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Amazon Ramping up Alexa Voice Shopping With ‘What Are My Deals?’ Campaign
Amazon Ramping up Alexa Voice Shopping With ‘What Are My Deals?’ Campaign
October 03, 2021  |  Amazon Commerce

Amazon is encouraging its customers to ask Alexa, “What are my deals?” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Rapper Lil Nas X Launches First TikTok NFT
Rapper Lil Nas X Launches First TikTok NFT
October 03, 2021  |  Blockchain / Distributed Ledger

TikTok is partnering with its top creators and jumping into the nonfungible tokens (NFT) pool, with rapper Lil Nas X launching the social media site’s...

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Barclays Hit in Phishing Scam Using Monzo Account, PISP
Barclays Hit in Phishing Scam Using Monzo Account, PISP
October 03, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

Millions of pounds were swiped from Barclays accounts in a phishing scam by a fraudster using a Monzo account and a payments initiation service provider...

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Walmart Launches Free Assembly Kids Clothing Line
Walmart Launches Free Assembly Kids Clothing Line
October 03, 2021  |  Retail

Walmart on Friday (Oct. 1) announced that it’s launching the Free Assembly Kids collection, a little more than a year after rolling out the affordable...

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Two Californians Busted for Fake COVID-19 Test Results
Two Californians Busted for Fake COVID-19 Test Results
October 02, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

A 34-year-old man and a 33-year-old woman, both from California, were arrested in Hawaii for submitting fraudulent COVID-19 test results in an effort to skirt...

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The Crypto-Trading Rodent That’s Beating the Market
The Crypto-Trading Rodent That’s Beating the Market
October 02, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

For those unfamiliar with the “random walk hypothesis,” it’s a theory that’s been written about since the 1800s stating, essentially, that shifts in stock prices...

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Cygnet InfoTech Brings Digital Invoices To Saudi Arabia
Cygnet InfoTech Brings Digital Invoices To Saudi Arabia
October 01, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Global technology company Cygnet InfoTech is growing its footing in the Middle East with the rollout of a digital invoicing platform in Saudi Arabia. Get...

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Hackers Swiped Crypto From 6K+ Coinbase Users
Hackers Swiped Crypto From 6K+ Coinbase Users
October 01, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

Cryptocurrency hackers stole from at least 6,000 Coinbase Global accounts in a hack between March and May 20, according to a breach notification letter sent...

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Today in Restaurant and Grocery Tech: As Dine-In Struggles, IHOP Turns to Fast-Casual
Today in Restaurant and Grocery Tech: As Dine-In Struggles, IHOP Turns to Fast-Casual
October 01, 2021  |  ResTech

Today in restaurant and grocery tech news, quick-service restaurants (QSRs) close their dining rooms in response to vaccine mandates, while IHOP opens the first location...

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