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Apple Patent Shows Self-Configuring Smart Home
Apple Patent Shows Self-Configuring Smart Home
February 14, 2020  |  Apple

A new Apple patent application outlines the way a truly independent smart home would function. The patent application — titled “Object tracking and authentication using...

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IRS Backs Off Fortnite Gaming Currency As Reportable Income
IRS Backs Off Fortnite Gaming Currency As Reportable Income
February 14, 2020  |  Taxes

A section of the IRS website telling people that the online currency from the popular game Fortnite was subject to federal taxes has been removed as...

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US Charges China’s Huawei With Trying To Steal Trade Secrets
US Charges China’s Huawei With Trying To Steal Trade Secrets
February 14, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

Chinese telecom firm Huawei was charged with racketeering and conspiracy to steal trade secrets on Thursday (Feb. 13), along with two of its U.S. subsidiaries,...

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Bombardier In Trouble Over Late SMB Payments
Bombardier In Trouble Over Late SMB Payments
February 14, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Canadian multinational manufacturer Bombardier, criticized over its late payments to suppliers, must review its payment practices, according to reports. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Rising Credit Card Use In UK Could Mean The End For ‘Petty Cash’
Rising Credit Card Use In UK Could Mean The End For ‘Petty Cash’
February 14, 2020  |  International

The increasing number of businesses using cards over cash could prompt some companies in the U.K. to stop using cash altogether after hundreds of years...

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Joint Venture Delivers Payments To Singapore
Joint Venture Delivers Payments To Singapore
February 14, 2020  |  B2B Payments

British bank Standard Chartered and payments firm Assembly Payments have established a joint venture in Singapore to bring payment solutions to its $29 trillion global...

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ION Intros AI-Powered Treasury Solution
ION Intros AI-Powered Treasury Solution
February 14, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Financial services firm ION is introducing the industry’s first treasury management solution for cash forecasting, powered by machine learning, the company announced on Thursday (Feb....

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Google Points To Amazon As ‘Overwhelming Competitive Force’ In EU Antitrust Case
Google Points To Amazon As ‘Overwhelming Competitive Force’ In EU Antitrust Case
February 14, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

Amazon has been pulled into an ongoing court battle between Google and European Union competition regulators over a $2.6 billion fine involving alleged anti-competitive behavior...

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JPMorgan To FinTechs: Sign Data Sharing Deals, Sources Say
JPMorgan To FinTechs: Sign Data Sharing Deals, Sources Say
February 14, 2020  |  Banking

As large banks and FinTechs worldwide wrestle over data-sharing, JPMorgan Chase & Co has reportedly set a mid-summer deadline for FinTechs to ink new data...

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