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San Francisco Official Wants Tax On Robots That Put People Out Of Work

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With a growing number of automated machines performing jobs and tasks that could eliminate jobs, one San Francisco official is pushing a statewide “tax” in California on robots that put people out of work. And even Bill Gates suggested earlier this year that a robot tax could slow down automation and give people time to prepare.

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How Patreon Overcame Its Subscription Struggles

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The San Francisco-based company recently announced it has paid out more than$1 billion to creators via 4 million patrons. “On Patreon implements additional security measures at the point of payout, requesting more stringent proof of identity before releasing creators’ incomes.

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What’s Wrong With The Attack On Gig Economy Pay

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So went the narrative, which formed the central thesis of a study about the regulated taxi industry in the City of San Francisco, which was presented to then-mayor of San Francisco and now Governor of California Gavin Newsom. How much less is unknown – there hasn’t been a medallion sold in San Francisco since 2016.

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SourceMedia’s Small Business Banking Conference Show – No Shortage of Innovation

William Mills

Now in its 23 rd year, the conference featured more than 20 technology providers and rallied together innovators from across the globe to discuss how financial institutions can better engage with business customers… and the timing couldn’t be better. Ease of use and security are critical to keeping customers. Intralinks.

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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. Kenna Security. Kenna said it plans to use the funds to expand its team, focus on sales and continue innovation efforts.

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FinDEVr APIntelligence

Fintech Labs Insights

Be sure to check out coverage from our recent developers conference in San Francisco. The latest from FinDEVr San Francisco 2015 presenters: Let’s Talk Payments interviews Kontomatik CMO, Konstantin Rabin. BAI Retail Delivery conference attendees select MX as the Innovation Showcase Award winner.

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Predicting the Next Banking Crisis Is a Fool’s Game. Not Learning From the Last One: Equally Foolish

Jeff For Banks

In the late 90s, low interest rates made speculative equity investments more attractive than bonds, and at the same time, innovative internet companies grew in popularity among retail investors, professional traders, venture capitalists, and the like (familiar?). credit default swaps anyone?). Let those numbers sink in a bit. Good times.

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