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Man Gets 16-Year Prison Sentence in Alibaba IPO Fraud Case
Man Gets 16-Year Prison Sentence in Alibaba IPO Fraud Case
November 10, 2023  |  Legal

A man was sentenced to nearly 16 years in prison for orchestrating a fraud related to Alibaba’s 2014 initial public offering (IPO). Frank Harold Rosenthal...

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Vizalogix Joins Texada to Bring Augmented Reality to Construction Industry
Vizalogix Joins Texada to Bring Augmented Reality to Construction Industry
November 10, 2023  |  Partnerships

Vizalogix and Texada partnered to bring augmented reality (AR) technology to the construction industry. This collaboration brings together Vizalogix’s hub of engagement layers designed to...

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Instacart Leverages Scale to Buck Competition From Grocers’ Direct Platforms
Instacart Leverages Scale to Buck Competition From Grocers’ Direct Platforms
November 10, 2023  |  Delivery

As retailers and third-party players alike compete for consumers’ online grocery spending, Instacart maintains that its scale protects it from facing too much competition from...

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Thoma Bravo Aims to Speed Product Innovation With NextGen Healthcare Acquisition
Thoma Bravo Aims to Speed Product Innovation With NextGen Healthcare Acquisition
November 10, 2023  |  Acquisitions

Software investment firm Thoma Bravo has completed its previously announced acquisition of NextGen Healthcare, a provider of cloud-based healthcare technology solutions. The acquisition, valued at $1.8 billion, aims...

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Sentiment Sours as Consumers See Inflation Rising for Years to Come
Sentiment Sours as Consumers See Inflation Rising for Years to Come
November 10, 2023  |  Consumer Insights

Consumers’ expectations on the economy — and particularly inflation — continue to sour. And they seem to be girding for price pressures to be firmly...

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This Week in AI: An AI App Store and GPTs Go Shopping
This Week in AI: An AI App Store and GPTs Go Shopping
November 10, 2023  |  Artificial Intelligence

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) just keeps getting bigger. When you have a successful tech innovation, frequently, the next commercial step is to turn it into a...

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Booking.com Debuts Cruise Vertical Marketplace
Booking.com Debuts Cruise Vertical Marketplace
November 10, 2023  |  Travel Payments

Booking.com launched Cruises as a new travel vertical for customers in the United States. The move comes in response to the growing demand for cruise...

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Uber Driver Claims Top Spot in Provider Rankings of Gig Platform Apps
Uber Driver Claims Top Spot in Provider Rankings of Gig Platform Apps
November 10, 2023  |  Gig Economy

Amid persistent inflation and economic uncertainty, gig work offers a way to pad our wallets and cushion our financial safety nets. With so many platforms...

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Agoda and Wise Add Payment Options to Travel Platform
Agoda and Wise Add Payment Options to Travel Platform
November 10, 2023  |  Travel Payments

Agoda, a digital travel platform, has partnered with Wise Platform to provide more payment options for travelers worldwide. Wise Platform, which is Wise’s infrastructure solution...

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