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Bitcoin Daily: MercadoPago to Allow Bitcoin Buying, Selling in Brazil; UK Man Faces Extradition to US Over Crypto Scam

Bitcoin Daily: MercadoPago to Allow Bitcoin Buying, Selling in Brazil; UK Man Faces Extradition to US Over Crypto Scam
Bitcoin Daily: MercadoPago to Allow Bitcoin Buying, Selling in Brazil; UK Man Faces Extradition to...
November 23, 2021  |  Bitcoin

MercadoPago will soon let Brazilian customers buy, sell and hold bitcoin, Bitcoin Magazine reported. MercadoPago is the digital payments app of MercadoLibre. Get the Full...

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Today in Restaurant and Grocery Tech: Albertsons Leverages Self-Service; MOD Pizza Gears up for IPO
Today in Restaurant and Grocery Tech: Albertsons Leverages Self-Service; MOD Pizza Gears up for IPO
November 23, 2021  |  ResTech

Today in restaurant and grocery tech news: MOD Pizza submits a draft registration to go public via initial public offering (IPO), and Turkish grocery delivery...

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Counting Bitcoins: OneRepublic First Major Artist Paid in Bitcoin for Vienna Show
Counting Bitcoins: OneRepublic First Major Artist Paid in Bitcoin for Vienna Show
November 23, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

The “Counting Stars” band OneRepublic performed last week just outside of Vienna and was paid entirely in bitcoin, the first American major artist to accept...

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Field Service Management Software Platform simPRO Snags $350M, Acquires ClockShark, AroFlo
Field Service Management Software Platform simPRO Snags $350M, Acquires ClockShark, AroFlo
November 23, 2021  |  Investments

Global field service management software platform simPRO has nailed down a $350 million investment and announced a pair of acquisitions, according to a Tuesday (Nov....

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Malicious Shopping Bots Top the Naughty List for Holiday 2021 eCommerce
Malicious Shopping Bots Top the Naughty List for Holiday 2021 eCommerce
November 23, 2021  |  Retail

From the apocalyptic AI of Marvel’s Ultron to the time-traveling homicidal programming of “The Terminator,” we can all agree that movie robots are often creepy....

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Apple Files Suit Against Software Vendor NSO Group
Apple Files Suit Against Software Vendor NSO Group
November 23, 2021  |  Legal

Apple has filed a lawsuit against the NSO Group, an Israeli company that sells software to government and law enforcement agencies to let them hack...

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Transcription Startup Verbit Valued at $2B Following Series E
Transcription Startup Verbit Valued at $2B Following Series E
November 23, 2021  |  Investments

The artificial intelligence (AI)-powered transcription startup Verbit is looking to expand its workforce after raising $250 million in a Series E round that values the...

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Today in Retail: Dollar Tree Raises Prices; Walmart+ Struggles to Up Paid Members
Today in Retail: Dollar Tree Raises Prices; Walmart+ Struggles to Up Paid Members
November 23, 2021  |  Retail

In today’s top retail news, Dollar Tree is permanently raising its prices to $1.25, while Best Buy is counting on healthcare technology and new store...

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To See Where the QSR Industry Is Headed, Look to Pizza
To See Where the QSR Industry Is Headed, Look to Pizza
November 23, 2021  |  Restaurant innovation

Pizza may be timeless, but the ways in which restaurateurs are getting that pizza from the kitchen to consumers’ mouths could not be timelier. With...

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