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Sources: Israel-based Fiverr, an online marketplace for freelance services, has hired Citigroup and JPMorgan Chase to prepare for an IPO in the US (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg: Sources: Israel-based Fiverr, an online marketplace for freelance services, has hired Citigroup and JPMorgan Chase to prepare for an IPO in the US  —  Fiverr International Ltd., an Israeli startup offering an online marketplace for freelance services, hired Citigroup Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co … Sources: Israel-based Fiverr, an online marketplace for freelance

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Amazon has made $11.2B in profits in 2018 but will pay no federal income tax and will receive a rebate of $129M due to unspecified tax credits (Matthew Gardner/ITEP)

Matthew Gardner / ITEP: Amazon has made $11.2B in profits in 2018 but will pay no federal income tax and will receive a rebate of $129M due to unspecified tax credits  —  Amazon, the ubiquitous purveyor of two-day delivery of just about everything, nearly doubled its profits to $11.2 billion in 2018 from $5.6 billion

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After Amazon misread New York's politics, pulling out was a typical Bezos' power play of belligerently confronting opposition he views as unfair or unjust (Brad Stone/Bloomberg)

Brad Stone / Bloomberg: After Amazon misread New York’s politics, pulling out was a typical Bezos’ power play of belligerently confronting opposition he views as unfair or unjust  —  In retrospect, the helipad was probably a bad idea.  —  The proposed transportation hub for senior Amazon executives was supposed … After Amazon misread New York's

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The FCC finalizes a $1.5B auction-based fund for expanding broadband access and the White House releases the American Broadband Initiative (ABI) report (Kieren McCarthy/The Register)

Kieren McCarthy / The Register: The FCC finalizes a $1.5B auction-based fund for expanding broadband access and the White House releases the American Broadband Initiative (ABI) report  —  Why fight an oligopoly when you can subsidize it?  —  The White House and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) … The FCC finalizes a .5B auction-based fund

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Samsung unveils 10.5-inch Galaxy Tab S5e, its lightest and thinnest tablet and the first with Bixby built-in, starting at $399, launching in the second quarter (Stefan Etienne/The Verge)

Stefan Etienne / The Verge: Samsung unveils 10.5-inch Galaxy Tab S5e, its lightest and thinnest tablet and the first with Bixby built-in, starting at $399, launching in the second quarter  —  It’s $399 and comes in three “millennial friendly” colors  —  There isn’t a single Android tablet we can currently wholeheartedly recommend … Samsung unveils

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HSBC exec says its blockchain project, which processes between 3,500 to 5,000 trades worth $350B a day, has cut foreign exchange trading costs by 25% (Tom Wilson/Reuters)

Tom Wilson / Reuters: HSBC exec says its blockchain project, which processes between 3,500 to 5,000 trades worth $350B a day, has cut foreign exchange trading costs by 25%  —  LONDON (Reuters) – HSBC has reduced the cost of settling foreign exchange trades by a quarter through its blockchain-based system … HSBC exec says its

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