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90% of IT Managed Service Providers Experienced a Successful Cyber-Attack (in the Past 18 months)

90% of IT Managed Service Providers Experienced a Successful Cyber-Attack (in the Past 18 months)

Info Security | James Coker | Mar 10, 2022 Adapting to a changing environment IT managed services providers (MSPs) have faced extraordinary challenges during the pandemic. In many cases, they have carried the burden of responsibility for ensuring their customers have been able to continue to operate in the face of an uncertain and constantly


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BoC and MIT announce joint CBDC collaboration

BoC and MIT announce joint CBDC collaboration

Bank of Canada | Release | March 16, 2022 The Bank of Canada and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) today announced an agreement to collaborate on a twelve-month research project on Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). The Bank will work with the MIT Media Lab’s Digital Currency Initiative team to explore how advanced technologies


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Portage Ventures closes 3rd Fintech Fund $788.5 million CAD

Portage Ventures closes 3rd Fintech Fund $788.5 million CAD

BetaKit | Charles Mandel  | March 10, 2022 Portage Ventures, the venture capital arm of investment firm Sagard, announced the sixth close of its Portage Ventures III LP. The VC firm said it has raised $788.5 million CAD ($616 million USD) to date, and claims the fund is now one of the largest early-stage FinTech-focused


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Inflation is causing some older Americans to delay retirement plans, survey shows

Inflation is causing some older Americans to delay retirement plans, survey shows

Inflation is causing some older Americans to postpone major life events, including retirement, according to a Nationwide survey.

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Cybersecurity attacks surge as Ukraine-Russia war rages on. Here's how to protect yourself

Cybersecurity attacks surge as Ukraine-Russia war rages on. Here's how to protect yourself

Here are the best ways to protect yourself as cybersecurity attacks become a very real threat around the world.

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Eligible taxpayers can claim earned income tax credit in these states

Eligible taxpayers can claim earned income tax credit in these states

More than a dozen states added or expanded earned income tax credits in 2021. Here's what to know about this write-off for low to moderate earners.

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Singapore-based Cake DeFi Launches Venture Fund with $100M Capital

Singapore-based Cake DeFi Launches Venture Fund with $100M Capital

Blockworks | Jacquelyn Melinek | Mar 9, 2022 Singapore-based platform Cake DeFi has launched its corporate venture arm with $100 million in capital, the firm told Blockworks on Wednesday. The new venture arm, Cake DeFi Ventures (CDV) will focus its investments across Web3, the metaverse, the NFT space, gaming, esports and fintech spaces that will


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Geothermal Startup Plans to Dig World’s Deepest Hole to Unleash Boundless Energy

Geothermal Startup Plans to Dig World’s Deepest Hole to Unleash Boundless Energy

Vice | Becky Ferreira | Mar 9, 2022 The geothermal startup Quaise Energy has raised $63 million in funding to tap Earth’s deep subterranean power. A company that plans to drill deeper into Earth than ever before, creating holes that would extend a record-shattering 12 miles under our planet’s surface, has raised a total of


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Why the Federal Reserve raises interest rates to combat inflation

Why the Federal Reserve raises interest rates to combat inflation

Consumers hit with higher prices due to inflation likely aren't looking forward to interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve. Here's why the Fed does that.

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Vanguard created big tax bills for target-date fund investors, lawsuit claims

Vanguard created big tax bills for target-date fund investors, lawsuit claims

The investment manager triggered an exodus of money from target date funds that hurt some investors in taxable accounts, according to a lawsuit filed Monday.

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Bain Capital Launches Dedicated Crypto Team – Sights on DAO Services

Bain Capital Launches Dedicated Crypto Team – Sights on DAO Services

The Block Crypto | Frank Chaparro | Mar 9, 2022 The constellation of crypto-focused venture capital funds grew this week with the launch of a dedicated team within Bain Capital Ventures. Bain Capital Crypto, which counts the $155 billion Bain Capital as its largest limited partner, is in the process of deploying $560 million across


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Post-Covid U.S. Tech Economy:  Top 20 Cities Venture Capital 2021

Post-Covid U.S. Tech Economy: Top 20 Cities Venture Capital 2021

Bloomberg CityLab | Richard Florida | Mar 9, 2022 Even as the U.S. seems to be getting back to some semblance of normal, the fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic continues to reshape the ways Americans live and work. The rise of remote work gives people of means and education the freedom and flexibility to consider


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Federal Reserve is poised to hike interest rates to combat the highest inflation in 40 years

Federal Reserve is poised to hike interest rates to combat the highest inflation in 40 years

Consumers hit with higher prices due to inflation likely aren't looking forward to interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve. Here's why the Fed does that.

4 years ago
Work at a small employer? You likely pay high 401(k) fees

Work at a small employer? You likely pay high 401(k) fees

The largest companies have 401(k) fees half those of small businesses, according to Morningstar. The difference can amount to a lot of money.

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What the BitMEX Decision Means for Crypto Exchanges Operating in the United States

What the BitMEX Decision Means for Crypto Exchanges Operating in the United States

Cozen O'Connor via Mondaq  | Kara L. Kapp | March 4, 2022 This has been a blockbuster week for cryptocurrency enforcement actions in the United States against cryptocurrency exchanges. To cover just two of the major developments that occurred in the past week, two co-founders of a cryptocurrency exchange, BitMEX, Arthur Hayes and Benjamin Delo,


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