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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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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 investors also contend Lyft overinflated its market share in its IPO filing. and Canada.

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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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Retail Pulse: Stop & Shop To Deploy Autonomous Vehicles; Chico’s FAS Plans To Close 250 Stores

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With the help of Robomart , a startup based in California, the grocery chain plans to bring produce, convenience items and meal kits to the customers’ doors through roving autonomous mobile stores in the Boston area. In other news, Whole Foods Market is reportedly scrapping its plan to expand its 365 stores.

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2017 Has Now Seen 4 Of New York’s Top 10 VC-Backed Tech Exits

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2017 has seen a spate of venture-backed tech companies go public, including California-based Okta , Snap , MuleSoft and Cloudera. After a slow beginning of the year, New York has joined the IPO party and saw three of its VC-backed startups reaching $900M+ valuation on the public market. & Boston, here.

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Happier Hour: 55+ Startups Disrupting The Alcoholic Beverages Industry

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This market map includes private companies only and is not meant to be exhaustive of companies in the space. Morning Recovery has raised $8M to bring its herbal solutions to the market, while ZBiotics uses probiotics and Thrive+ offers a blend of vitamins. DISRUPTING THE HAPPY HOUR MARKET MAP COMPANIES. FreshTracks Capital.