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Biden Praises AT&T, Verizon 5G Deal

Biden Praises AT&T, Verizon 5G Deal
Biden Praises AT&T, Verizon 5G Deal
January 04, 2022  |  Technology

President Joe Biden has praised a deal between AT&T and Verizon that will allow the deployment of new 5G wireless in the next two weeks,...

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Businesses Tap 2 Years of COVID Coping Skills to Dampen Omicron’s Bite
Businesses Tap 2 Years of COVID Coping Skills to Dampen Omicron’s Bite
January 04, 2022  |  Coronavirus

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Convenience Takes the Cake When People Tap Apps for Dinner
Convenience Takes the Cake When People Tap Apps for Dinner
January 04, 2022  |  Delivery

The proliferation of food delivery aggregators over the course of the pandemic has given rise to the new practice of ordering in, even if it’s...

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US One-Day Record of 1M+ COVID-19 Positives Includes New Year’s Backlog
US One-Day Record of 1M+ COVID-19 Positives Includes New Year’s Backlog
January 04, 2022  |  Coronavirus

More than 1 million COVID-19 cases were registered Monday (Jan. 3) in the U.S., setting a single-day record, but with the caveat that the number...

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Pakistan Pushes Deadline for Corporate Digital Payments Switch to Jan. 31
Pakistan Pushes Deadline for Corporate Digital Payments Switch to Jan. 31
January 04, 2022  |  International

Pakistan’s Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Tuesday (Jan. 4) pushed back the deadline for the country’s corporate sector to switch to digital payments to...

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Google Acquires Israeli Cybersecurity Startup Siemplify for $500M
Google Acquires Israeli Cybersecurity Startup Siemplify for $500M
January 04, 2022  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Google confirmed its acquisition of Israeli cybersecurity startup Siemplify for $500 million on Tuesday (Jan. 4), giving the tech giant a stronger foothold in end-to-end...

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Stablecoin Issuer Tether Freezes $1M in USDT
Stablecoin Issuer Tether Freezes $1M in USDT
January 04, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Top stablecoin issuer Tether froze more than $1 million worth of USDT in a private digital wallet last week, effectively making it unusable.  Get the...

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Series A Round Grants Geniemode $7M in Funding
Series A Round Grants Geniemode $7M in Funding
January 04, 2022  |  Investments

Cross-border B2B eCommerce company Geniemode has raised $7 million in a Series A funding round led by Info Edge Ventures, The Hans India reported Tuesday...

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Starbucks Issues New Employee Vax Mandate as Restaurants Take on Omicron
Starbucks Issues New Employee Vax Mandate as Restaurants Take on Omicron
January 04, 2022  |  Coronavirus

With COVID-19 cases breaking records each day, the restaurant industry is entering 2022 in a very different place than operators would have guessed just a...

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