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Google’s Acquisition Of Data Firm Triggers UK Watchdog Probe

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and Austria, and we continue to make progress with regulators in the U.K.”. “The combination of Google Cloud and Looker will enable us to further accelerate our leadership as a WordPress digital experience platform,” Heather Brunner, chairwoman and CEO of WP Engine, said in the June announcement. have joined the investigation.

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Facebook CMO Leaving To Focus On Promoting Diversity In Tech

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I know the company and its leadership agree on the centrality of this important task. His Facebook corporate profile states that he was born in Spain and grew up in Puerto Rico. At the same time, the company continues to press deeper into existing markets and new markets, such as financial services.

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NY DFS announces multistate investigation of payroll advance industry

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The DFS states that the investigation will focus on “whether companies are in violation of state banking laws, including usury limits, licensing laws and other applicable laws regulating payday lending and consumer protection laws.” Illinois Department of Financial Professional Regulation. Oklahoma Department of Consumer Credit.