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AID:Tech And PharmAccess Deliver World’s First Blockchain Baby
AID:Tech And PharmAccess Deliver World’s First Blockchain Baby
June 05, 2018  |  Blockchain

The first baby born on the blockchain is expected to enter the world at a small clinic in rural Tanzania this week. Get the Full...

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FIS: Blockchain Transformation Must Be Deliberate
FIS: Blockchain Transformation Must Be Deliberate
June 05, 2018  |  Blockchain

Blockchain probably won’t solve all the world’s financial problems, as devoutly as innovators and enthusiasts may hope and believe that it can. At any rate,...

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Grabbing Hold Of The Gig Economy’s Long Tail
Grabbing Hold Of The Gig Economy’s Long Tail
June 05, 2018  |  Data Drivers

Beyond Uber and Lyft, the gig economy is evolving, with a long tail that places value on plugging gaps in firms' skill sets and boosting...

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How Financial Services Can Prevent Bias In AI
How Financial Services Can Prevent Bias In AI
June 05, 2018  |  Artificial Intelligence

It won’t be medicine — or manufacturing, human resources, commerce or logistics. No, when it comes to the biggest immediate impact that artificial intelligence (AI)...

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Will Dynamic Pricing Change How Automotive Parts are Sold?
Will Dynamic Pricing Change How Automotive Parts are Sold?
June 04, 2018  |  Legal

Dynamic pricing has produced more than $1 billion in revenue for automakers over the last decade, according to a report from Reuters this week (June...

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Siri Gets Smarter And Emojis Become Memojis
Siri Gets Smarter And Emojis Become Memojis
June 04, 2018  |  Apple

The big day – or the big first day – of WWDC arrived this afternoon, with the audience in San Jose getting an extensive tour...

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Snap Sends Signals That A Sale Might Be In The Offing
Snap Sends Signals That A Sale Might Be In The Offing
June 04, 2018  |  Social Commerce

Beloved by younger millennials and up-and-coming Generation Z members, Snapchat is the little social media engine that could in an era when it seemed the...

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ForwardX Nabs $10M In Financing Round Amid Smart Luggage Push
ForwardX Nabs $10M In Financing Round Amid Smart Luggage Push
June 04, 2018  |  Innovation

The bag that tags along, you might call it. The maker of the bag that tags along? Flush with cash. News came Monday (June 4)...

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Lendix Notches $37M Amid European Expansion
Lendix Notches $37M Amid European Expansion
June 04, 2018  |  Europe

After raising $37 million in a funding round backed by investors such as Idinvest and Allianz, French lending platform Lendix is eyeing expansion in Europe....

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