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NASA Bolsters SMB Program With $45 Million Investment
NASA Bolsters SMB Program With $45 Million Investment
March 28, 2021  |  SMBs

NASA has awarded $45 million in early-stage funding to more than 300 U.S. small- to medium-sized business (SMBs) and research operations on an accelerated schedule...

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Sage Buys Task Sheriff To Boost AI Proficiency
Sage Buys Task Sheriff To Boost AI Proficiency
March 28, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Cloud business solution company Sage has acquired artificial intelligence (AI)-based Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) company Task Sheriff, according to a press release. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Positive Developments In Digital Platforms And Commerce
Positive Developments In Digital Platforms And Commerce
March 27, 2021  |  Today In Data

Secondhand clothing platform thredUP began trading after pricing its initial public offering (IPO) at the high end of the expected range amid formidable demand from investors. In omnicommerce, consumers’...

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The Attack Of The 50-Foot Metaverse
The Attack Of The 50-Foot Metaverse
March 27, 2021  |  Innovation

It’s happened to all of us over the course of the last year. Zoom fatigue sets in. Too much time looking at distracting backgrounds, too...

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Dallas Mavericks Reportedly Consider Jumping Into The NFT Craze
Dallas Mavericks Reportedly Consider Jumping Into The NFT Craze
March 26, 2021  |  Blockchain / Distributed Ledger

Mark Cuban, the owner of the Dallas Mavericks, is said to be seeking use cases to harness non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for his NBA team, CNBC...

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Hedge Fund Manager Ray Dalio Thinks Bitcoin Could Be Outlawed
Hedge Fund Manager Ray Dalio Thinks Bitcoin Could Be Outlawed
March 26, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Billionaire investor and the world’s biggest hedge fund founder Ray Dalio said that the history of money has left hints that bitcoin could face being...

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Coinbase’s IPO, SMB Digital Shift, RTP Top This Week’s News
Coinbase’s IPO, SMB Digital Shift, RTP Top This Week’s News
March 26, 2021  |  The Weekender

In this week’s news, we saw a report that Coinbase will be going public in April instead of this month, in addition to new insights...

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Pilot’s Valuation Soars To $1.2 Billion In Extended Series C Round
Pilot’s Valuation Soars To $1.2 Billion In Extended Series C Round
March 26, 2021  |  Investments

Pilot has extended its Series C funding round to bring in a total of $100 million with further funding from Whale Rock Capital and Bezos...

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Mastercard Says ‘No’ To Compound Interest In $19 Billion Class-Action Suit
Mastercard Says ‘No’ To Compound Interest In $19 Billion Class-Action Suit
March 26, 2021  |  Legal

Already facing a historic $19 billion class-action suit in the U.K., Mastercard is fighting an attempt to add compound interest to the plaintiff’s claim. According...

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