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Uber Self-Driving Car Kills Arizona Pedestrian

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Uber ’s self-driving car in Tempe, Arizona, struck and killed a pedestrian Sunday night (March 18), marking the first known fatality of a pedestrian by an autonomous vehicle. Some incredibly sad news out of Arizona,” wrote Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi on Twitter on Monday (March 19), according to the WSJ.

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US Treasury Tells Banks To Treat Hemp Businesses Like Any Other

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The nation’s marijuana regulator has told financial institutions to treat the $500 million hemp businesses the same way they would any other businesses. a Nevada-based, publicly-traded company that owns processing centers and a 5,000-square-foot retail store in Arizona, praised FinCEN’s update. Hemp Inc.,

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Food Delivery Shows No Sign Of Abating In Summer

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The interest among established buyers in growing food delivery operations is far more than a U.S. regulators recently approved Amazon’s $575 million purchase of a 16 percent stake in Deliveroo, a London-based food delivery business that operates in both England and Australia. phenomenon.

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One SME Lender’s Take On Regulation And Transparency

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That focus provides insights into the direct link between lenders, their SME borrowers and the communities in which those businesses operate. But Clearinghouse CDFI can also offer interesting insight into the state of regulation of small business lending and how greater oversight may impact the SMEs that prop up their local communities.

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State AGs To Press Own Case Against Google

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The states leading the probe include Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Tennessee and Utah. Google is also facing a Chinese antitrust probe into whether Google took advantage of its hold over the Android mobile operating system in order to stifle competition. 15) blog. .

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Acquire or Be Acquired 2023: Disruption ‘Comes Home’ to Banking

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Scottdale, Arizona was chillier than normal this week, but that didn’t prevent bankers from having heated discussions about 2023 at this year’s Acquired or Be Acquired conference, hosted by Bank Director. Like the Phoenix Open and Super Bowl week coming soon to Arizona, it’s clear things are going to be hopping in banking this year.

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Could Income Share Agreements Displace Payday Loans?

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As a result of that legal status, it is not clear if Align and firms like it are required to comply with federal “truth in lending” regulations, which require for borrowers to be given a sheet, showing them the effective interest rate, or whether they must conform to things like state-regulated caps on APRs.

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