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Robinhood Pulls Fresh Growth Arrow From Its Quiver, Goes All in on Crypto Wallets

Robinhood Pulls Fresh Growth Arrow From Its Quiver, Goes All in on Crypto Wallets
Robinhood Pulls Fresh Growth Arrow From Its Quiver, Goes All in on Crypto Wallets
September 22, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

In the face of a possible regulatory challenge to its primary revenue stream, Robinhood is doubling down and seemingly going all in on crypto. Get the...

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Freshworks Valued At $10B in Nasdaq Trading Debut
Freshworks Valued At $10B in Nasdaq Trading Debut
September 22, 2021  |  IPO

Enterprise software-as-a-service (SaaS) firm Freshworks filed a $1.03 billion initial public offering (IPO) at a $10.13 billion valuation as trading opened on Wednesday (Sept. 22)...

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Apple Takes Bigger Bite Into Healthcare Tracking, Renewing Debate on Data Privacy
Apple Takes Bigger Bite Into Healthcare Tracking, Renewing Debate on Data Privacy
September 22, 2021  |  Healthcare

In the latest development in the push to use smartphones and wearables to track users’ health, Apple Inc. is looking into ways to use its...

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Fortnite Off App Store Until Court Appeals Run Out
Fortnite Off App Store Until Court Appeals Run Out
September 22, 2021  |  Apple

Apple is banning Fortnite from its App Store until the end of its court battle with Epic Games, Inc., according to a Bloomberg report on...

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Frozen Food Brands Tempt Consumers With D2C Trials To Maintain Pandemic Sales Bump
Frozen Food Brands Tempt Consumers With D2C Trials To Maintain Pandemic Sales Bump
September 22, 2021  |  Retail

Consumers expect their food faster than ever. Food delivery sales have soared since the start of the pandemic, remaining elevated even as consumers returned to...

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GM, Amazon Roll out OnStar Guardian Skill for Amazon Alexa
GM, Amazon Roll out OnStar Guardian Skill for Amazon Alexa
September 22, 2021  |  Amazon Technology

General Motors (GM) and Amazon on Wednesday (Sept. 22) introduced the OnStar Guardian skill for Amazon smart devices, giving users a voice-enabled connection to emergency-certified...

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Amex Lets Business Customers Create Virtual Cards with Extend
Amex Lets Business Customers Create Virtual Cards with Extend
September 22, 2021  |  Credit Cards

American Express is working with virtual card FinTech Extend to let its business customers create their own virtual cards, the companies announced in a Wednesday...

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Data Brief: 104M Consumers Have Digital Cards in Hand
Data Brief: 104M Consumers Have Digital Cards in Hand
September 22, 2021  |  Digital Payments

In-app payments, the great digital shift and the pivot to doing everything online are driving the adoption of digital cards for everyday spending. Get the...

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Albertsons Takes Page from Walmart’s Book with Shoppable Video Content
Albertsons Takes Page from Walmart’s Book with Shoppable Video Content
September 22, 2021  |  Retail

Albertsons Companies, the third-largest grocer in the United States, is getting into contextual commerce. In a joint news release with “shopper-tainment” platform Firework, the grocer announced Wednesday (Sept. 22) that it is launching shoppable videos and livestreams....

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