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Will 5G Be Secure Enough During Early Deployments?

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As retailers, payments providers and consumers prepare for the coming 5G world, there remain concerns about how well that mobile network technology will protect consumer privacy and security. 5G Security Holes? As well, the 21-page report found that 5G “security goals are underspecified,” among other problems. Government Role?

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Uber Of X: Bannerman, Uber of Security Guards

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Safety may come first, but the security guard industry hasn’t really been updated in decades. As an “Uber of X” company, San Francisco–based Bannerman pairs security guards with businesses in high-rise buildings seeking protection. Security guards today rely very much on pen and paper and phone tag. Absolutely.

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Outschool On Tailoring Subscription To Online Children’s Education

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Nathoo and other Outschool executives have extensive technology backgrounds, bringing a decidedly tech-oriented approach to online education, with an emphasis on secure and communication-rich video interfaces and outside-the-box course offerings. We’re exploring bundles by topic, so math for age 8, [for example]. …

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What Makes Dating Apps Vulnerable To Hacks

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That’s according to Kaspersky Lab security researchers, who, according to news from 9To5Google , discovered the loopholes on today’s popular dating apps. Although it would require the target to stay in one place, the math can be done easily, thanks to the services themselves.

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Second Day, Second Wind On Innovation Debates

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The movement toward financial inclusion, and toward a consumer experience that is seamless and intuitive and secure, is one that brings companies to share process and perhaps even prosperity. So take all the security, administrative and efficiency problems that come with being cash only — but writ large. Connectivity and Collaboration.

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Transcript: Lynn Martin

Barry Ritholtz

So I tend to view computer coding not that dissimilar to communicating in a foreign language. A lot of times you’re learning your French, Spanish to communicate with someone in a different country. When you’re learning computer coding, you’re just learning how to communicate with a machine.

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What Walmart’s Resurgence Means For Retail And The “Pays”

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He didn’t think much of math and science — rather unusual given his choice of a profession that uses complicated math formulas to communicate. Amazon not only coined the term one-click checkout , but filed a patent for it in 1997 and secured it in 1999. His economic principles were what inspired President Lyndon B.

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