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Facebook Fights UK Fine For Cambridge Analytica Scandal
Facebook Fights UK Fine For Cambridge Analytica Scandal
November 22, 2018  |  Facebook

Facebook plans to appeal a fine issued by the U.K.’s data watchdog in response to the social media site’s Cambridge Analytica scandal. Get the Full...

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Sweden’s Cashless Drive Hits A Speed Bump
Sweden’s Cashless Drive Hits A Speed Bump
November 22, 2018  |  Digital Payments

In Sweden, the move to a cashless society has been marked by a quickened pace. Might there be speed bumps ahead, though? The New York Times...

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Bitcoin Daily: SWIFT India Teams With Blockchain Startup; Giga Watt Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Bitcoin Daily: SWIFT India Teams With Blockchain Startup; Giga Watt Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
November 22, 2018  |  Bitcoin

SWIFT India, a joint venture between SWIFT SCRL and several banks, plans to test distributed ledger technology (DLT) in partnership with blockchain startup MonetaGo, Cointelegraph reported....

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Groupon: Most Americans To Start Shopping On Thanksgiving Morning
Groupon: Most Americans To Start Shopping On Thanksgiving Morning
November 22, 2018  |  Retail

A new survey has found that most people plan to begin their holiday shopping well before their turkey dinner — 7:16 a.m. EST on Thanksgiving Day...

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Pre-Black Friday Online Sales Spike 17 Pct
Pre-Black Friday Online Sales Spike 17 Pct
November 22, 2018  |  Retail

U.S. consumers increased their online shopping by nearly 17 percent before Black Friday, according to new data published by Adobe Analytics this week. Online shopping spend...

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Goldman Sued Over 1MBD Scandal
Goldman Sued Over 1MBD Scandal
November 21, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Goldman Sachs is being sued by an Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund over what is being termed the Malaysian 1MDB scandal. The suit was filed...

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Amazon To Roll Out PillPack Service To Employees
Amazon To Roll Out PillPack Service To Employees
November 21, 2018  |  Amazon

News of Amazon‘s acquisition of online pharmacy startup PillPack have had analysts assuming the eCommerce conglomerate is ready to introduce an online pharmacy to its suite...

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BMW Wins Ride-Hailing License In China
BMW Wins Ride-Hailing License In China
November 21, 2018  |  International

BMW reportedly has achieved a ride-hailing first. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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Glitch Exposes Amazon Customer Emails
Glitch Exposes Amazon Customer Emails
November 21, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

In what it described as a “technical error,” Amazon confirmed Wednesday (Nov. 21) that some of its customer names and emails have been exposed, and...

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