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Take this job and... gig it? The gig economy is taking off and an emerging workforce that covets flexibility isn’t looking back. According to the latest PYMNTS Gig Economy Index™, 69 percent of gig workers say they’d stick with their gigs over a full-time job. And with the gig economy booming, Universe.com’s CEO Craig Follett says, freelancers are now also powering the global sharing economy. This, plus 800 data points and a deep dive on Uber, Lyft, Airbnb and Manpower, inside the Index. Read More...

Point Of Sale (POS) malware attacks aren't new. Someone is always trying to steal consumers' credit card data. But now, hackers may also be after biometric identifiers. That's what Avanti feared was the case when it first noticed malware on some of its automated payment kiosks. Fortunately, no fingerprints were compromised this time, but what about next time? Industry analyst Brian Krebs fears people will give their trust to this new tech before it's really secure. Read More...

Making Connected Car Data Monetizable

Cars throw off gigabytes of data today by the hour — and it won't be long until that becomes terabytes. That could be a big opportunity for car makers to monetize some very valuable information — according to Otonomo CEO Ben Volkow — if that data can be connected usefully to the parties that most want it. Operative word: if. Read More...