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FEBRUARY 17, 2020

increased regulation over content delivered online through platforms may be on the horizon. This past week, Britain’s federal government said its media regulator, known as Ofcom, would be given new oversight to monitor and regulate material posted on the web by companies such as Facebook, Google and Twitter. In the U.K.,

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

House committee this week began reviewing the idea of allowing the likes of Amazon or Facebook to receive charters to operate as banks — an idea that’s already gotten plenty of pushback from traditional financial institutions (FIs). However, the banking industry doesn’t like that one bit.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Plus, the State Administration for Market Regulation in China has fined Luckin Coffee and other firms. The idea of a digital token has been touted by a number of nations and firms lately. Chinese Regulator Fines Luckin, 43 Other Companies In Fraud Case. The regulator said on Tuesday (Sept.

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DECEMBER 12, 2016

9), Michigan became the first state in the union to pass statewide, comprehensive self-driving vehicle regulations that allow autonomous vehicles to drive … well, autonomously. As of now, only motor vehicle manufacturers can operate self-driving car networks in Michigan. On Friday of last week (Dec.

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OCTOBER 19, 2020

Regulation. Two government officials from European nations have advocated to have watchdogs engage in preventative measures against Big Tech to reduce their strength and handle on the market, according to reports. The new regulations would also reshape the manner in which these companies collect and harness information.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Brain activity is always *ON* in the same way that your computer is always running background software for its operating system. Anyway, this is a mechanism that regulates the spending of energy and attention according to the pursuit of some sort of goal. tribes, nations, companies, societies, NFT Discords?—?have

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OCTOBER 14, 2019

Today in the payments news roundup, Google has reportedly prohibited high-interest consumer loan services from its Google Play store. Google Play Store Boots Payday Loan Apps. Google Play Store Boots Payday Loan Apps. High-interest consumer loan services are now prohibited from having apps on the Google Play store.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2019

The Czech tax is aimed at firms like Facebook, Google and others that have more than $750 million in global revenues, and derive at least 3.9 Google has said that content will show up in search results only if the media groups agree to let Google use the content for free. Health Records and Google.

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JULY 23, 2019

The European Commission says it isn’t concerned about the lack of major fines against tech companies during the first year of its General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). National data-protection authorities have adopted a balanced approach to enforcement powers,” said the commission, according to the Financial Times.

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DECEMBER 10, 2020

and Europe the ability to send secure funds to 12 nations in Africa for a reduced charge. PayPal’s Remittance Arm Xoom Enables Low-Fee Wallet Transfers Across Africa. Xoom, PayPal's money transfer arm, is now offering clients in the U.S., Canada, U.K. Sending money to Africa through traditional channels has always been expensive.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Scrutiny of tech firms is spreading across the globe, hinting at broader regulations over privacy and, possibly, bigger tax bills. As reported last week , Haruhiko Kuroda, the Bank of Japan governor, on Tuesday, said that international regulators must cooperate when it comes to regulating stablecoins like Libra, Reuters reported.

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JULY 16, 2020

The top court of the 28-nation bloc ruled the transfer of personal data to platforms in the U.S. s Google and Apple Inc. will face a potential disruption of their operations. servers, The Wall Street Journal reported. puts Europeans at risk to American government surveillance without a right to challenge it. Alphabet Inc.’s

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MAY 31, 2018

It’s still early — hardly minute one — in the unfolding history of the General Data Protection Regulation , but a winner is emerging that is both familiar and big: Google. According to The Wall Street Journal , Google is an early beneficiary of changes in online behavior so far. billion in damages. billion in damages.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Earlier this week, Japan ’s cabinet proposed a bill that seeks to, as reported by the country’s national daily, The Mainichi , “improve contract transparency” for deals struck by Big Tech firms — specifically, platform operators — and their smaller vendors. Perhaps not surprisingly, Big Tech might be poised to push back.

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JANUARY 28, 2019

According to an investigation by Sixgill, $250,000 of Fortnite items were sold on eBay in the last 60 days, with operations being conducted around the globe in Chinese, Russian, Spanish, Arabic and English. Mastercard and Google Fend Off Fines. And Mastercard wasn’t the only big brand feeling the sting of European regulators wrath.

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JUNE 7, 2018

Now that principle applies to Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) – at least according to one report. The regulation requires companies to provide more transparency over how consumer data is used. Last week’s look focused on how Google seemed to be benefiting early on from ad sales since the GDPR kicked in on May 25.

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JULY 27, 2018

intelligence warning of a possible cyberattack, grocery chain SUPERVALU being acquired by UNFI, an imminent comeback for RadioShack and Google banning apps that mine crypto from user devices. Google Bans Apps that Mine User Devices for Crypto. Google has banned apps that mine cryptocurrency in the back of a user’s device.

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CB Insights

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Facebook stock is down and it faces investigation by a growing list of international regulators. Google has lost employees and also faces regulation. Amazon and Google are taking PR hits from the President. Now Google, Amazon, Facebook, and Apple (GAFA) are fighting to maintain — or win back — our trust. .

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DECEMBER 7, 2016

Uber is currently available in four Taiwanese cities and has been downloaded by over 1 million people in the nation of just over 23.5 Taiwan also claims that Uber misrepresents its service because it claims it operates as an internet-based technology platform instead of a transportation company. “To

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DECEMBER 7, 2018

Not to ruin your holiday spirit, but let’s start this story with the cold and brutal truth: One of the largest risks that payments and commerce operators face in 2019 is being called to account by government officials, regulators or media about a failure to secure their organizations from cyberattacks. and other places.

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MARCH 6, 2019

Under the original proposed digital tax, companies like Google and Facebook could have potentially faced a 3 percent tax hit. “A The global tax reform is being prepared by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). France announced on Wednesday (March 6) that it was going after U.S.-based

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JANUARY 28, 2019

And so, nationalism comes full force to eCommerce, focused on the United States and India, offering another drama, another stage, another possible battle over trade. As has happened so far, India’s government said late last year that new eCommerce regulations would become the law of the land – at the end of this week, on Feb.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Here’s the latest news from Google and the technology industry, which is coming under increasing global scrutiny from regulatory watchdogs, consumers and organizations. Regulation. The Digital Markets Act is a second set of regulations. UN Committee Indicates Support For Initiative To Tax Big Tech In Developing Nations.

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MARCH 12, 2019

Treasury’s top international tax official, called the taxes “ill-conceived,” and said the better option was to go after tax reform internationally at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ( OECD ). Australia is planning a similar tax plan as well.

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CB Insights

JUNE 11, 2018

In many ways, Apollo resembles Google’s Android Open Source Project (AOSP), Google’s open software platform for a mobile operating system (OS) that launched in 2007. Rather than launching its own smartphone, Google focused solely on software. This approach helped Google scale Android rapidly.

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JANUARY 14, 2021

Users can register for and open accounts by downloading the JazzCash mobile app from Google Play or Apple’s App Store. Gelebart pointed to a May 2020 announcement with Mastercard, where JazzCash users can apply for physical debit cards, while merchants can accept digital payments from their customers and move toward cashless operations.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

In May 2018, Google CEO Sundar Pichai presented a new technology called Duplex at the Google IO developer conference. This technology enables Google's digital assistant to call service providers or restaurants to make an appointment with a hairdresser or to book a table, in natural language.

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PYMNTS

JULY 21, 2017

Amid the things to note about fraud as it is done in European nations: Credit where it is (not) due: TSYS noted that one recent development that bears watching centers on the fact that application fraud as a percentage of overall fraudulent activity doubled between 2015 and 2016.

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MARCH 7, 2016

Department of Justice on Thursday (March 3) that they were aware of “numerous instances” in which criminals had switched to iPhones from “burner” phones to conduct illegal activity, in large part citing the phone’s operating system’s encryption features as a prime benefit in evading police detection and surveillance.

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JANUARY 13, 2017

The nation of over 1.3 billion accounts for over 90 percent of the world’s bitcoin trading volume and houses over 80 percent of the world’s bitcoin mining operations. Needless to say, if Chinese regulators even look at bitcoin the wrong way, investors around the world fear the worst.

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DECEMBER 14, 2020

France Hits Amazon, Google With $164 Million in Penalties for Alleged Cookie Violations. million), while Google was told to pay 100 million euros (approximately $121.5 People who use Google expect us to respect their privacy, whether they have a Google account or not,” a representative for Google said, per the report. “We

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JANUARY 11, 2019

Excuse the hyperbole, but Google (and other search engines) dodged a bullet this week when it came to privacy regulations that come out of the European Union and then influence other jurisdictions. Google ran afoul of France’s national privacy regulator about three years ago for allegedly violating that right.

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CB Insights

MARCH 8, 2018

With grids now gathering energy from different sources, including wind, solar, and electricity, operating these systems has become more complex. Siemens has released a software package to operate grids autonomously known as active network management (ANM). UK’s National Grid. The autonomous grid. AES Corporation.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

Cohen owns a national distribution network and deals with some of the nation’s biggest retailers. The picture is so different to the traditional warehouse setting, where workers buzz about on forklifts stacking and picking and conforming to safety regulations and just-in-time processes. But, so what?

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JANUARY 21, 2019

That was the day that an advocacy group, Financial Innovation Now (FIN), submitted a public comment letter to the Fed in response to its proposal to create and operate a real-time payments system in the U.S. FIN members include Amazon , Apple , Google , Intuit , PayPal , Stripe and Square. Here’s where the canary flew in.

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Lex Sokolin

JANUARY 14, 2021

And instead of financial advisors or other CFAs guiding the retail market in good decision making, a newsfeed of *what’s popular* has driven Apple, Google, Tesla and the other John Galt hallucinations to the stratosphere. American financial regulation is an alphabet soup, and has grown out of politics and crises. Thus spoke Robinhood.

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Lex Sokolin

JANUARY 14, 2021

And instead of financial advisors or other CFAs guiding the retail market in good decision making, a newsfeed of *what’s popular* has driven Apple, Google, Tesla and the other John Galt hallucinations to the stratosphere. American financial regulation is an alphabet soup, and has grown out of politics and crises. Thus spoke Robinhood.

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