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US Will Probe Whether French Tax On Tech Is Fair
US Will Probe Whether French Tax On Tech Is Fair
July 11, 2019  |  International

The U.S. government will investigate whether a French plan to tax American technology companies is fair, and it could potentially issue retaliatory tariffs in response,...

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Payment Megamergers Reshape The Merchant Services Chessboard
Payment Megamergers Reshape The Merchant Services Chessboard
July 01, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

The megamergers of 2019 have been reshaping the payments industry. For merchant services, especially, the chessboard looks much different. Daniela Mielke, CEO of RS2 North America,...

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Facebook Answers Breakup Talk With Calls For Regulation
Facebook Answers Breakup Talk With Calls For Regulation
June 24, 2019  |  Facebook

Facebook’s head of global affairs Nick Clegg dismissed calls for a breakup of the company and said it would be more helpful if the government...

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Senate Bill Would Strip Tech Firms Of Online Immunity
Senate Bill Would Strip Tech Firms Of Online Immunity
June 19, 2019  |  Facebook

Republican Senator Josh Hawley from Missouri has introduced a bill that would remove the immunity companies like Facebook, Twitter and Google receive for offensive and...

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Lawmakers Hit A Wall In Creating National Privacy Law
Lawmakers Hit A Wall In Creating National Privacy Law
June 11, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Efforts from lawmakers in the U.S. to come up with a national privacy law have hit a wall, with Senators unable to agree on how...

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IMF’s Lagarde Raises Concerns Over Big Tech’s FinServ Push
IMF’s Lagarde Raises Concerns Over Big Tech’s FinServ Push
June 10, 2019  |  Bank Regulation

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde issued a warning over the weekend about the impact artificial intelligence may have on the financial system across...

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Shareholders’ Proposal To Oust Zuckerberg Is Voted Down
Shareholders’ Proposal To Oust Zuckerberg Is Voted Down
May 31, 2019  |  Facebook

Despite their best efforts, Facebook‘s shareholders failed to replace CEO Mark Zuckerberg as the social media giant’s chairman. Fortune reported that the proposal was voted...

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Facebook’s Sandberg Says No To Breakup
Facebook’s Sandberg Says No To Breakup
May 17, 2019  |  Safety and Security

Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg has pushed back against the idea that Facebook is too big and should be broken up, arguing that it...

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France’s Macron: US Private Sector Has Too Much Sway On Policy
France’s Macron: US Private Sector Has Too Much Sway On Policy
May 16, 2019  |  Regulation

France’s President Emmanuel Macron took issue with the American business model, arguing during a tech summit in Paris that the private sector has too much...

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