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AUGUST 26, 2019

And then there are the holidays that we all know are made-up, but still have a great time celebrating on social media. National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day (Aug. 4), National Chocolate Day (Oct. 28), National Avocado Day (July 31), National Ice Cream Day (July 21) and so on. Holidays like National Dog Day.

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DECEMBER 14, 2023

THE BANKER AWARDS The Bank Acquisition of the Year – goes to the unique PacWest and Banc of California deal. Honorable Mentions – while this was a quiet year for M&A, we tip our hat to Atlantic Union’s acquisition of American National Bank and Eastern Bank’s acquisition of Cambridge Bank. Expect more deals to be announced in 2024.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

The Edelman Trust Barometer shows that public confidence in search engines and social media platforms fell 11 percentage points from 2017 and 2018. Facebook recently identified and removed active political influence campaigns on the social network. get the 39-page cyber defense report.

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DECEMBER 22, 2020

times tangible book for the attractive geographic footprint of BBVA weeks before the COVID vaccine starts to ship should spell accretion and strong future strategic positioning for PNC, especially in Texas where a brain drain from California led by Elon Musk will continue. John Beale , longtime CIO of City National Bank.

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OCTOBER 6, 2018

They were dubbed by local and national media channels “The Bling Ring” given their love of stealing shiny things — mostly jewelry — from homes of famous people, like the previous holders of the title. But the downside to social media is that it’s also an excellent information channel for the dishonest.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Either way, California Attorney Gen. California will get $24.6 Facebook could encounter a lawsuit as the Federal Trade Commission and many states attorneys general reportedly complete a single case, or multiple cases, against the social media company.

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JULY 21, 2017

Earlier this week, Bank Indonesia, the central bank of Indonesia, nominated three companies for its award for the fintech company most supportive of the “non-cash national movement of inclusion.” Hi there, Matt here filling in for Marcelo.

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DECEMBER 20, 2018

PNC made a Gonzo move with a national digital expansion in 2018 with the unique idea of building a small number of branches in target metro markets like Kansas City and Dallas. These are two longtime classy Southern California outfits dedicated to building relationships versus a transactional commercially focused bank powerhouse.

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DECEMBER 14, 2020

Australian Treasurer Josh Frydenberg put forward the News Media and Digital Platforms Mandatory Bargaining Code and unveiled the particulars of his roadmap for Australia to become the first nation to make online platforms pay media for news. The legislation does not specify the manner in which a payment would be handled.

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APRIL 10, 2019

Last year, a company called Blink Identity received $1.5M from investors including Live Nation (which owns Ticketmaster) and Techstars Ventures. Social Media/Entertainment. At a California restaurant CaliBurger , facial recognition connects a patron to their loyalty program account. Food & Beverage.

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DECEMBER 19, 2017

Seriously, sit back with a pocket flask of Pappy Van Winkle, smoke a cigar (or your combustible of choice if you live in Colorado, California, Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Main or Massachusetts) and enjoy the 2017 GonzoBanker Awards. It’s time to toast the conquerors and skewer the laggards, GonzoBankers.

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DECEMBER 22, 2015

No one has been more successful at using social media to generate awareness and a positive image for their bank than Jill (@JillCastilla, @CitizensEdmond). Jill’s use of Twitter is a model for any bank CEO looking to engage on social media. Steve Williams: California , The Airborne Toxic Event. Freudian Slip Award.

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JULY 17, 2018

In 2017, the National Restaurant Association reported annual sales of $799B — close to 48% of the total amount that Americans spent on food. Next Level Burger (Washington, California). Holistic fast casual: Mendocino Farms (California). Pets allowed: Lazy Dog (California, Colorado). That’s not a new development.

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MAY 9, 2018

Info: Status Money’s personal finance platform helps people manage their money by letting them anonymously compare their finances with peers, national averages, and more than a million custom groups. These folks are based in California and have raised at least million in funding. I think these folks are based in San Jose, California.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2019

A Tesla Model 3 owner in California died while using the car’s Autopilot feature. Increasingly scientists think there should be some regulatory oversight maybe at the national and international level, just to make sure that we don’t do something very foolish. ‘AI nationalism’ could fuel political conflict.

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MARCH 6, 2019

Theranos built itself in stealth mode while raising hundreds of millions of dollars and inking deals to put its wellness centers in Walgreens stores in California and Arizona. Controversial social influence measurement company Klout came of age just as Facebook and Twitter were making the leap from fast-rising startups to global institutions.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

are racing to download the Chinese multi-purpose messaging, social media and mobile payment app, Reuters reported. Last week, the Commerce Department announced that the prohibitions on WeChat and TikTok transactions are based on the president’s executive order issued in August over national security concerns. From Friday (Sept.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

has asked a federal judge to temporarily stop President Donald Trump’s executive order prohibiting the popular app over national security concerns. In court documents, TikTok argued the ban is motivated by political considerations over the November presidential election, not by a genuine national security concern. and Walmart Inc.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

A California federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's executive order prohibiting WeChat , the social media app owned by China’s Tencent Holdings Ltd., national security, foreign policy and the economy. national security, foreign policy and the economy. Score one for WeChat. told the WSJ.

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JUNE 4, 2019

Fueled by social media, consumers want to get a hold of the latest trends as quickly as possible, and retailers must rapidly increase production to meet demand. California-based startup Bolt Threads uses bioengineering inspired by spider webs to spin silk proteins into fibers. Source: Ellen MacArthur Foundation.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

Chinese tech giant ByteDance reportedly wants Oracle and Walmart to pay $12 billion for a combined 20 percent stake in its social media giant TikTok — a plan President Donald Trump said will allow TikTok to avoid a threatened U.S. operations over alleged national security grounds. shutdown. “I If they get it done, that’s great.

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AUGUST 16, 2020

There is credible evidence that leads me to believe that ByteDance … might take action that threatens to impair the national security of the United States,” Trump said in his order. District Court for the Southern District of California, the company’s U.S. The social media company said Wednesday (Aug.

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JULY 24, 2020

Kevin McCarthy (R-California), Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky), White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and U.S. Salesforce has grown its Order Management products such as the function for firms to allow eCommerce shoppers finish transactions without exiting social media platforms.

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AUGUST 1, 2017

In May, Tencent opened an AI research lab in Seattle focused on speech recognition as it looks to apply AI research to its social media, online games, and cloud services. The business social graph below highlights Tencent’s US AI investments over the period; each green line represents one round of funding.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Over 1M millennial women are becoming mothers every year, meaning Gen Y now makes up the majority of annual births in the United States, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. As with many industries in today’s information economy, millennial travel trends are strongly influenced by social media.

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JUNE 6, 2019

Solyndra intended to use the funding to dramatically expand its manufacturing facilities in Fremont, California, in a move that the company said would create approximately 3,000 new jobs. Coda’s unsold vehicles were later acquired by Mullen Technologies, an electric vehicle company based in California.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

District Court for the Southern District of California, where TikTok’s American operations are based. It also alleges that the administration’s national security justification for the order is false. Last month, ByteDance filed suit in the U.S. This week, The Wall Street Journal reported that ByteDance is in talks with the U.S.

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JANUARY 4, 2018

One such company is California-based startup Mya. AI is automating different branding and marketing efforts, and creating personalized campaigns, targeted messaging, personalized website experience, and social media sentiment analysis. Its customers include National Instruments, Hitachi, and Comcast. COMPLIANCE OFFICERS.

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AUGUST 28, 2020

headquarters in Culver City, California, as well as the company’s operations in Canada, Australia and New Zealand. The Trump administration contends that the app could be dangerous to national security if its user data is provided to the Chinese government. On Thursday (Aug. 27), Walmart confirmed it is teaming up with Microsoft Corp.

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AUGUST 5, 2019

There has been no summer slowdown for regulatory overtures toward technology firms, spanning social media, antitrust concerns and the cryptocurrency arenas. Back then, Facebook said the FTC was examining “areas of social networking or social media services, digital advertising and/or mobile or online applications.”.

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