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Uber Eats to Shutter in Brazil March 7
Uber Eats to Shutter in Brazil March 7
January 07, 2022  |  Delivery

Uber is ending its Uber Eats restaurant delivery service in Brazil March 7 to focus on store delivery service Uber Direct and deliveries by online...

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Vera Whole Health Closes $370M Deal for Health Data Firm Castlight
Vera Whole Health Closes $370M Deal for Health Data Firm Castlight
January 07, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Primary care provider Vera Whole Health is acquiring health data firm Castlight in a deal with an equity value of $370 million that will be...

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Citigroup to Workers: Get a Shot or Get a New Job
Citigroup to Workers: Get a Shot or Get a New Job
January 07, 2022  |  Personnel

Citigroup is giving its employees who haven’t yet received a COVID vaccine one more week to either get a shot or find new work. Get...

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Restaurant Brands Aim to Get Their Mojo in 2022 with New Digital Investments
Restaurant Brands Aim to Get Their Mojo in 2022 with New Digital Investments
January 07, 2022  |  Restaurant innovation

Aiming to get off on the right foot for 2022, major restaurant brands are stepping up their digital efforts. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Google, Big Tech Firms Face New EU Regulations This Year
Google, Big Tech Firms Face New EU Regulations This Year
January 07, 2022  |  Regulation

As the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) seeks to end Google’s alleged monopoly of the search and ad sector with a lawsuit, Germany’s antitrust watchdog...

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Wireless Firm Telkom Launches Mobile Money App
Wireless Firm Telkom Launches Mobile Money App
January 07, 2022  |  Mobile Wallets

The South African wireless provider Telkom says its Kenyan operation has launched an app for its mobile money product, T-Kash.  Get the Full Story Complete...

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Google-Apple Search Alliance Shows Complexity of Regulating the Digital Economy
Google-Apple Search Alliance Shows Complexity of Regulating the Digital Economy
January 07, 2022  |  ANTITRUST

Google and Apple have attracted as much interest from investors as from regulators. They are as frequently praised for their innovations as they are criticized...

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Online Merchant Hour Loop Opens IPO Trading of 1.5M Shares
Online Merchant Hour Loop Opens IPO Trading of 1.5M Shares
January 07, 2022  |  IPO

Online retailer and third-party eCommerce seller Hour Loop started trading on Nasdaq Capital Market under the ticker symbol HOUR at a per-share price of $4.50...

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Gallup: Fewer Americans Flew in 2021 Than Any Year Between 2003 and 2015
Gallup: Fewer Americans Flew in 2021 Than Any Year Between 2003 and 2015
January 07, 2022  |  Travel Payments

The friendly skies saw fewer American flyers in 2021 than in any year between 2003 and 2015, according to a Gallup report Thursday (Jan. 6)...

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