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Amazon’s Saudi Arabia eCommerce Site Debuts

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The feud between Bezos and the Saudi leadership had some analysts speculating that Amazon would curb its business in Saudi Arabia, although this does not seem to be the case. Bezos owns The Washington Post, whose journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a critic of Saudi Arabia’s government, was murdered in October 2018.

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From Russia, With Malware: US Charges Hackers In $100M Bank Fraud

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Prior to serving in this leadership role for Evil Corp, Yakubets was also directly associated with Evgeniy Bogachev, a previously designated Russian cybercriminal responsible for the distribution of the Zeus, Jabber Zeus, and GameOver Zeus malware schemes,” said the Treasury release.

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From Russia, with Malware: US Charges Hacking Group Evil Corp. In $100M Bank Fraud

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Prior to serving in this leadership role for Evil Corp, Yakubets was also directly associated with Evgeniy Bogachev, a previously designated Russian cybercriminal responsible for the distribution of the Zeus, Jabber Zeus, and GameOver Zeus malware schemes,” said the Treasury release.

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State AGs urge rejection of ALI’s draft Restatement of the Law, Consumer Contracts

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Earlier today, I published a blog post explaining why I believe the American Law Institute’s members should not approve the Tentative Draft of the Restatement of the Law, Consumer Contracts (the “Restatement”) on which they will be voting at ALI’s annual meeting next Tuesday in Washington, D.C.

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Mastercard’s Philanthropic Hub Hosts Summit On Financial Inclusion

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Mastercard ‘s philanthropic hub hosted its first Global Inclusive Growth Summit in Washington, D.C. The Inclusive Growth Score is an interactive online map where users can view measures of inclusion and growth, then download a PDF Scorecard for any of the QOZs at census-tract level. “To on Monday (Oct.

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Data Dive, Big Moves Edition: Walmart, Uber Eats And The US Stock Market

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Uber Eats, facing losses and stiffening competition from both Grubhub and DoorDash, is changing its leadership and reorienting its efforts around profitability. Pierre-Dimitri Gore-Coty, head of international rides at Uber, will be taking over leadership of Uber Eats. Powering that plan, Walmart had two big announcements last week.

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How Kroger Is Taking On Amazon With Smart Shelves

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But according to Kroger’s leadership, the shift to digital shelving and other new features starting to make their entrance into Kroger today are part of a bigger transition the brand is making as it seeks to better serve the needs of its customer base.

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