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Magic Internet Money Casts Spell on Noted Crypto Hater
Chairman and CEO of JPMorgan, Jamie Dimon, hates bitcoin. He said so in 2017. “If we had a trader who traded bitcoin I’d fire him

Hospital Wristbands 2.0
A handful of health care professionals are aiming to upgrade hospital wristbands. The Wall Street Journal recently reported on several efforts to drag patient identification
Critics of CFPB’s Revised Payday Rule Miss the Mark
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau recently released its proposed revisions to small-dollar lending rules. Public backlash was predictable and immediate, as politicians and commentators denounced

Twitter Has Trouble Keeping Up With Abusive Apps, Study Says
Hundreds of thousands of “abusive applications” go undetected by Twitter for months, according to a recent study, despite an “ongoing arms race” between the social

Super Food for a Super Bowl
Americans who planned to watch the Super Bowl planned to spend an average of $81.30 on their celebrations, according to a national survey. Since the

Super Bowl Features Sad Robot Ads
This year’s Super Bowl was essentially three hours of sadness. The football was sad. The halftime show was sad. And the commercials were sad —

The Super Bowl in Three Unconventional Numbers
By the numbers, Super Bowl LIII was a sleepy affair. The New England Patriots defeated the Los Angeles Rams 13-3, the lowest point tally in

Press Release: Consumers’ Research Encouraged by CFPB’s Revised Small-Dollar Lending Rule Rewrite
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Steve Burke, (703) 683-5004, ext. 1108 or sburke@crcpublicrelations.com Small Dollar Rule Rewrite Will Attempt to Address Deficiencies of Previous Rule On

Group FaceTime Bug Allowed Eavesdropping
There’s Always a Bug Apple rolled out its “Group FaceTime” feature last fall with a whimsical advertisement. It features a group of Elvis impersonators performing “There’s Always Me”

Halo and Chill
Video Games Leveling Up? Netflix executives recently said their greatest competitor for consumer eyeballs is not rival streaming services like Amazon Prime or Hulu, but