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India’s Jio Gets $750M Boost From Silver Lake
India’s Jio Gets $750M Boost From Silver Lake
May 04, 2020  |  Investments

Private equity firm Silver Lake is investing $750 million in India’s telecommunications giant Jio Platforms, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal on...

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Report: Smartphone Production Expected To Hit Record Low In Q2
Report: Smartphone Production Expected To Hit Record Low In Q2
April 30, 2020  |  Coronavirus

A revised forecast of smartphone production predicts volume will shrink to a record low in the second quarter as the spread of the coronavirus continues...

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Verizon Withdraws Revenue Outlook Amid Loss Of Sales, Subscribers
Verizon Withdraws Revenue Outlook Amid Loss Of Sales, Subscribers
April 24, 2020  |  Retail

Verizon Communications Inc. said that as most of its stores shuttered following the COVID-19 lockdown, more than 500,000 retail postpaid net losses has led the...

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Stemming The SIM-Swapping Tide In Fraud Friendlier Times
Stemming The SIM-Swapping Tide In Fraud Friendlier Times
April 22, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

While being the victim of fraud is never good, there is something to be said for at least being able to identify where exactly one...

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Google, Apple Team Up To Enable Coronavirus Tracking Tech
Google, Apple Team Up To Enable Coronavirus Tracking Tech
April 10, 2020  |  Coronavirus

Apple and Google are collaborating on a new technology to track the spread of the coronavirus by using Bluetooth. As reported by Reuters, the new...

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Smartphone Sales See Biggest Drop Ever In Feb.
Smartphone Sales See Biggest Drop Ever In Feb.
March 20, 2020  |  Retail

Research and consulting firm Strategy Analytics has released a report stating that global smartphone shipments dropped 38 percent year on year in February of 2020....

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Mastercard: The Impact Of Pay On Demand On Africa’s Smartphone Future
Mastercard: The Impact Of Pay On Demand On Africa’s Smartphone Future
March 16, 2020  |  Merchant Innovation

Inclusion is a laudable goal — bringing the 1.7 billion unbanked and underbanked people worldwide into the global digital marketplace is a nearly uncontested good....

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Deep Dive: Identifying ID-Free Individuals With Mobile, Biometrics
Deep Dive: Identifying ID-Free Individuals With Mobile, Biometrics
March 13, 2020  |  AML

Natural disasters, war and other emergencies can force people to evacuate their communities and flee their homes. Individuals rushing to escape danger may not have...

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