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Is $1,000 Enough To Leave Facebook for a Year? (And Does it Even Matter?)

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You can be sure that one area of regression involves social media. New research, in fact, supports that idea — specifically, the high value that consumers attach to Facebook , and the high cost it would take to make them leave the social media platform. But that doesn’t mean consumers plan to leave Facebook anytime soon.

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Deep Dive: Striking A Balance In Digital ID Security

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billion digital records in the United States were compromised during the first half of 2018 – 291 records every second – with only six social media breaches accounting for more than half of all at-risk data. The Drawbacks of Complex Security. AI Solutions for Balancing Security and Convenience. More than 4.5

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12 Startups Showed Their Latest and Greatest at INV Fintech Demo Day

Bank Innovation

EXCLUSIVE - On March 6 in San Francisco, 12 impressive startups demoed their latest in fintech technology at INV Fitnech's 2nd annual demo day. INV Fintech, the sister accelerator to Bank Innovation, is partnered with Fiserv and eight banking partners with over $3 trillion dollars in assets.

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Pinterest Shares Rise As Q1 Beats Analysts Predictions

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The San Francisco-based company closed on Wednesday (April 8) at $16.83 billion in cash, marketable securities, cash equivalents, no financial debt and $500 million in available credit. That’s up from analyst predictions of $267 million in revenues. per share, up 11.75 percent, according to Yahoo Finance. billion.

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Snap Acquires AI Factory Computer Vision Startup for $166M

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Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, has acquired a Ukraine-based company called AI Factory, to help the social media app provide a new type of video service that uses a person’s face to play short clips, according to a report by TechCrunch. AI Factory has offices in Ukraine, and also in San Francisco.

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Snap Acquires AI Factory For $166M, For New Video Features

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Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, has acquired a Ukraine-based company called AI Factory, to help the social media app provide a new type of video service that uses a person’s face to play short clips, according to a report by TechCrunch. AI Factory has offices in Ukraine, and also in San Francisco.

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Fintech Is Back

Bank Innovation

EXCLUSIVE (SAN FRANCISCO) -- Welcome back to the fintech boom. At this time last year, fintech was in a downturn. Fintech venture funding was down more than 9% year-over-year; valuations seemed stuck. But the fintech market has rebounded.