Business Stories from March 12, 2016 (Change date)
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Tinder testing feature to help you find connections for your friendsMar 12, 2016 6:39 am - Ever hand your phone over to a married friend - or your parents - to swipe through Tinder for you? Or wish you could swipe your way to a BFF instead of a boyfriend? Ther...
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Why fintech companies are opting to stay privateMar 12, 2016 6:38 am - Some fintech companies that have recently entered the public market have had a tough time of late. While shares of LendingClub Corp. and On Deck Capital, Inc. have each ...
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Review: Companion app can help you feel safe when walking alone at nightMar 12, 2016 6:37 am - I'm 25 years old and my mother still ends our conversations with "Make sure you text me when you get home." Though I'm an adult, she still worries about my safety. And s...
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App reviews: Stack, Stop Motion StudioMar 12, 2016 6:36 am - Players are encouraged to pile blocks to the sky in Stack, but it requires some pretty good reflexes. The game starts with one block on a pedestal, with another one of e...
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Amid Apple's FBI fight, app developers are ramping up encryptionMar 12, 2016 6:35 am - While Apple fights the demands of the FBI over encrypted iPhone data, the companies that help users communicate privately between such devices are working hard to dramat...
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Jeff Bezos pulls back the curtain on his plans for spaceMar 12, 2016 6:34 am - KENT, Wash. - Long before Jeffrey P. Bezos ever conceived of the idea to sell books on the Internet, he was obsessed with space. It started at age five when he watched t...
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Pandora's Plan to Stay Independent Means Pushing Beyond RadioMar 12, 2016 6:33 am - Under pressure from mounting competition and a declining stock price, Pandora Media Inc. executives showed up to work on Feb. 11 prepared to punch back. The Internet rad...
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The Trappist monk who inspired Steve Jobs - and influenced Apple's designsMar 12, 2016 6:32 am - Robert Palladino's name appears nowhere in Steve Jobs's lengthy authorized biography, but he had an enduring influence on Jobs and the business empire he erected. Jobs s...
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Antioch banking on $1 million purchase to lure developmentMar 12, 2016 6:20 am - Antioch is proceeding with the $1 million purchase of 50 vacant acres south of Route 173 and east of Route 83 with the goal of creating a significant development. Villag...
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Riders thankful to hear New Jersey Transit strike avertedMar 12, 2016 6:00 am - NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Riders were expressing their thanks and relief Saturday after learning that New Jersey Transit and its rail workers had reached a tentative deal to a...
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