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Lyft Revenue Sees Big Lift In First Half Of 2018

Lyft Revenue Sees Big Lift In First Half Of 2018
Lyft Revenue Sees Big Lift In First Half Of 2018
September 27, 2018  |  Ridesharing

Rideshare company Lyft’s revenue more than doubled in the first half of the year to $909 million. In addition, the company’s net loss increased at...

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Amazon To Sell Only Its Best Items In New NYC Store
Amazon To Sell Only Its Best Items In New NYC Store
September 27, 2018  |  Amazon

Amazon has opened Amazon 4-star, a new store in New York City where every product is rated 4 stars and above, is a top seller...

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Bitcoin Daily: Scrabble Adds ‘Bitcoin,’ Experts Uncover 2.5M Crypto-Jacking Instances
Bitcoin Daily: Scrabble Adds ‘Bitcoin,’ Experts Uncover 2.5M Crypto-Jacking Instances
September 27, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Scrabble has added the word ‘bitcoin’ to the list of words that players can officially use in its popular board game, CNBC reported. That is,...

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Faster Payments Go Live In Hong Kong
Faster Payments Go Live In Hong Kong
September 27, 2018  |  Payments Innovation

Hong Kong has launched the Faster Payments System (FSP), which allows users to send money almost instantly using a mobile number or email address as...

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Chegg Hack Hit 40M Customers
Chegg Hack Hit 40M Customers
September 27, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Chegg, a technology giant specializing in textbook rental, suffered a data breach affecting around 40 million customers. According to CNBC, Chegg’s shares fell more than 12...

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India’s Supreme Court Sustains Biometric ID System
India’s Supreme Court Sustains Biometric ID System
September 27, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

India’s Supreme Court has upheld the validity of the controversial biometric security identity system Aadhaar, but still put a stop to the government’s move to...

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Home Depot Beefs Up Same-Day Delivery
Home Depot Beefs Up Same-Day Delivery
September 27, 2018  |  Retail

Home Depot announced that it has launched express same-day and next-day local delivery for more than 20,000 of its most popular items to 35 major...

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Grab In Talks To Sell Stake In Thai Unit
Grab In Talks To Sell Stake In Thai Unit
September 27, 2018  |  Investments

Grab, the Singapore ride-hailing startup, is reportedly in talks to sell a stake in its Thai business to Central Group, the largest retailer in Thailand. Get...

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Amazon, Apple, Google Talk Privacy At Senate Hearings
Amazon, Apple, Google Talk Privacy At Senate Hearings
September 27, 2018  |  Google

Executives from some of the biggest tech companies were questioned by the Senate on Wednesday (September 26) on consumer privacy. Get the Full Story Complete...

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