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Apple Delays In-App Online Event Fee Requirement Until June
Apple Delays In-App Online Event Fee Requirement Until June
November 23, 2020  |  Apple

Apple has extended a deadline for in-app fees for online events through June of next year, a posting on a developer site says. Get the...

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Big Tech Compliance Tracker: Apple To Pay $113M Over Alleged iPhone ‘Throttling’; Officials: European Commission Needs To ‘Scale Up’ Regulation
Big Tech Compliance Tracker: Apple To Pay $113M Over Alleged iPhone ‘Throttling’; Officials: European Commission...
November 23, 2020  |  Regulation

Here’s the latest news from the technology industry, which is coming under increasing scrutiny from regulators around the world. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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NRF: Online Holiday Sales To Jump 30 Pct As Consumer Spending Rises
NRF: Online Holiday Sales To Jump 30 Pct As Consumer Spending Rises
November 23, 2020  |  Retail

The National Retail Federation (NRF) said it predicts retail sales across the U.S. will rise between 3.6 percent and 5.2 percent over what they were...

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Bitcoin Daily: China To Hold Second Digital Yuan Lottery; Ripple Hiring Director For Central Bank Engagements
Bitcoin Daily: China To Hold Second Digital Yuan Lottery; Ripple Hiring Director For Central Bank...
November 23, 2020  |  Bitcoin

Prices of digital coins Ethereum and XRP surged on Mon. (Nov. 23), riding the wave of bitcoin’s recent shooting price. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Guitar Center Troubles Aside, Pandemic Tunes Musical Instrument Sales
Guitar Center Troubles Aside, Pandemic Tunes Musical Instrument Sales
November 23, 2020  |  Retail

A pandemic-fueled surge in people wanting to learn how to play guitar and piano has given the country’s largest retailer of musical instruments a second...

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Orange Business Services Teams With AWS On Cloud Technology
Orange Business Services Teams With AWS On Cloud Technology
November 23, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Orange Business Services has unveiled a collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to assist large companies with speeding up their digital transformation and harness the...

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FinTech Sleek Lands $4M For Corporate Services Platform
FinTech Sleek Lands $4M For Corporate Services Platform
November 23, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Financial technology company Sleek has reportedly netted $4 million in venture funding for its efforts to take on the traditional corporate services industry. Get the...

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Uber And Lyft Win Government Transportation Contract
Uber And Lyft Win Government Transportation Contract
November 23, 2020  |  Ridesharing

The U.S. government is enlisting Uber and Lyft to help provide transportation services for public agencies and employees, Reuters reports. Get the Full Story Complete...

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165 Execs Urge Peaceful Transition For ‘Healing Of Our Nation’
165 Execs Urge Peaceful Transition For ‘Healing Of Our Nation’
November 23, 2020  |  Politics

165 business leaders joined together on Monday (Nov. 23) to call for a peaceful presidential transition of powers, labeling it necessary for the “economic recovery...

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