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Google, Amazon Tech Help States Handle Jobless Claim Boom

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Google and Amazon Web Services are assisting Rhode Island, Kansas, Illinois and New York in processing the unprecedented number of unemployment claims prompted by the coronavirus crisis, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported. Help is on the way for beleaguered states facing a record number of jobless claims.

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Waze Introduces Contactless Payments At ExxonMobil, Shell Stations

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Waze is committed to continuing to help businesses leverage innovative technology to adapt, evolve, and engage with customers,” said Andrew Kandel, Waze U.S. Chairman David Cicilline (D-Rhode Island) asked Pichai if Google has evolved from a turnstile to the rest of the web to a walled garden that increasingly keeps users within its sites.

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Bitcoin Daily: Rhode Island’s Blockchain Act Aims For Crypto Rules Too; Rapper Akon Details Crypto Plans

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Our proprietary Atomic Swap technology enables immediate trade between major cryptocurrencies, our partners’ alternative currencies, and fiat currencies — both on the platform and in the local market,” according to the whitepaper. . “So The Akoin Utility Token is the exclusive currency of the Akoin ecosystem.

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Sing It With Me: What’s the Mask Mandate Got To Do With Wealth Management?

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California, New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware, Oregon, Illinois, and Rhode Island have announced plans to lift their statewide mask mandates or school mask mandates, and more states have indicated they will revisit mask requirements in the near future. Mask mandates are being lifted across the country.

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DOJ, State AGs To Meet On Antitrust Suit Against Google

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In July, the CEOs of the world’s four biggest technology companies testified before the House Judiciary Committee as lawmakers investigate competition in the sector. David Cicilline (D-Rhode Island) ended the hearing by saying the companies “have monopoly power.” Google, Facebook Inc.

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Amazon, Google, Facebook, Apple CEOs To Face Congress

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The CEOs of the world’s four biggest technology companies will testify later this month before the House Judiciary Committee as lawmakers investigate competition in the tech industry, Reuters reported. The panel has pressed for tougher antitrust rules and enforcement.

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Chinese Hackers Target Navy Contractors To Steal Military Secrets

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The attacks affect all branches of the military , but Navy and Air Force contractors are seen as attractive targets because they deal with advanced weaponry and technology. In June, hackers stole secret plans to a supersonic missile for submarines, targeting an unnamed company that had a contract with the Navy in Rhode Island.