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Amazon’s Smart Speaker Dominance To Shrink

Amazon’s Smart Speaker Dominance To Shrink
Amazon’s Smart Speaker Dominance To Shrink
December 20, 2018  |  Artificial Intelligence

As smart speaker users and potential buyers have more choices and brands, the Amazon Echo will lose its prominence as the go-to device, according to...

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Bitcoin Surpasses $4K For The First Time In Two Weeks
Bitcoin Surpasses $4K For The First Time In Two Weeks
December 20, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin, the leading digital currency, is having a bit of a resurgence this week. Surpassing $4,000 for the first time in two weeks, this is seen...

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Real-Time Payments Gathering Steam For Workers
Real-Time Payments Gathering Steam For Workers
December 20, 2018  |  Investments

In perhaps the latest vote of confidence in the movement toward speedier employee compensation, Earnin – which facilitates real-time payroll payments – announced Thursday (Dec....

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Uber Faces Fine From France For 2016 Data Breach
Uber Faces Fine From France For 2016 Data Breach
December 20, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

The French Data Protection Authority said Thursday (Dec. 20) that it fined Uber $460,000 over its 2016 data breach that exposed the data on 57...

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Russian Bank Throttles Visa, Mastercard Post Sanctions
Russian Bank Throttles Visa, Mastercard Post Sanctions
December 20, 2018  |  International

Promsvyazbank, the Russian state bank that was hit by sanctions by the U.S., has lowered its security deposits that go to Visa and Mastercard, reported...

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Pinterest Mulls April 2019 IPO
Pinterest Mulls April 2019 IPO
December 20, 2018  |  IPO

Pinterest could file an initial public offering (IPO) as soon as this coming April. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Ikea Buys A Stake In Traemand To Broaden Its Service Offerings
Ikea Buys A Stake In Traemand To Broaden Its Service Offerings
December 20, 2018  |  Retail

Ikea’s parent firm, Ingka Group, has purchased a 49 percent stake in U.S. kitchen installation firm Traemand as it pushes to expand and enhance its service...

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How Far Can Dynamic Pricing Go in 2019 — And Where Might It Stumble?
How Far Can Dynamic Pricing Go in 2019 — And Where Might It Stumble?
December 20, 2018  |  eCommerce

Dynamic pricing promises to keep making strides in 2019, with vendors updating their repricing software (“repricing” is another term for “dynamic pricing”), and online sellers...

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Rinse And Repeat? Laundry As A Subscription
Rinse And Repeat? Laundry As A Subscription
December 20, 2018  |  Retail

To give consumers one less chore to complete in their day-to-day lives, startups have picked up laundry and returned clean clothes to customers for years....

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