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Bitcoin Daily: Venezuela Requires Crypto Payments For Passports; Seoul To Create $108M Blockchain City
Bitcoin Daily: Venezuela Requires Crypto Payments For Passports; Seoul To Create $108M Blockchain City
October 08, 2018  |  Bitcoin

In Venezuela, citizens reportedly now need to use the country’s new Petro digital currency to pay for passports, Coindesk reported. A new passport will now...

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Carrefour To Use IBM’s Food Trust Blockchain Network
Carrefour To Use IBM’s Food Trust Blockchain Network
October 08, 2018  |  Blockchain

IBM announced on Monday (Oct. 8) that there is growing adoption of its food supply chain network, IBM Food Trust. The blockchain-based cloud network provides...

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Walmart Inks Content Deal With MGM
Walmart Inks Content Deal With MGM
October 08, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Walmart is partnering with Metro Goldwyn Mayer, the U.S. movie studio, to create content for Vudu, its video on demand service. Get the Full Story...

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Microsoft To Get Nod From EU For Its $7.5B GitHub Buy
Microsoft To Get Nod From EU For Its $7.5B GitHub Buy
October 08, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Microsoft, the software giant, is expected to win antitrust approval for its $7.5 billion acquisition of GitHub, the coding website. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Facebook Launches Video Calling
Facebook Launches Video Calling
October 08, 2018  |  Artificial Intelligence

Facebook announced Monday (Oct. 8) the launch of the Portal and Portal+, its voice-activated communication devices for the home. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Consumers Seek Backpacks And Duffel Bags As Alternatives To Handbags
Consumers Seek Backpacks And Duffel Bags As Alternatives To Handbags
October 08, 2018  |  Retail

Sales of women’s handbags dropped by 8 percent from 2016 to 2017, reaching $7 billion, while sales of backpacks and duffel bags have been on the...

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Google Kept Google+ Data Breach Quiet
Google Kept Google+ Data Breach Quiet
October 08, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Google announced Monday (October 8) that it is shutting down Google+ after finding a security bug that made data on 500,000 users accessible to developers....

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Investors Warned To Heed Big Bank Regulator Fines
Investors Warned To Heed Big Bank Regulator Fines
October 08, 2018  |  Bank Regulation

Investors shouldn’t shrug off fines against big banks that run afoul of banking regulations because they impact returns over the longer term. Get the Full...

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Klarna Gets $20M From H&M To Integrate With Retailer
Klarna Gets $20M From H&M To Integrate With Retailer
October 08, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

H&M and Klarna announced Monday (October 8) that the two have inked a partnership in which they will further integrate H&M’s physical and digital stores....

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