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London Cements Uber Ban Over Fake Identities

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Uber was declared “not fit and proper” to operate in London — the ride-hailing company’s largest European market — and now has three weeks to appeal, according to a Monday (Nov. London regulators refused to renew the ride-hailing company’s operating permit over safety concerns and drivers using false identities. . …

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Amazon’s Alexa Now Offers HIPAA-Compliant Skills

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In a blog post , Amazon announced an invitation-only program that will enable developers to create healthcare skills for Alexa that are HIPAA-compliant. Amazon just entered a whole new market now that Alexa , its voice-activated digital assistant, is HIPAA -compliant, which it means it can handle patients’ sensitive information.

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What banks can learn from Wal-Mart

Chris Skinner

Can Wal-Mart’s Expensive New E-Commerce Operation Compete With Amazon? were put in charge of Wal-Mart’s entire domestic e-commerce operation, overseeing more than 15,000 employees in Silicon Valley, Boston, Omaha, and its home office in Arkansas. It’s a benchmark article showing how an incumbent giant finds it hard to adapt.

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Funding Round Could Give AvidXchange $2B Valuation

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percent through 2028, according to Boston Consulting Group. AvidXchange has ranked among the fastest-growing companies in North America on Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500 for the past six years, the company said in a blog post last month. Revenue growth in the business payments sector is expected to grow by around 5.6

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Car Marketplace CarGurus Has Acquired Autolist

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CarGurus, an auto marketplace based in Boston, has acquired car shopping platform startup Autolist, according to reports. Like CarGurus, Autolist is a tech-centric online auto shopping provider,” Jeremy Sacco, CarGurus’ director of B2B content and communications, wrote in a blog post.

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Lyft Rolls Out Vehicle Partitions In Health Safety Program

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Lyft is giving more drivers plexiglass shields to prevent the spread of germs between the front seat and rear seat areas of cars, the company announced in a blog post Friday (July 17). Los Angeles, Seattle, Boston, Phoenix, Dallas and New York City. The CDC recommends the use of such shields, Lyft said.

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FinovateSpring 2016 Live Blog – Day 2

William Mills

William Mills Agency and Beyond the Arc will be live blogging at FinovateSpring 2016. Diana Chin (HR & Operations). Showing a data segmentation manager on a map of the Boston area. Silver 6 operates as Software as a Service (SaaS), so that means no IT and no infrastructure required. ^SR. Virtual reality?

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