FCC, FTC Chairs To Talk Tech Policy At CES
FCC, FTC Chairs To Talk Tech Policy At CES
January 03, 2020  |  Innovation

A large number of senior government officials will visit the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), an annual tech industry event held in Las Vegas, according...

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Commerzbank To Increase Stake In FinTech Comdirect
Commerzbank To Increase Stake In FinTech Comdirect
January 03, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

German lender Commerzbank has completed an agreement with activist investor Petrus Advisers to grow its stake in online lending FinTech Comdirect as it attempts to...

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Businesses To Spend $55B On CA Privacy Law Compliance
Businesses To Spend $55B On CA Privacy Law Compliance
January 03, 2020  |  Data

California has passed the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), a sweeping law that forces companies to tell customers about the data they gather about them,...

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US Prepares For Potential Iranian Cyberattack
US Prepares For Potential Iranian Cyberattack
January 03, 2020  |  International

U.S. officials are preparing for the possibility that Iran will attempt a large-scale cyberattack in retaliation for a drone strike that killed Qassem Soleimani, a...

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Retail Crisis In U.S., U.K. A Fizzle For 2020?
Retail Crisis In U.S., U.K. A Fizzle For 2020?
January 03, 2020  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Call it a crisis that crosses the pond, will last into 2020 and, likely, beyond. Looking past the cheerful numbers tied to holiday shopping and...

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Walmart-Amazon Whole Paycheck Tracker: A Slow Start To A New Year
Walmart-Amazon Whole Paycheck Tracker: A Slow Start To A New Year
January 03, 2020  |  Walmart Amazon whole paycheck

Sometimes even the fastest runners need to take a break, and after the 16-week continuous retail sprint that is the annual holiday shopping rush, it...

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Snap Acquires AI Factory Computer Vision Startup for $166M
Snap Acquires AI Factory Computer Vision Startup for $166M
January 03, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, has acquired a Ukraine-based company called AI Factory, to help the social media app provide a new type of...

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Tesco Customers Unhappy With Cashless-Only ‘Scan As You Shop’
Tesco Customers Unhappy With Cashless-Only ‘Scan As You Shop’
January 03, 2020  |  Retail

Shoppers are reportedly disappointed that British supermarket Tesco won’t take cash payments any longer on its “scan as you shop” system. The system lets shoppers pack as...

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Just Eat Investors Reportedly To Accept Takeaway Bid
Just Eat Investors Reportedly To Accept Takeaway Bid
January 03, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

In its takeover battle for Just Eat Plc, Takeaway.com NV is reportedly coming close to victory. According to unnamed sources cited by Bloomberg, investors who...

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