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Debate Looms Over Crypto Privacy, Security And Regulation

Debate Looms Over Crypto Privacy, Security And Regulation
Debate Looms Over Crypto Privacy, Security And Regulation
January 12, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

In the starkest terms, the latest regulatory debate over cryptocurrencies – as with so much else in the financial sphere – comes down to privacy...

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Today In B2B: Small PPP Loans Cause Controversy; Bank Profits Sink
Today In B2B: Small PPP Loans Cause Controversy; Bank Profits Sink
January 12, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Today in B2B payments, some small businesses received less than $99 in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans, and U.S. bank profits are expected to sink....

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Mercedes, BMW Hit The Open Road With Voice Technology At CES
Mercedes, BMW Hit The Open Road With Voice Technology At CES
January 12, 2021  |  Innovation

Humans have long anticipated artificial intelligence (AI), but if one had asked the average fan whether they would ever have an AI of their own,...

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Rakuten Mobile Employee Arrested, Accused Of Stealing SoftBank Secrets
Rakuten Mobile Employee Arrested, Accused Of Stealing SoftBank Secrets
January 12, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

An ex-employee of SoftBank, a major Japanese wireless carrier, was reportedly arrested on Tuesday (Jan. 12) on suspicion of stealing trade secrets before taking a...

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Verizon, UPS Team Up On Drone Delivery For Retail
Verizon, UPS Team Up On Drone Delivery For Retail
January 12, 2021  |  Delivery

Verizon, Verizon’s Skyward unit and UPS Flight Forward are teaming up to provide drone delivery for retail products using Verizon’s 4G LTE and 5G networks....

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eCommerce Veterans Get $150 Million For Firm That Buys Digital-First Businesses
eCommerce Veterans Get $150 Million For Firm That Buys Digital-First Businesses
January 12, 2021  |  Innovation

Two former Zulily executives have landed more than $150 million to fuel Cap Hill Brands, which plans to buy profitable, “digitally native” eCommerce consumer brands....

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P&G Leads Parade Of Connected Products As CES 2021 Becomes Smart Home Show
P&G Leads Parade Of Connected Products As CES 2021 Becomes Smart Home Show
January 12, 2021  |  Innovation

If necessity is the mother of invention, then marketing is the art of creating needs you never knew existed. Nowhere is that dynamic more prevalent...

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Vaccine Distribution Set To Expand; New Data Shows Digital-First Behavior Will Continue
Vaccine Distribution Set To Expand; New Data Shows Digital-First Behavior Will Continue
January 12, 2021  |  Coronavirus

The COVID-19 vaccine is being distributed, but logistical hiccups, differing local priorities and the simple scale of trying to vaccinate hundreds of millions of people...

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Germany’s Delivery Hero Introduces Its Own Venture Capital Fund
Germany’s Delivery Hero Introduces Its Own Venture Capital Fund
January 12, 2021  |  Startups

German food delivery platform Delivery Hero is launching its own early-stage venture capital (VC) firm — DX Ventures — that will be managed independently to...

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