Affirm, a startup led by PayPal co-founder Max Levchin, said Thursday it secured $100 million in financing to expand its consumer lending business that aims to disrupt the credit card industry.
Business
Oct 13, 2016
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At Experian DataLabs, a team of scientists is thwarting bad guys with math.
Computer Sciences
Oct 5, 2016
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The Yahoo hack exposed personal details from at least 500 million user accounts, potentially the largest breach of an email provider in history. Despite the size of the break-in, attackers don't appear to have accessed obviously ...
Security
Sep 22, 2016
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Uber and Lyft spent the last four years cornering the millennial market. Now they're going after a new demographic: senior citizens.
Business
Aug 31, 2016
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Swiss prosecutors say they've charged three people accused of illegally obtaining data on at least 133,600 credit cards with computer fraud following their extradition from Thailand.
Security
Aug 23, 2016
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We might be one step closer to the vision of Internet-connected wireless implanted devices.
Engineering
Aug 17, 2016
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When federal agents arrested a Russian man in the Maldives in 2014, they found 1.7 million stolen credit card numbers on his laptop computer, a federal prosecutor told the jury Monday during opening statements.
Security
Aug 15, 2016
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Bitcoin, a Florida judge says, is not real money. Ironically, that could provide a boost to use of the crypto-currency which has remained in the shadows of the financial system.
Internet
Aug 6, 2016
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Disney World may one day be able to keep track of its theme-park visitors by their feet.
Business
Aug 1, 2016
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Earlier this week, retail giant Walmart banned the use of Visa credit cards at three of its Thunder Bay outlets, with the threat of a nationwide ban looming.
Business
Jul 22, 2016
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