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Building A Better Digital Bridg For Customers

PYMNTS

Founded in 2012 in Los Angeles, the digital marketing firm works to bridge (hence the name) the gap so that the various communications don’t fall into the void. “We Boston-based readers know — and likely love — Papa Gino’s, a regional pizza chain that had developed a serious defection problem. Which is where Bridg enters the picture.

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Seeking Banking Balance Between Physical And Digital

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With more consumers moving to mobile transactions over visits to branches, some banks are considering closing brick-and-mortar locations to reduce operational costs. The price of real estate is prompting even the largest players in the banking world to scale back their branch operations. Can banks have it both ways?

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Deep Dive: GDRP And The EU’s New Rules Of Data Handling

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The social media platform has admitted the incident may have impacted as many as 87 million users. similar regulations are already being put to the test in other regions around the world. That effort kicked off in 2012, when the European Commission first began taking steps to advance data protections in the EU.

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The State Of Southeast Asia Tech

CB Insights

While Southeast Asia often gets classified as a single, homogenous region, the dynamics in each country within the region are extremely varied. Using CB Insights data, we outlined the deals, VCs, investors, and tech trends defining the region. Every year since 2012, Southeast Asian startups have pulled in more and more money.

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Big Tech Compliance Tracker: France Fines Amazon And Google $164 Million; Australia Warns Facebook And Google To Pay News Firms 

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An Amazon representative said, per the report, “We continuously update our privacy practices to ensure that we meet the evolving needs and expectations of customers and regulators and fully comply with all applicable laws in every country in which we operate.”. Facebook and Google Could Face Large Fines With Potential Australian Legislation.

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How Big Tech Is Finally Tackling Cybersecurity

CB Insights

Facebook, for example, disclosed that an unprecedented data breach in September 2018 exposed the social media accounts of up to 90M users — including login credentials — effectively compromising access to any site that lets users log in with their Facebook account. But the company is not alone. Source: The Smart Audio Report.

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Autopsy Report: 9 Startup Failure Stories And What We Can Learn From Them

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After soaring to a multi-billion-dollar valuation behind an iconic founder, a team of prominent backers, and a promise to revolutionize blood testing, Theranos officially ceased operations in 2018. That July, it banned Holmes from owning or operating a lab for two years. The rise and fall of Theranos. in 2000 to 232.1M

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