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Driving Dystopia: More Companies Found Covertly Sharing Driving Data, Raising Insurance Rates

The Truth About Cars

With corporate media finally aware of the perils of connected vehicles, we’ve seen a rash of articles exploring how insurance rates have spiked due to automakers sharing user data. However, buying data is a losing proposition if you cannot turn it into profit.

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Bezos Bucks? Get Ready for Corporate Digital Currency

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Buying and selling cryptocurrencies is a big business. The fraction that involved buying actual stuff (goods and services) is so small that it’s hard to measure. Corporate Cash The idea of private digital currencies goes back to at least 1994, when the late Edward de Bono wrote of the “IBM dollar.”

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A Bitcoin Wallet for the Masses

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(The company declined to comment further for this article.). And in December, the company changed its corporate name to “Block.”. In late 2018, the company expanded its mobile payments platform, Cash App, to include the ability to buy and sell bitcoins, as well as to send them to other Cash App users. And they worked fine.

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How to Choose the Right Vehicle for Your Fleet

Clean Fleet Report

Sorting Through the Transportation Options This article may contain affiliate links. Sustainability and Legislation In the era of sustainability and corporate responsibility, choosing vehicles that align with environmental regulations can bolster your company’s image and long-term viability.

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10 Lessons From the Legacy of Apple’s Steve Jobs

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Jobs also redefined what a high-tech corporate campus should look like, according to a 2011. IEEE Spectrum article. One of the final products he pitched was Apple Park , the company's corporate campus in Cupertino, Calif. Jobs was a captivating communicator and a great corporate storyteller.

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3 Things Utilities Can Do to Prepare the Power Grid for More Electric Cars

EV Connect

A recent New York Times article even reported that prices for many EVs could dip below their gas counterparts in 2023 — sooner than expected. But it’s also incumbent on utilities to create the necessary buy-back programs and deploy the required software to easily draw power from EVs. EV Connect is more than just a software company.

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Should Right-to-Repair Laws Extend to Bionic Body Parts?

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When IEEE Spectrum published an article in February about blind people whose bionic vision systems had become obsolete and unsupported , it generated both attention and outrage. These devices won't be state of the art forever, and they may not work forever.” Clinicians should be required to discuss that in the initial consultation.”

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