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DOJ Taps Prominent Lawyer For Big Tech Probe

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The department did not name specific companies, but said they were related to “search, social media and some retail services online.”. Shores for this important role reflects the significance of the department’s review of competitive conditions among online platforms,” said Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey A.

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Fintech Fundings: 15 Companies Raise $125 Million Week Ending May 1

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HQ: Provo, Utah. Online auto insurance comparison site. Online & mobile payment solutions in Southeast Asia. Online real estate investment platform. Payments via social media. Tags: Payments, mobile, social, Facebook, Startup Chile (investor). Source: Crunchbase. MX (formerly MoneyDesktop).

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Texas AG Paxton: More States Could File Antitrust Lawsuits Against Google 

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Paxton’s office also is looking into Google’s online advertising practices. The social media giant maintains that Chinese tech giants will be the only beneficiaries from enforcement against U.S. It was filed following a year-plus investigation into Google’s dominance in online search and advertising. tech firms.

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FinovateSpring 2015 Sneak Peek: Part 8

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HQ: Salt Lake City, Utah. Money Amigo is a social money interaction platform that solves the lack of simple and clustered services for the un- and underbanked. Slice’s technology provides item-level purchase data across the largest base of online consumers (two million and counting). Why it’s great. Founded: 1999.

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B2B FinTech Bucks The VC Slump

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provides small businesses (SMBs) with a holistic digital toolkit to promote their ability to operate online via eCommerce, social media, email marketing, SEO and other digital resources. Reports did not indicate how COTI plans to use the funding. Webware.io. Canada’s Webware.io

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