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Meta Hit With Landmark $1.3 Billion EU Privacy Fine

Meta Hit With Landmark $1.3 Billion EU Privacy Fine
Meta Hit With Landmark $1.3 Billion EU Privacy Fine
May 22, 2023  |  Facebook / Meta

Meta Platforms has been fined a record $1.3 billion for violating Europe’s data privacy law. The fine, announced Monday (May 22) by the Irish Data...

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Coinbase Expands Coinbase One Subscription Offering to UK, Germany, Ireland
Coinbase Expands Coinbase One Subscription Offering to UK, Germany, Ireland
May 18, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Coinbase has added boosted staking rewards to its Coinbase One subscription offering. The cryptocurrency exchange platform has also expanded the availability of Coinbase One from the United States...

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Employee Wellness Platform Spectrum.Life Raises $5.3M
Employee Wellness Platform Spectrum.Life Raises $5.3M
February 10, 2023  |  Investments

Employee wellness startup Spectrum.Life has secured 5 million euros (about $5.34 million) in fresh funding. The fundraise was reported Friday (Feb. 10) by Tech Funding...

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Europe’s Budget Airlines Battle for Market Share as Competition Shrinks
Europe’s Budget Airlines Battle for Market Share as Competition Shrinks
February 01, 2023  |  Europe

Europe’s airlines are bouncing back from the pandemic-induced collapse of international travel. At least, some of them are. In a recently published trading update, British...

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TikTok Joins Ranks of Tech Firms Facing EU Privacy Crackdown
TikTok Joins Ranks of Tech Firms Facing EU Privacy Crackdown
January 17, 2023  |  Legal & Regulation

A five million euro fine for privacy violations welcomes TikTok to an expensive club. It’s not the first time the Chinese company has been fined...

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N26 Launches Crypto Trading in 5 European Countries
N26 Launches Crypto Trading in 5 European Countries
January 17, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

The German neobank N26 has launched its crypto trading service in five new markets. Following an initial launch in Austria last October, the company announced...

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Meta Fined $413M for GDPR Breaches
Meta Fined $413M for GDPR Breaches
January 04, 2023  |  Facebook / Meta

Facebook parent company Meta is facing 390 million euros ($413.4 million) in fines. Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) said in a Wednesday (Jan. 4) press...

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EU Governments Could Ditch Facebook Platform Over Poor Data Handling
EU Governments Could Ditch Facebook Platform Over Poor Data Handling
December 01, 2022  |  Facebook / Meta

The Dutch government will stop using Facebook if private data handling is not improved. In a recent letter to Parliament, State Secretary Alexandra van Huffelen...

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