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UK’s ICO Wants Larger Role in Regulating Big Tech

UK’s ICO Wants Larger Role in Regulating Big Tech
UK’s ICO Wants Larger Role in Regulating Big Tech
January 28, 2022  |  Regulation

The UK’s new information watchdog says his county will seek a leading role in making Big Tech companies accountable as Britain frees itself of European...

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Facial Recognition Soon Required for IRS Website Users
Facial Recognition Soon Required for IRS Website Users
January 28, 2022  |  Biometrics

Starting this summer, the IRS is requiring users of its online tools to verify their identity by registering with its biometrics partner ID.me, which requires...

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AMZN vs WMT Weekly: Staggering Into Earnings, It’s Time to Ask, ‘What Could Go Right?’
AMZN vs WMT Weekly: Staggering Into Earnings, It’s Time to Ask, ‘What Could Go Right?’
January 28, 2022  |  Retail

By this time next week, we will have half the answer to a roughly $300 billion question, after Amazon has reported its fourth-quarter earnings results...

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Luxury Watchmaker HYT Emerges From Bankruptcy With Improved Quality Controls
Luxury Watchmaker HYT Emerges From Bankruptcy With Improved Quality Controls
January 28, 2022  |  Retail

It looks like HYT’s time wasn’t up after all. The luxury watch seller — with prices in excess of $70,000 — that boasts it was...

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China’s Meituan to Allow CBDC Payments
China’s Meituan to Allow CBDC Payments
January 28, 2022  |  CBDC

China’s food delivery service Meituan has become the latest tech firm to let customers use central bank digital currency (CBDC) payments. Get the Full Story...

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Meta Lands a Victory in Europe and Then It Gets a New Inquiry 
Meta Lands a Victory in Europe and Then It Gets a New Inquiry 
January 28, 2022  |  Regulation

While investors are waiting for Meta’s quarterly reports next week to learn the company´s plans for the metaverse — or in other words, how much...

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US Regulator Confirms Amazon Employees in Staten Island Can Hold Union Vote
US Regulator Confirms Amazon Employees in Staten Island Can Hold Union Vote
January 28, 2022  |  Amazon

Amazon workers in a New York warehouse have met the requirements to hold a union election, according to multiple reports on Wednesday (Jan. 26). Get...

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PYMNTS Intelligence: Overcoming the Perceptual Barriers to Instant Payments
PYMNTS Intelligence: Overcoming the Perceptual Barriers to Instant Payments
January 28, 2022  |  Disbursements

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Currensea on Offering the Ability to Decouple From Banks While Giving Back
Currensea on Offering the Ability to Decouple From Banks While Giving Back
January 28, 2022  |  Next-Gen Debit

For frequent travelers, the money they sink into seemingly endless foreign exchange (FX) fees could be better spent going to charity. In the Next-Gen Debit...

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