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Google Says Its AI Research Is Not Using Patient Data

Google Says Its AI Research Is Not Using Patient Data
Google Says Its AI Research Is Not Using Patient Data
November 13, 2019  |  Google

Google has been in the hot seat this week over allegations that it was using millions of people’s health data to feed and build its...

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Xero Overhauls Payments For Faster Transactions
Xero Overhauls Payments For Faster Transactions
November 13, 2019  |  B2B Payments

New Zealand’s cloud-based accounting firm Xero is overhauling payments to integrate with TransferWise, Stripe and GoCardless, Xero said in a press release Wednesday (Nov. 13)....

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Does Nike Move Show An Amazon Weak Spot?
Does Nike Move Show An Amazon Weak Spot?
November 13, 2019  |  Amazon

The knives are out for Amazon this week thanks to a major sneaker brand. But at this point, it seems unlikely that major changes are...

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DoorDash Adds Another $100M To $2B Coffer
DoorDash Adds Another $100M To $2B Coffer
November 13, 2019  |  Investments

Delivery startup DoorDash, which is backed by investing giants like SoftBank Group and Sequoia Capital, has received an investment of $100 million, according to a...

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Alibaba Founder: Singles’ Day Sales Fell Short
Alibaba Founder: Singles’ Day Sales Fell Short
November 13, 2019  |  eCommerce

Jack Ma, one of the founders of Alibaba Group Holding, said Singles Day, which is China’s version of Cyber Monday, missed sales projections, according to...

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New Clearbanc Program Protects Online Merchants’ Inventory
New Clearbanc Program Protects Online Merchants’ Inventory
November 13, 2019  |  eCommerce

Clearbanc is launching an Inventory Protection Program to support eCommerce companies affected by the U.S.-China trade negotiations ahead of the holiday shopping rush, the company...

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Overcoming Voice’s Discovery Problem
Overcoming Voice’s Discovery Problem
November 13, 2019  |  Connected Economy

There is no shortage of skills for users to choose from when talking to their voice assistants. Amazon ended 2018 with around 60 thousand skills...

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Alibaba Files For Secondary $13.4B Listing In Hong Kong
Alibaba Files For Secondary $13.4B Listing In Hong Kong
November 13, 2019  |  Investments

China’s Alibaba Group has unveiled a secondary listing plan in Hong Kong dubbed “Project Tangerine” in an effort to raise about $13 billion, The Wall...

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