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Boston Market Deploys AI To Fight Fraud, Improve ROI

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Card network Mastercard and California-based AI and speech recognition company SoundHound have partnered to establish a voice-based, drive-thru solution for quick-service restaurants (QSRs). Boston Market On The Fraud-Fighting, Customer Service-Enhancing Power Of AI.

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Healthcare Tech Company Truepill Raises $75M To Expand

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The San Mateo, California-based company said the cash will be used to introduce an at-home lab testing platform. Also participating were existing investors Boston-based Optum Ventures, which offers capital and strategic guidance to startups; TI Platform Management LLC., 9) that it closed on a $75 million Series C funding round.

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Lyft Gets Hit With Class Action Lawsuit By Investors

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The the class action lawsuit, filed Friday (May 17) by Boston-based law firm Block & Leviton in U.S. District Court in the Northern District of California, contends Lyft committed securities fraud. The stock is way off its IPO price , with its market capitalization now around $16 billion.

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Barneys’ Flagship Madison Avenue Store To Stay Open For Now

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At the same time, Great American Group and Tiger Capital Group noted in a press release that store closings would soon start at five flagship Barneys New York locations and Barneys Warehouse locations. Its warehouse stores are located in Central Valley, New York and Livermore, California.

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New Report: SMS-Based Outreach Helps Merchants Authenticate Consumers, Boost Online Sales

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California-based automaker Tesla is one company that has witnessed the merits of offering 2FA for its car owners. More than two-thirds of marketers are still failing to capitalize on this outreach method, however, spotlighting a massive missed opportunity. Developments From The Digital Consumer Onboarding Space.

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US B2B Startups Dominate $337 Million Worth Of Funding

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Boston-based PreVeil did not disclose how much it raised in its Series A funding round, but it did note that Spark Capital provided the funding to support the company’s email and file security solution. California’s Kenna Security announced $25 million in Series C funding this week for its predictive cyber-risk solution.

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Hillbilly Elegy Author J.D. Vance Heads To Ohio In Search Of Investment Opportunities

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And there are some serious funds on offer — Revolution funds has over $1 billion in capital to hand out to firms at all stages of development. In 2010 California companies received $28.4 Case has been promoting entrepreneurship as a path for development in America outside the hubs in Silicon Valley and Boston.

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