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April 17, 2017
 
 
 
 
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Brayola And Crowdsourcing A Better Bra
 
Buying a bra shouldn't be hard, but it often is, particularly for consumers without perfect "out-of-the-box" measurements. Orit Hashay decided to fix that problem — and built Brayola, the world's first and possibly only crowdsourcing-powered eCommerce destination for lingerie. Find out how it works — and how its founder managed to build most of it while she was pregnant.
 
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Grocery Tracker: Who Gets Whole Foods?
 

Good Friday cuts the trading week short, leaving some stocks on a high note while others face further decline. Elsewhere, as Whole Foods feels pressure to sell, Kroger, Albertsons and Amazon make the list of possible buyers — could this be too big an opportunity to pass up?  Read More...

 
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DataVisor’s Global Insight Into Online Fraud
 

To say the threat of global fraud is on the rise would be an understatement. The total cost of global fraud is estimated to be more than $50 billion annually. With so much at stake, unlocking the power of Big Data to help detect and fight fraud is paramount. In this week’s Hacker Tracker, Ting-Fang Yen, research scientist at DataVisor, gave PYMNTS an inside look at the key findings from studying more than one billion user accounts to identify the trends, attack techniques and behaviors within the advancing fraud ecosystem.   Read More...

 
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Sobro Delivers Ultimate Entertainment Experience
 

Smart furniture hasn’t really made a splash until now. In today’s Weird Commerce, we talk to Sobro Design’s CEO about how it’s turning the furniture world on its head with its smart coffee table Sobro. With a built-in fridge, multiple ports and bluetooth speakers, the Sobro table takes binge-watching to a whole new level.  Read More...

 
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