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Digit is now offering a bank account with its automatic savings features built in

The Verge

per month banking feature called Direct that will launch later this year. With the new service, you’ll have access to “spending” and “bills” accounts, a debit card (with access to ATMs), and all of the usual AI-enabled savings tools Digit’s gained over the years , but with no waiting for bank transfers and theoretically even easier saving.

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Anker’s MagSafe-compatible battery pack will stick to your iPhone on March 3rd

The Verge

The Anker PowerCore Magnetic 5K Wireless Power Bank will launch on March 3rd for $39.99, beating Apple’s own rumored MagSafe battery product to market — with one big caveat. Anker’s new PowerCore Magnetic 5K Wireless Power Bank looks remarkably similar to its other PowerCore power banks. Image: Anker.

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Research: The acceleration of Australian banks’ use of social media

Trends in the Living Networks

While financial services and banking were traditionally highly relationship-based, the shift to online has significantly eroded those relationships. Matthew Warren, and Dr. Shona Leitch from Deakin University have done some interesting research in their paper A study on how Australian banks use social media. Vindaya Senadheera, Prof.

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Progress report: A CIO’s cloud migration journey to S/4HANA

CIO Business Intelligence

The ANWR Group, a Mainhausen-based community of financial services and retailers in the footwear, sporting goods, and leather goods industries, has, until 2018, used the ERP system of its bank subsidiary DZB Bank, and as a result, banking sector regulations for financial accounting and controlling also applied to the retail area of ??the

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Longtime Amazon exec Jeff Blackburn to retire after brief return leading entertainment unit

GeekWire

. “The last 18 months have been a thrill — working with all of you in GME and launching some of our biggest, boldest projects ever in entertainment and sports,” Blackburn said in his memo. Jeff joined Amazon in 1998 after helping guide the company through its IPO at Deutsche Bank. I see exciting times ahead for you all.

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Peacock is getting a new comedy series based on Pete Davidson’s life

The Verge

Photo by: Rosalind O’Connor/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images. Despite a few notable original series , Peacock has largely relied on back-catalog content and sports to lure in subscribers. Saturday Night Live star and almost space tourist Pete Davidson will soon star in a Peacock series based on his own life.

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Tech Moves: Remitly exec to step down; Yoky Matsuoka named CEO of new Panasonic division

GeekWire

Prior to joining Remitly, she served as the Seattle market executive for Bank of America. The service’s membership plan matches users with a real human assistant and others who can help with everything from planning parties to booking reservations to signing up kids for sports teams.

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