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Facebook Negotiates Sandberg DC Hearing Testimony

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With questions surrounding Facebook ’s market power and its plans for the Libra digital currency, the social media company is reportedly negotiating with an important congressional committee for COO Sheryl Sandberg to testify as early as October. And, another legislator, Sen.

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Big Names Embark On Spring Hiring Sprees

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Standing one’s ground in an Amazon -dominated retail market doesn’t happen by accident. Home Depot is one of the few who have managed it – indeed, the $200 billion home-improvement merchant has even seen 135 percent growth in the last five years. The retailer is looking to fill 11,000 new positions, of which 2,000 are management roles.

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Fintech Fundings: 9 Companies Raise $73 Million Week Ending Dec 31

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Social media financial compliance specialist Gremln raised $1.4 Payments and commerce solutions for unbanked in emerging markets. HQ: Shelton, Connecticut. Social media management & compliance for financial institutions . Credit risk management. One Finovate alum added cash at year-end:

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55 US Companies That Became Unicorns In 2018

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Samsara’s applications include fleet management, collision prevention, and delivery coordination. Select Investors: First Round Capital, Altos Ventures, Meritech Capital Partners, Index Ventures, Darwin Ventures, Tiger Global Management, Greylock Partners. Services include a CRM, report generation, and marketing tools.

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FinovateSpring 2015 Sneak Peek: Part 8

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Money Amigo is a social money interaction platform that solves the lack of simple and clustered services for the un- and underbanked. Money Amigo makes managing money fast, fair, and friendly. Whodini helps merchants engage customers using social media marketing, reaching loyal customers with targeted offers.

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Why Facebook’s Business Model Isn’t Its Biggest Problem

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Needless to say, whether Cambridge Analytica actually did this, whether it was marketing puffery and/or whether it was as effective as they are claiming it was, a lot of controversy is swirling around this. Cambridge Analytica. Unfortunately, as this week bore out, no one was reassured. The Apology Tour.

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