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California’s Governor Wants Tech Companies To Share Profits With Consumers

California’s Governor Wants Tech Companies To Share Profits With Consumers
California’s Governor Wants Tech Companies To Share Profits With Consumers
February 13, 2019  |  Data & Research

Gavin Newsom, the governor of California, wants consumers to benefit from the billions of dollars technology companies in the state made by forcing the tech...

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Waymo Debuts Autonomous Vehicles In CA
Waymo Debuts Autonomous Vehicles In CA
October 31, 2018  |  News

Self-driving startup Waymo, owned by Google’s parent company Alphabet, announced that it has been awarded the first permit in California to begin driverless testing on...

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Uber Lawsuit Contends Company Saves Money By Misclassifying Drivers
Uber Lawsuit Contends Company Saves Money By Misclassifying Drivers
September 12, 2018  |  Ridesharing

Uber Technologies is facing a lawsuit that claims the ride-hailing company is misclassifying drivers in California as independent contractors in order to save money. According to...

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California Nears SMB Borrower Protection Rules
California Nears SMB Borrower Protection Rules
September 07, 2018  |  B2B Payments

California continues its efforts to extend borrower protection rules to small businesses (SMBs), with new support for the initiative from SMB advocates and an approval...

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California Kroger Subsidiary Says No To Visa
California Kroger Subsidiary Says No To Visa
July 30, 2018  |  Payment Methods

Foods Co, a subsidiary of grocery giant Kroger, has announced that 21 of its grocery stores and five of its gas stations in Central and Northern...

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Business Cry Foul Over California’s New Data Privacy Law
Business Cry Foul Over California’s New Data Privacy Law
July 02, 2018  |  Data & Research

California’s new consumer privacy law is facing a backlash from businesses around the U.S. which contend the law will hurt all sorts of companies, whether...

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California Passes Online Privacy Data Law Aimed At Protecting Consumers
California Passes Online Privacy Data Law Aimed At Protecting Consumers
June 29, 2018  |  Data & Research

The state of California passed a new digital privacy law that provides consumers with more transparency and control over their digital data. According to a...

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GDPR Sparks Privacy Regulation Efforts In The U.S.
GDPR Sparks Privacy Regulation Efforts In The U.S.
June 28, 2018  |  Legal & Regulation

Everyone’s always talking about online privacy, but this past week or so has brought a meaningful uptick in that ongoing discussion, including a debate that...

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