Big Tech

Today In Payments: Slice Notches $40 Million; Facebook Tests Dating Again With Sparked
Today In Payments: Slice Notches $40 Million; Facebook Tests Dating Again With Sparked
April 14, 2021  |  News

In today’s top news, Slice raises $40 million for its digital pizza-ordering platform, and Facebook is testing a new video dating app. Plus, Grab is...

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Indian Merchants Fight Back Against Amazon With Protest Event
Indian Merchants Fight Back Against Amazon With Protest Event
April 14, 2021  |  eCommerce

Small businesses in India are fighting back against Amazon and other big foreign sellers in a move to actively protest what they see as an...

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Hawley Goes After Big Tech With Aggressive Antitrust Bill
Hawley Goes After Big Tech With Aggressive Antitrust Bill
April 13, 2021  |  ANTITRUST

Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri has introduced the Trust-Busting for the Twenty-First Century Act, which a press release stated would take back control from big...

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Apple To Debut Updates At Year’s First Product Launch
Apple To Debut Updates At Year’s First Product Launch
April 13, 2021  |  Apple

Apple is slated to roll out an updated iPad Pro and AirPods this year at its first product launch, CNN reported on Tuesday (April 13)....

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Chinese Tech Platforms Have One Month To Step Up Antitrust Efforts
Chinese Tech Platforms Have One Month To Step Up Antitrust Efforts
April 13, 2021  |  ANTITRUST

After slapping Alibaba with record penalties last week, the Chinese government has warned 34 other digital technology firms to step up efforts to adhere to...

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Big Tech Compliance Tracker: UK Launches Digital Markets Unit; Apple To Pay $3.4 Million Over Purported iPhone Slowdowns
Big Tech Compliance Tracker: UK Launches Digital Markets Unit; Apple To Pay $3.4 Million Over...
April 12, 2021  |  Regulation

Here’s the latest news from the technology industry, which is coming under increasing global scrutiny from governments and consumers. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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For Alibaba, Antitrust Fine Means ‘Pay Up And Move On’ 
For Alibaba, Antitrust Fine Means ‘Pay Up And Move On’ 
April 12, 2021  |  ANTITRUST

For Alibaba, it may be a case of “pay up and move on.” The weekend brought a fine in the billions of dollars for the...

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US Senators: Apple Refused To Offer Witness At April Hearing On App Stores
US Senators: Apple Refused To Offer Witness At April Hearing On App Stores
April 09, 2021  |  Regulation

Apple refused to offer a witness in a “timely manner” to testify at a hearing by the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust,...

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The UK’s New Big Tech Regulator Comes To Town
The UK’s New Big Tech Regulator Comes To Town
April 08, 2021  |  Regulation

As of Wednesday (April 7) the U.K. has created a new Big Tech regulator for firms like Google and Facebook with the purported goal of...

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