeply invested in it, others are...

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Kaspersky Lab Finds New Version Of Faketoken Aimed At Ride Hailing Customers
Kaspersky Lab Finds New Version Of Faketoken Aimed At Ride Hailing Customers
August 18, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Kaspersky Lab announced Thursday (Aug. 17) it has discovered a new modification of the Faketoken Android Trojan, a mobile banking Trojan that can steal credentials...

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Alibaba Tops Wall Street Views; To Invest In PT Tokopedia
Alibaba Tops Wall Street Views; To Invest In PT Tokopedia
August 18, 2017  |  eCommerce

Alibaba, the Chinese eCommerce giant, reported fiscal first quarter results that surpassed Wall Street’s expectations. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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MarketInvoice Brings Invoice Financing To More Smaller Sized Businesses
MarketInvoice Brings Invoice Financing To More Smaller Sized Businesses
August 18, 2017  |  B2B Payments

MarketInvoice, the invoice financing company, announced Thursday (Aug. 17) that it is providing more than 400,000 smaller businesses (SMBs) with access to its invoice discounting...

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Essential Phone Is Now Available For Sale
Essential Phone Is Now Available For Sale
August 18, 2017  |  Innovation

The Essential smartphone, the brainchild of Andy Rubin, the creator of the Android operating system, launched Thursday (Aug. 17). Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Amazon Opens Alexa To Outside Device Developers
Amazon Opens Alexa To Outside Device Developers
August 18, 2017  |  Amazon

eCommerce giant Amazon is looking to make its voice-activated assistant Alexa available on more gadgets and devices. With voice-activated digital assistants becoming more popular, Amazon wants...

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‘Discount Clubs’ Scheme Costs Consumers Over $40 Million
‘Discount Clubs’ Scheme Costs Consumers Over $40 Million
August 18, 2017  |  Legal

A group of marketers swiped more than $40 million from the bank accounts of customers for “discount club” memberships they never agreed to join, according...

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