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Google Buys Fossil Smartwatch Tech For $40M

Google Buys Fossil Smartwatch Tech For $40M
Google Buys Fossil Smartwatch Tech For $40M
January 18, 2019  |  Google

Fossil Group has announced that it is selling $40 million of intellectual property (IP) related to smartwatch technology to Google. As a result of the news,...

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Amazon Investors Rally Against Gov’t Use Of Facial Recognition Tech
Amazon Investors Rally Against Gov’t Use Of Facial Recognition Tech
January 18, 2019  |  Amazon

Some Amazon shareholders have sent a letter to the company, according to CNBC, demanding that it stop selling its facial recognition software to government agencies....

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Data Breach Leaks 773M Emails, 21M Passwords
Data Breach Leaks 773M Emails, 21M Passwords
January 18, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

The largest public data breach ever has been discovered, according to Gizmodo. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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CFPB Asks Congress For Authority To Oversee Military Lending Act Compliance
CFPB Asks Congress For Authority To Oversee Military Lending Act Compliance
January 18, 2019  |  CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has asked the United States Congress for the authority to supervise compliance of the Military Lending Act (MLA), the...

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Credit Unions Step Up During Government Shutdown
Credit Unions Step Up During Government Shutdown
January 18, 2019  |  Credit Unions

There is no shortage of headlines about the partial government shutdown that is now on its 27th day, and no shortage of articles speculating how long...

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Are Consumers Ready To Buy And Sell Homes Online?
Are Consumers Ready To Buy And Sell Homes Online?
January 18, 2019  |  Real Estate

Way back in the day (which, in 21st century digital economy terms, probably means a decade or so), smart and important people used to express...

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Q4 Earnings: Bank CEOs On Cards, Credit And The Consumer
Q4 Earnings: Bank CEOs On Cards, Credit And The Consumer
January 18, 2019  |  Banking

Bank earnings — taken together, let’s call them a mixed bag. Or maybe liken them to an onion, with layers of meaning and hints of...

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Netflix Paid Subscriptions Jump 33 Pct In 2018
Netflix Paid Subscriptions Jump 33 Pct In 2018
January 17, 2019  |  Earnings

Netflix, which recently announced its largest price increase in more than a decade, said Thursday (Jan. 17) that it added 8.8 million memberships in the...

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New Square Card Promises Instant Funds To SMBs
New Square Card Promises Instant Funds To SMBs
January 17, 2019  |  Point of Sale

You know your stature by the enemies you make, right? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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