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Google halts plans for Google Pay-based banking service

The Verge

Google has stopped working on its Plex service, which aimed to let you do your banking through the Google Pay app. The service was supposed to let users sign up for checking or savings accounts offered by a variety of traditional banks that the user would then manage through the app.

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Reality check: Intelligent machines and the future of the automated workforce

GeekWire

Lewis referenced a recent Wall Street Journal podcast , which reported that “55% of Americans believe companies will use AI (artificial intelligence) programs to replace people in jobs.” “I Bank tellers haven’t been wiped out,” she said. had 485,000 bank tellers and 60,000 ATMs (automated teller machine).

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The chaotic and cinematic MGM casino hack, explained

Vox

Caesars admitted to the breach in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday, where it said an “outsourced IT support vendor” was the victim of a “social engineering attack” that resulted in sensitive data about members of its customer loyalty program being stolen. Ransomware attacks aren’t unusual these days.

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What Kenya can teach its neighbors — and the US — about improving the lives of the “unbanked”

Vox

With cellphones in widespread use, getting everyone access to banking is within reach. She needs cash before she heads to the market, but the nearest bank would be several days’ walk. Welcome to the world of mobile money banking. In much of the world, people don’t live near banks or have bank accounts.

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Tech Moves: Xbox hires Seattle gaming vet Kim Swift; Frontdoor adds Amazon Fashion leader; more

GeekWire

Emily Parkhurst , publisher and market president for the Puget Sound Business Journal, will become vice president of content for 6AM City , a hyper-local newsletter and news aggregator company. Maheshwary previously worked at Amazon as programs lead for underserved populations and special projects and was a Fulbright fellow with the U.S.

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Why Should Associations Invest In Technology?

Kitaboo

Due to both internal and external pressure for directing maximum funding to their program work, non-profit associations generally tend to underinvest in technology. Also Read: Why Should Societies & Associations Publish & Distribute Journals on Digital Platforms? Program evaluation. Use of online banking services.

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5 Apps Every Entrepreneur Should Bookmark in 2020

Galido

You can access this program from your laptop or via a mobile app on your smartphone. This money tracking app integrates with your bank account and categorizes your income and expenses so you can get real-time cashflow data. The program also allows you to set budgets and sends notifications when you’re reaching your limits.