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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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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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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 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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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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SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

1595, known as the Secure And Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act, on Wednesday (Sept. The bill was sponsored by Congressmen Ed Perlmutter of Colorado, Denny Heck of Washington, Steve Stivers of Ohio and Warren Davidson of Ohio, all members of the House Financial Services Committee. House of Representatives passed H.R.

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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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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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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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NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Daniel Gouldman , CEO of crypto-banking platform operator Ternio , told Karen Webster that PayPal’s endorsement is a major step in crypto’s quest to go mainstream. He said people are talking more and more about the digital dollar, whether it’s on an individual level, in Washington or among U.S. Privacy And Security.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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JANUARY 25, 2019

The Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities (“DoBS”) just released Guidance declaring that virtual currency, “including Bitcoin,” is not considered “money” under the Pennsylvania Money Transmission Business Licensing Law , otherwise known as the Money Transmitter Act (“MTA”). The Pennsylvania Guidance.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Digitally transforming operations, operating models and technologies to compete in a changing industry structure. Optimizing risk, compliance and security. Too often cloud adoption can just happen, and security teams are asked reactively to make it secure and compliant.

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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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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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SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

federal judge says that securities law applies to crypto fraud, China has a lead in an important patent area and a major bank makes a big investment push in cities. 11), touting the success of the operation four years after its launch. Judge Says US Securities Law Applies t o Crypto Fraud Cases. reported Reuters.

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JANUARY 16, 2020

Firms looking to forge strong security measures with seamless customer experiences must produce products that users trust, and must have deep knowledge of their customers. This means businesses must prioritize security, even if it means sacrificing transaction speed. That confidence is well-founded. billion in 2019 to $4.1

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AUGUST 30, 2018

In the Penn Quarter neighborhood of Washington D.C., Cash was actually shaping up to be a security liability for Hill Country, which kept getting robbed. In so doing, it launched itself into a debate that is unfolding in both its home city of Washington D.C. and nationwide about whether cashless operation is discriminatory.

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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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OCTOBER 22, 2020

District Court for the Western District of Washington State. It alleges that “the defendants conspired and operated in concert with each other to sell counterfeit J.L. It is now co-owned and operated by her two daughters, Kate and Sarah. The release said the lawsuit filed by the companies, announced on Thursday (Oct.

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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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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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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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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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