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House Passes SAFE Banking Act, Aiming To Give Cannabis Businesses Banking Access

House Passes SAFE Banking Act, Aiming To Give Cannabis Businesses Banking Access
House Passes SAFE Banking Act, Aiming To Give Cannabis Businesses Banking Access
September 26, 2019  |  Banking

The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1595, known as the Secure And Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act, on Wednesday (Sept. 25). Get the Full...

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Facebook’s Oculus To Integrate With Social Platform
Facebook’s Oculus To Integrate With Social Platform
September 26, 2019  |  Facebook

Facebook has revealed new links between its virtual reality (VR) headset and the company’s core app. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Square Defends New Pricing Model Amid Growing Merchant Costs
Square Defends New Pricing Model Amid Growing Merchant Costs
September 26, 2019  |  Mobile Payments

Square is defending its decision to boost costs for smaller transactions. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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GM Lets Car Owners Download Alexa Software
GM Lets Car Owners Download Alexa Software
September 25, 2019  |  Alexa

General Motors will let U.S. owners of vehicles that are 2018 models or newer download Amazon’s Alexa digital assistant software to control phones, navigation and...

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Groupon Teams With DerbySoft To Boost Its Travel Business
Groupon Teams With DerbySoft To Boost Its Travel Business
September 25, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Groupon is teaming up with travel supplier and distributor connector DerbySoft to work with more hotels and grow instant booking. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Samuel L. Jackson Lends His Voice To Amazon’s Alexa
Samuel L. Jackson Lends His Voice To Amazon’s Alexa
September 25, 2019  |  Alexa

To offer Alexa’s first celebrity voice selection, Samuel L. Jackson has made a deal with Amazon. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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5G Fuels Factory And Enterprise Innovation
5G Fuels Factory And Enterprise Innovation
September 25, 2019  |  Innovation

Coal, steam and oil helped to fuel the industrial revolutions we read about in history books. But as time passes and a new decade approaches...

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Europe’s Checkout.com Awarded License For French Payments
Europe’s Checkout.com Awarded License For French Payments
September 25, 2019  |  Digital Payments

Payment processor Checkout.com has been awarded a license as an E-money institution in France, according to a release by the company. Get the Full Story...

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Lessons Learned — Or Not — From WeWork’s Whirlwind
Lessons Learned — Or Not — From WeWork’s Whirlwind
September 25, 2019  |  Business

Is this the week of the CEO step-down? WeWork, Juul and eBay have all announced the departures of the chiefs at their respective helms. Get...

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