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Enterprise Security Returns To Top Of B2B Investment Mountain

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Cybersecurity returned to the top of the B2B startup investment list as three companies in the enterprise security realm landed nearly half of the $246 million in B2B venture capital this week. Cequence Security. Also operating in the enterprise security space is Cequence Security, based in California.

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Digital Money Platform Uphold Acquires JNK Securities

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Digital money platform Uphold announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire New York Stock Exchange member JNK Securities Corp. The company has global operations in Braga, London, Los Angeles, Mexico City, and San Francisco.

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Ex-Uber Exec To File $250M SPAC IPO Backed By Former Google CEO

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a special purpose acquisition company or SPAC , with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Michael served as chief business officer at the San Francisco-based ridesharing giant where he led the merger of Uber with Didi Chuxing Technology , a Beijing ridesharing company, according to the report.

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Disrupting The Security Deposit With Insurance

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And that is if the list is even open — in cities like New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco new applicants can’t even join but for open periods that occur every few years. The average security deposit in the U.S. Their savings might cover the security deposit — barely, in some cases — but will more or less be consumed.

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SoftBank May Drop Plan To Buy $3B In WeWork Stock

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On Tuesday (March 17), WeWork shareholders were sent a message from SoftBank claiming that several regulatory probes into WeWork were being done by not only the Department of Justice (DOJ), but also the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). In San Francisco, for example, citizens have been ordered to shelter in place.

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Just Eat Takeaway To End Gig Worker Model

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Jitse Groen , leader of one of the world’s largest food delivery platforms, told the BBC he intends to stop using the independent contractors at his European operations. “We’re In addition, employers must pay taxes for workers, including one half of their social security and Medicare taxes along with state unemployment taxes.

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Wells Fargo’s Mobile and Online Banking Outage Affecting Customers Nationwide

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Wells Fargo customers nationwide are experiencing technical difficulty accessing the San Francisco-based bank’s online and mobile banking services.