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MAY 15, 2020

Amazon has filed suit against two companies that are allegedly operating a global tech support scheme targeting Alexa users, CNN reported. The lawsuit, filed last week in U.S. Robojap and Quatic could not be reached for comment, the news service reported.

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JULY 1, 2020

IFC, the Washington, D.C.-based By rapidly increasing our capacity to deliver trade finance, IFC and Citi can help businesses maintain their operations during the crisis and speed their recovery when the pandemic eases.”. The International Finance Corp. ( IFC ) and Citigroup Inc. billion directed to the world’s poorest countries.

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DECEMBER 18, 2020

But it was a Bellevue, Washington-based beauty and wellness industry enterprise software firm that secured the largest funding this week, coming in at $160 million. CloudTrucks plans to harness the infusion to speed up product development and the recruitment of talent in sales, operations, engineering and data science.

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JANUARY 30, 2020

The new funding round brings its total to $74 million so far, the highest amount raised of its startup peers like Washington, D.C.’s He is a biochemist who runs a growing operation in Ecuador, a global powerhouse for flower supply, along with Columbia. million and was acquired by FTD in 2018. .

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NOVEMBER 21, 2018

The publication said PillPack recently filed for several new pharmacy licenses, most of which are to secure clearance to ship drugs from its warehouse in Phoenix to customers, reports said. While customers in every state, except Hawaii, can receive drugs from PillPack, only a select few facilities can deliver the product.

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APRIL 25, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. Fintechs are having trouble facing reality when it comes to obtaining bank charters, FDIC Chairman Jelena McWilliams and Comptroller of the Currency Joseph Otting said here at the FDIC’s Fintech and the Future of Banking conference on Wednesday.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2019

The impacted utilities operate in 18 states from Maine to Washington, including Cloverland Electric Cooperation in Michigan, Klickitat Public Utility District in Washington state and Basin Electric Power Cooperative in North Dakota. The email was then downloaded onto a disk and sent to the FBI for analysis.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2019

13) said that alternative lender Fountainhead Commercial Capital can now offer SBA loans through its platform after securing a Small Business Lending Company (SBLC) loan program license from American Business Lending. The recent government shutdown forced the Small Business Administration to stall its lending operations.

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AUGUST 23, 2018

Residential real estate startup Bungalow announced it has secured $64 million in funding: a $14 million Series A led by Khosla Ventures, Atomic, Founders Fund, Cherubic Ventures and Wing Ventures, as well as a $50 million debt facility. Since its launch, the company has operated in the Bay Area, Los Angeles, New York, San Diego and Seattle.

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APRIL 14, 2020

If users relied upon a stablecoin to make regular payments, significant operational disruptions could quickly affect real economic activity, e.g. by blocking remittances and other payments.”. The April G-20 meeting with finance ministers and central bank governors is usually held in Washington, D.C.

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JANUARY 17, 2019

According to a new report in The Washington Post , with the shutdown now dragging into its 27th day, a growing number of websites operated by the federal government are breaking down. The paper reported that during this week, several web security certificates owned by U.S.

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JUNE 30, 2017

According to a news report in TechCrunch , Dr. Ken Washington, Ford’s VP of research and engineering and CTO, disclosed the new unit in a Medium post in which he talked up the impact AI and robots will have during the next 10 years. Argo AI could be a strategic and valuable move for Ford to secure its place in the autonomous vehicle race.

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APRIL 26, 2021

The below is a discussion of the new Washington Long-Term Care Program. What Is the Washington Long-Term Care Program? The Washington Long-Term Care Program is the nation's first public state-operated long term care insurance program. All employees employed in Washington will be required to pay taxes into the Program.

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MAY 12, 2020

In a filing with the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC), the board said the agency should not rely on the company’s recent financial statements, which are believed to be inaccurate. A special committee at Luckin hired Chicago-based law firm Kirkland & Ellis as counsel and FTI Consulting of Washington, D.C.

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JULY 1, 2020

IFC, the Washington, D.C.-based By rapidly increasing our capacity to deliver trade finance, IFC and Citi can help businesses maintain their operations during the crisis and speed their recovery when the pandemic eases.”. The International Finance Corp. ( IFC ) and Citigroup Inc. billion directed to the world’s poorest countries.

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OCTOBER 6, 2020

The delivery sector is setting record revenues as dining rooms are operating at limited capacity, but this trend was in the works long before the pandemic began. cities, including Boston, Chicago, New York and Washington, D.C. Developments From The Order To Eat World.

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MARCH 3, 2020

According to the two-count indictment filed in federal court in Washington, D.C. The Chinese men were charged with money laundering conspiracy and operating an unlicensed money transmitting business. national security,” said Don Fort, chief, IRS-CI. “We The defendants operated in the U.S. Attorney Timothy J.

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DECEMBER 2, 2019

Washington and Frankfurt are now inquiring about the reasons for the delay. Danske Bank was no longer allowed to operate in Estonia after it admitted that $220 billion of questionable money went through a branch there between the years of 2007 and 2015. . Two sources told Reuters the U.S. probe is anticipated to be finished in 2020.

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MARCH 27, 2020

While the advancement of open banking regulations may be seeing a small skip due to the spread of the coronavirus , many countries saw business and typical banking operations halted right after deciding upon new online privacy rules. Around The Data Protection And Security World. Security .

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JUNE 18, 2020

The American Gaming Association (AGA), the Washington, D.C.-based casinos are moving toward cashless gambling to protect customers and staff from the COVID-19 pandemic. based trade group for the $261 billion sector, has issued “Payments Modernization Policy Principles” that they say will guide the industry into ePayments.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2020

In 2018, the Postal Service piloted the FBI partership program at two post offices in Washington, D.C. The Postal Service operates 31,000 post offices, and 99 percent of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). It has grown since then and served more than 30,000 customers.

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OCTOBER 23, 2019

Transportation company Penske Corporation announced that it is rolling out its new carsharing service in Washington, DC and Arlington, VA, this week. based call center and a local fleet operations team. Penske has also secured reserved parking options at Colonial Parking garages in Washington, DC.

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JANUARY 26, 2018

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has reportedly opened an investigation into the accounting practices of digital industrial company General Electric (GE). Washington Post reports this week said GE revealed the SEC’s probe was linked to its disclosure of a miscalculation in its insurance unit.

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JULY 14, 2019

And the operator of BitFunder, a defunct trading platform that was denominated in bitcoin, and WeExchange was sentenced for obstruction of justice as well as securities fraud, CoinDesk reported. The materials were reportedly presented to agency staff at a June event in Washington, D.C. On another note, The U.S.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Even though biometrics offer notable security advantages, they do come with risks. The following Deep Dive examines the potential use cases for biometrics in national identification systems and the security pitfalls they could encounter. . Colorado, Idaho, Maryland, Wyoming and Washington, D.C., A reported 3.6

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APRIL 30, 2020

said it expects to spend its anticipated $4 billion second-quarter profits on coronavirus-related expenses, according to the company’s filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The Washington-based eCommerce giant made the announcement in its first-quarter filing after the closing bell on Thursday (April 30). “If

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JANUARY 20, 2019

In other news, the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) has applied for a license to operate a digital assets exchange platform. Bitcoin ATM company Coinme is partnering with Coinstar to allow bitcoin purchases through Coinstar kiosks at select Safeway or Albertsons stores in California, Texas and Washington state.

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OCTOBER 3, 2016

So, how did Vacasa , the online vacation rental home startup, go from managing one beachside cabin on the Washington coast that belonged to the family of one of the founder’s wife to a multimillion-dollar company with more than 1,400 employees that manages over 4,000 properties in the U.S. Italy, Spain, Belize and Chile.

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APRIL 14, 2016

People familiar with the matter claim that the researchers hired by the federal agency discovered a previously unknown software flaw that allowed them to create a piece of hardware to crack the iPhone’s four-digit passcode, The Washington Post reported on Tuesday (April 12). Comey recently called a “narrow slice” of devices.

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AUGUST 4, 2017

As reported , BlueteamGlobal, which has ties to Morgan Stanley, has raised $125 million to offer both cyber threat intelligence and security services. The company will operate across offices in New York, the Washington, D.C., The cybersecurity arena is getting a bit more cash. area, London and Tel Aviv, among other areas.

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MAY 5, 2019

Reuters reported strikes are scheduled in San Francisco, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Diego, Philadelphia and Washington D.C. Drivers are striking to demand job security, livable wages and a cap in terms of the amount the ride-hailing companies can take from the fares. Drivers in New York aren’t the only ones planning to strike.

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APRIL 22, 2019

The company is boosting the number of engineers it is hiring in and around the Seattle, Washington area. One of the job postings is for an engineering manager of operations technology, noted the report. “We In February the delivery startup filed its IPO documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2019

According to reports, 2nd Address said it will use the funds to improve its technology and expand into new cities beyond its existing markets in California, New York City, Chicago and Washington, D.C. Also operating in the banking technology sphere is Bud, which recently raised $20 million in Series A funding.

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OCTOBER 26, 2018

Amid reports this week that changes to accounting standards are coming over the next few weeks, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has said that financial professionals, including accountants, must be mindful of cybersecurity risks. BEC, the acronym for business email compromise scams, is getting its share of attention.

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JULY 31, 2019

At the time, The Washington Post said the probe represented “an unprecedented level of government attention” on a sector that has, until now, evaded regulatory scrutiny for operating outside of consumer protection rules. For any new market player, combatting the reputation of the MCA can be a challenge.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2019

A recent partnership in India aims to add further biometric security to the nation’s Aadhaar system. Identity Devices Sweden AB will provide a new biometric privacy platform (BPP) to Aadhaar, essentially adding a new layer of security to its online and offline authentication systems. About the Tracker.

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JUNE 2, 2016

The heavily redacted records represent only a small portion of the total number of cyberincidents and breaches at the Fed, because they only cover cases related to the Washington-based Board of Governors, a federal agency that is required by law to maintain public records.

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