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Rakuten Mobile Employee Arrested, Accused Of Stealing SoftBank Secrets

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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Mobile Wallet Provider Mynt Pulls In $175 Million In Funding
Mobile Wallet Provider Mynt Pulls In $175 Million In Funding
January 12, 2021  |  Mobile Commerce

Globe Fintech Innovations of the Philippines, the FinTech arm of Globe Telecom and the operator of the mobile wallet GCash, has landed $175 million in...

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Walmart Eyes FinTech Expansion With Ribbit Capital Partnership
Walmart Eyes FinTech Expansion With Ribbit Capital Partnership
January 12, 2021  |  Retail

For Walmart, FinTechs are in sight — but where to from here? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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‘Organized Retail Crime’ Is Growing (And Not Just Because Of The Pandemic)
‘Organized Retail Crime’ Is Growing (And Not Just Because Of The Pandemic)
January 12, 2021  |  Retail

Organized crime rings are taking advantage of the pandemic, looser police enforcement and a softening in anti-shoplifting laws to swipe tons of merchandise from retail...

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