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Facebook App Investigation Leads To Thousands Of Suspensions

Facebook App Investigation Leads To Thousands Of Suspensions
Facebook App Investigation Leads To Thousands Of Suspensions
September 20, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Facebook revealed it has suspended “tens of thousands” of apps due to an investigation into how developers use its members’ data. Get the Full Story...

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Future State Brands Raises $25M For Cannabis Investments
Future State Brands Raises $25M For Cannabis Investments
September 20, 2019  |  Investments

A cannabis consumer goods and marketing holding company led by PRØHBTD CEO and Founder Drake Sutton-Shearer has launched with $25 million in funding, according to...

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Top News In Payments: Wells Fargo Collaborates With Plaid On API; Postmates Notches $225M
Top News In Payments: Wells Fargo Collaborates With Plaid On API; Postmates Notches $225M
September 20, 2019  |  News

Today in the payments news roundup, Wells Fargo is collaborating with data platform Plaid to let customers manage their finances in one place through an...

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Google CEO Warns Against Aggressive AI Regulation
Google CEO Warns Against Aggressive AI Regulation
September 20, 2019  |  Google

Google CEO Sundar Pichai said politicians should take a measured approach when thinking about regulating artificial intelligence (AI), and that many of the rules already...

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UK Travel Firm Thomas Cook Needs $251M To Stay Afloat
UK Travel Firm Thomas Cook Needs $251M To Stay Afloat
September 20, 2019  |  International

Thomas Cook, a global travel company based in based in London, needs to find 200 million pounds for lenders or it could collapse, according to...

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IBM Lawsuit Accuses Zillow Of Patent Infringement
IBM Lawsuit Accuses Zillow Of Patent Infringement
September 20, 2019  |  Legal

IBM has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Zillow, claiming that the real estate company used key parts of IBM technology on its website, according...

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Marcus Says Facebook’s Libra Will Move Forward
Marcus Says Facebook’s Libra Will Move Forward
September 20, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

In an interview with Swiss newspaper NZZ, David Marcus, the Facebook executive in charge of proposed cryptocurrency Libra, said the project was moving forward and...

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Ripple Asks Court To Dismiss XRP Securities Lawsuit
Ripple Asks Court To Dismiss XRP Securities Lawsuit
September 20, 2019  |  Legal

Cryptocurrency exchange and remittance company Ripple has asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit against it on procedural grounds, according to a report by...

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Clutter Expands Into Self-Storage With Acquisition Of The Storage Fox
Clutter Expands Into Self-Storage With Acquisition Of The Storage Fox
September 20, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Clutter, an on-demand storage company that has been backed by the likes of SoftBank, has acquired The Storage Fox, a storage startup with locations much...

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