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Google’s New Play Pass Offers $4.99 Gaming, App Subscriptions

Google’s New Play Pass Offers $4.99 Gaming, App Subscriptions
Google’s New Play Pass Offers $4.99 Gaming, App Subscriptions
September 23, 2019  |  Google

To let users enjoy apps and games without ads or in-app purchases, Google debuted the Google Play Pass. The new subscription service provides them with...

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Metro Fails To Attract Investors To Bond Issue
Metro Fails To Attract Investors To Bond Issue
September 23, 2019  |  Banking

Metro Bank in the U.K. jettisoned a $250 million pound bond issue on Monday (Sept. 23), after not enough investors picked up on it, even...

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SoftBank’s Hard Landing Among The Tech Unicorns
SoftBank’s Hard Landing Among The Tech Unicorns
September 23, 2019  |  Investments

Rise by the tech unicorn, sink by the tech unicorn. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Uber’s Kalanick Invests In India’s Biggest Shared Kitchen Company
Uber’s Kalanick Invests In India’s Biggest Shared Kitchen Company
September 23, 2019  |  Investments

Travis Kalanick, founder of Uber who was ousted after a series of scandals, has made his next big investment, according to reports. Get the Full...

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How Olive Garden Is Helping Set The Digital QSR Innovation Table
How Olive Garden Is Helping Set The Digital QSR Innovation Table
September 23, 2019  |  Digital Payments

To-go service is getting more important, and online ordering still needs to be made simpler. Those are among the main lessons from the latest report...

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Sweetgreen Closes $150M Funding Deal On A $1.6B Valuation
Sweetgreen Closes $150M Funding Deal On A $1.6B Valuation
September 23, 2019  |  Investments

Restaurant disruptor sweetgreen raised $150 million in a new funding round co-led by Lone Pine Capital and D1 Capital Partners, sweetgreen said in a press...

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Amazon Enters Health Device Race With Fitness Tracking Earbuds
Amazon Enters Health Device Race With Fitness Tracking Earbuds
September 23, 2019  |  Amazon

Amazon is planning to introduce two new products: an even bigger Echo speaker with a subwoofer and wireless earbuds with fitness tracking capabilities, according to...

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Apple’s iOS13 Said To Have Payment Security Issues
Apple’s iOS13 Said To Have Payment Security Issues
September 23, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Two Apple iOS 13 users took to Reddit to share some payment security issues they faced when using the tech giant’s newest iteration of its...

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Oracle Offers AI Automation For AML Compliance
Oracle Offers AI Automation For AML Compliance
September 23, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Financial crimes risk management software company Quantifind and Oracle Financial Services have teamed up to improve anti-money laundering (AML) compliance and to add intelligence and...

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