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Amazon Covertly Working On Cold Vaccine
Amazon Covertly Working On Cold Vaccine
March 07, 2020  |  Safety and Security

Amazon has been secretly working for years to cure the common cold with an initiative called “Project Gesundheit,” according to a report from CNBC. The...

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Austin Mayor Announces Cancellation Of SXSW Due To Coronavirus
Austin Mayor Announces Cancellation Of SXSW Due To Coronavirus
March 07, 2020  |  Coronavirus

The annual music and culture festival SXSW in Austin, Texas has been canceled due to fears over the spreading of the coronavirus, according to a...

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Could This Be The Last Time We Change The Clocks?
Could This Be The Last Time We Change The Clocks?
March 07, 2020  |  Retail

While most people have complained numerous times about there not being enough hours in the day, there is one day a year when that is...

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Senator Wants Gig Companies To Give Workers Financial Support
Senator Wants Gig Companies To Give Workers Financial Support
March 06, 2020  |  Gig Economy

Sen. Mark Warner has written several gig companies, including Uber, Lyft, Instacart, Postmates, Grubhub and DoorDash, about financial help for workers as well as several...

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CFPB Director Wants To Pay Whistleblowers
CFPB Director Wants To Pay Whistleblowers
March 06, 2020  |  Regulation

Kathy Kraninger, the director of the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), has asked Congress for the ability to pay whistleblowers in an attempt to...

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Yes Bank’s Chaos Means No-Go For Payments
Yes Bank’s Chaos Means No-Go For Payments
March 06, 2020  |  International

For digital payments, for eCommerce, when a bank gets interrupted … the impact is instantaneous and disruptive. To get a sense of the ripple effects,...

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Report: 5G Will Add $2.2T To Global Economy
Report: 5G Will Add $2.2T To Global Economy
March 06, 2020  |  Economy

The Global System for Mobile Communications (GSMA) released a report that said 5G telecommunications technology will contribute $2.2 trillion to the worldwide economy between the...

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Millennial-Focused Digital Bank Empower Finance Raises $20M
Millennial-Focused Digital Bank Empower Finance Raises $20M
March 06, 2020  |  Investments

San Francisco-based Empower Finance, a mobile banking app aimed at helping millennials save wealth, has raised $20 million in a Series A funding round led...

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Coronavirus: eBay Prohibits New Listings For Hand Sanitizer, Face Masks; Analysts Lower Facebook Revenue Estimates
Coronavirus: eBay Prohibits New Listings For Hand Sanitizer, Face Masks; Analysts Lower Facebook Revenue Estimates
March 06, 2020  |  Coronavirus

The coronavirus could have wide-reaching effects on technology manufacturing, eCommerce marketplaces and the economy as a whole. Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus around the...

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