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Regulators Eye P2P Car-Sharing Platforms
Regulators Eye P2P Car-Sharing Platforms
June 20, 2018  |  Regulation

Peer-to-peer car-sharing services might soon face the same regulation as traditional car rental companies. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Shake Shack Founders Stand By Cashless Move
Shake Shack Founders Stand By Cashless Move
June 20, 2018  |  Payment Methods

Danny Meyer is defending his restaurant group’s decision to test out cashless transactions, saying they are not looking to exclude prospective guests. Get the Full...

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Japan’s P2P Flea Market Mercari Makes IPO Debut At $7.4B
Japan’s P2P Flea Market Mercari Makes IPO Debut At $7.4B
June 20, 2018  |  IPO

Flea market app Mercari saw its shares rise 77 percent in its Tokyo stock market debut on Tuesday (June 19) as the rare Japanese unicorn...

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Amazon Expands Locker Delivery Hub Nationwide
Amazon Expands Locker Delivery Hub Nationwide
June 20, 2018  |  Amazon

Amazon announced it has expanded Hub by Amazon, a delivery solution for apartments, which is now available for installation across the United States. Get the...

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Bithumb Says $31.5M Of Digital Tokens Stolen
Bithumb Says $31.5M Of Digital Tokens Stolen
June 20, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Bithumb, the South Korean cryptocurrency exchange, was the subject of a hack — $31.5 million worth of digital tokens were stolen in what is the...

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Starbucks To Pick Up Pace Of Store Closings Amid Mobile Growth
Starbucks To Pick Up Pace Of Store Closings Amid Mobile Growth
June 20, 2018  |  Mobile Order Ahead

Starbucks, the coffee chain operator, said Tuesday (June 20) that it was scaling back its growth and cutting its sales targets for the third quarter....

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Bitcoin Daily: John McAfee Gives Up On ICOs, Twitch Brings Pokemon To The Blockchain
Bitcoin Daily: John McAfee Gives Up On ICOs, Twitch Brings Pokemon To The Blockchain
June 20, 2018  |  Bitcoin

BitTorrent may be sold to blockchain firm TRON for the price of $140 million, The Next Web reported. According to reports, shareholders have not signed...

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Standard Chartered Partners To Launch Mobile Wallet In Uganda
Standard Chartered Partners To Launch Mobile Wallet In Uganda
June 20, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Standard Chartered Bank has announced a partnership with MTN Uganda to launch its mobile wallet service in the country. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Verizon Halts Third-Party Location Data Sharing
Verizon Halts Third-Party Location Data Sharing
June 20, 2018  |  Data

Verizon is getting accolades from Senator Ron Wyden, the Democrat from Oregon, for deciding to stop selling real-time location data to outside parties — and...

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