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Apple Just Lost $626M To A Patent Troll In Court
February 05, 2016

In news the team at Samsung doubtlessly find karmically appropriate, a jury has found that Apple must pay $626 million in damages for patent infringement connected to iMessage, FaceTime and other Apple software. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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CFPB Pushes Banks Toward Low-Risk Checking Services
February 03, 2016

In its latest address, the CFPB has urged banks to improve checking account access by offering lower risk, lower cost checking account options. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

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CFPB, DOJ And Toyota Settle Over Discriminatory Dealer Pricing
February 03, 2016

The dealer reserve — the process by which auto dealers who act as middlemen in auto lending add to the interest rate assessed by the loan underwriter before passing it on to a borrower — has just suffered another blow. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Need Money Laundered? Try A Real Estate Lawyer
February 01, 2016

Anti-money laundering activist group Global Witness has recently released a report that indicates that a surprising number of New York real estate lawyers are making a nice little business for themselves advising clients on how to move suspect money into the United States. In fact, the report indicates,...

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Does Levi’s Gender Pricing Explanation Hold Water?
January 26, 2016

It’s undeniable that marketers draw on certain stereotypes to push their products to the right consumers, but exploiting those archetypes can land retailers in hot water with the very public they’re trying to sell to. However, in the margin-shrinking fight against eCommerce merchants, are in-store...

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Uber, Lyft’s Next Victim: San Francisco’s Largest Cab Co.
January 26, 2016

Whether it’s a case of unintended consequences, or just a sign of the changing times, the Uber and Lyft on-demand ride-hailing revolution has claimed one of its first major victims. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Why Trump Thinks He Can Bring Apple Manufacturing Back To The US
January 20, 2016

“We’re going to get Apple to build their damn computers and things in this country instead of in other countries.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

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Samsung’s Software Banned, Picks Up Friends In Its Supreme Court Battle With Apple
January 20, 2016

In a victory more symbolic than practical for Apple, a U.S. Court has agreed to ban the sale of Samsung Galaxy 3 phones in the United States as part of an ongoing patent dispute between the two tech firms. The victory is largely symbolic; the...

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Workplace Privacy And IoT Collide
January 14, 2016

When so many people have a stake in seeing the Internet of Things truly take off, it’s natural that the potentially unsavory aspects of an all-connected world might be played down in press releases or trade show coverage. However, one group of journalists found out...