Homeland Security Says Facebook, Microsoft Averted North Korean Cyberattacks
Homeland Security Says Facebook, Microsoft Averted North Korean Cyberattacks
December 20, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Facebook and Microsoft blocked a number of cyberattacks from North Korea last week, White House Homeland Security Adviser Tom Bossert announced on Tuesday (Dec. 19)....

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EU’s Highest Court Rules Uber A Taxi Service
EU’s Highest Court Rules Uber A Taxi Service
December 20, 2017  |  Regulation

Compounding what might be charitably described as an epic run of bad luck, Uber has lost a major battle in the European Union’s highest court,...

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Overstock CEO Alt Trading Platform To Replace IPOs With ICOs
Overstock CEO Alt Trading Platform To Replace IPOs With ICOs
December 20, 2017  |  Blockchain

Medici, the blockchain unit of Overstock.com, announced news on Tuesday (Dec. 19) of the launch of tZero, an alternative trading system that is creating a...

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Solving America’s Paycheck-To-Paycheck Problem
Solving America’s Paycheck-To-Paycheck Problem
December 20, 2017  |  Alternative Finances

“We started this company to address one very specific problem: the 70 percent of Americans living paycheck to paycheck. That’s the secret shame of our...

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Blockchain: The Next Battle For Patent Trolls
Blockchain: The Next Battle For Patent Trolls
December 20, 2017  |  Blockchain

Patent troll Erich Spangenberg, who is hated in Silicon Valley for challenging the patents on all sorts of technology, is eyeing the cryptocurrency market next....

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North Korea Making Money Hacking Cryptocurrency Exchanges
North Korea Making Money Hacking Cryptocurrency Exchanges
December 20, 2017  |  International

North Korean hackers have made millions of dollars in cryptocurrency in recent weeks after a series of successful cyberattacks. According to news from Reuters, more attacks...

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Finding Retail’s Big Data ROI
Finding Retail’s Big Data ROI
December 20, 2017  |  Payment Methods

“Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is, I don’t know which half.” That’s a quote from department store maven John...

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Using AI And Machine Learning To Make Payments Faster, Safer
Using AI And Machine Learning To Make Payments Faster, Safer
December 20, 2017  |  Digital Banking

What do track and field stars, NASCAR drivers and millions of businesses owners around the United States have in common? They all have an appreciation...

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CanPay: Solving Pot’s Payments Problem
CanPay: Solving Pot’s Payments Problem
December 20, 2017  |  Matchmakers

  Pot has a payments problem. Cannabis’ status as a schedule-one narcotic means the federally chartered banks, the card networks and the traditional payments ecosystem have...

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