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Last Mile: Apple Joins Trend Toward Using Stores As Fulfillment Centers

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Using retail stores as distribution points has been tabbed an “Amazon killer” by some analysts and now Apple is joining that trend. With consumers and eCommerce companies concerned about shipping times during the holiday period, Apple reportedly will use its stores in a similar fashion. located customer’s region or directly from China.

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Big Tech Compliance Tracker: Apple To Pay $113M Over Alleged iPhone 'Throttling'; Officials: European Commission Needs To ‘Scale Up’ Regulation

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34 States Unveil $113M Settlement Against Apple For Alleged iPhone ‘Throttling’ . The settlement resolves allegations that Apple provided “misrepresentations” regarding iPhone batteries and allegedly used software that slowed down processing performance to handle “insufficient” battery power in older phones. California will get $24.6

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Big Tech Compliance Tracker: Apple, Google, Amazon Boost UK Fees To Cover New Digital Tax; Amazon Gets FAA’s OK For Drone Delivery 

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Here’s the latest news for Big Tech’s Google , Amazon , Apple and Facebook , which are coming under increasing scrutiny from legislators and regulators the world over. Apple announced upcoming tax changes for apps and in-app purchases to include tax law changes in the U.K. Regulation. and other countries.

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i2c Names GM In Middle East, Africa Expansion

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The plans came from the “high demand” in the region for i2c services, the release states. I’ve been aware of i2c’s growing presence in the region and of their well-deserved reputation for client responsiveness and delivering innovation to market incredibly fast,” Khan said in the release.

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Cloud Technology, B2B Payments, Visa’s YellowPepper Deal Top This Week’s News

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REPORT: Consumer Privacy Concerns Demand Regulatory Compliance. Apple Services Revenue Jumps, Subscription Bundles Debut. Apple ’s ever-growing services segment , home of Apple Pay, Apple Care, iCloud, Apple Cards and Apple Subscriptions was record-setting once again in Q4. In the U.S.,

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Fintech Deals to Watch: Back to School

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Plaid acquired ID verification and KYC/AML compliance platform Cognito Mitratech Holdings acquired compliance risk and vendor management solution Continuity Mitek acquired KYC onboarding and analysis solution HooYu Equifax acquired post-transaction fraud solution Midigator. Reg & Risk: Still Showing Up For Surprise Quizzes.

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HomeAway On ‘Trust, Reliability And Protection’ For Travelers – And The Sharing Economy

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Compliance and regulatory issues remain top of mind, of course, but so does the overall experience of both buyers and sellers. Expectations can differ from region to region regarding timing of payments, taxes, currencies, regulatory differences – and we look at all of those variables.”.

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