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Second Google Lawsuit May Be Filed Next Month By State AGs

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The states involved include Colorado, Iowa, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Utah, according to Reuters. The group is sometimes referred to as the Colorado/Nebraska group and has said it could combine its case with the larger one from the The Department of Justice (DOJ).

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Connecticut AG Launches Antitrust Probe Into Amazon’s eBook Business

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Our office continues to aggressively monitor this market to protect fair competition for consumers, authors, and other eBook retailers,” Mr. Tong said in a statement, per WSJ. Amazon had a 76 percent market share of all eBooks sold in the U.S. in September, according to Codex Group data, per the WSJ.

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The Blockchain Wave Isn’t Always Smooth Sailing

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The blockchain hype certainly hasn’t risen without catching the attention of regulators. Some policymakers are beginning to step into the space, including in the state of Nebraska, in which a lawmaker has submitted three bills focused on distributed ledger and cryptocurrency technology.

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Sizzle Or Fizzle: Facebook, Online Lending, Cash – And The Twilio Surge

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But Facebook got the jump on the news cycle this week with the big news that it was opening up Facebook Canvas for retailers and other marketers on the site, as opposed to just advertis e rs. When the regulators come marching in, getting out of the way is usually a better idea. The fizzle wears on. Costco Card. Tech is back.

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Inaugural Flyover Fintech Conference Summary

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Nebraska Innovation Campus. This week, the inaugural Flyover Fintech conference was held at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Nebraska Innovation Campus. Due to the regulation in the financial industry, startups need to take the time to ensure that they’re compliant in their business activities.

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Surprises from the Consumer Financial Decision Making Conference (Behavioral Economics)

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An event geared towards academics, its rigor is a refreshing complement to the work that I see from market practitioners at traditional industry shows. Regulations may give consumers the confidence that they can undertake transactions (loan repayments under foreclosure) that they might not otherwise.

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House Hearing Signals Fireworks On Big Tech Antitrust Issues

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It’s too early to tell, but there is at least some speculation that the company could be mandated to change the way it categorizes and presents search results, and billions of dollars in fines may be in the offing, as well as a demand from regulators that the company break itself up. At this writing (Sunday, Sept. The Hearing.