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Google Fights $2.6B Antitrust Fine In EU Court
Google Fights $2.6B Antitrust Fine In EU Court
February 12, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

Alphabet’s Google told Europe’s second-highest court on Wednesday (Feb. 12) that antitrust regulators had no legal grounds to levy a €2.4-billion ($2.6 billion) fine against...

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WhatsApp Hits 2B Users, Stands By Privacy
WhatsApp Hits 2B Users, Stands By Privacy
February 12, 2020  |  Facebook

Facebook-owned WhatsApp hit a major milestone, surpassing the 2 billion user mark, the company announced in a Wednesday (Feb. 12) blog post, in which it also...

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Connected Cars Take 5G Leap In Time For NADA Show
Connected Cars Take 5G Leap In Time For NADA Show
February 12, 2020  |  Innovation

Think Super Bowl for cars. This weekend marks the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) show in Las Vegas. While the product focus will be on...

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ChargeAfter, Visa Partner To Expand POS Financing Options
ChargeAfter, Visa Partner To Expand POS Financing Options
February 12, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Visa has made a strategic investment in the point-of-sale (POS) financing technology platform ChargeAfter to support its partnership to bring more financing options to checkout,...

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Samsung Makes 5G Available To Consumers With Galaxy S20 Phones
Samsung Makes 5G Available To Consumers With Galaxy S20 Phones
February 12, 2020  |  Retail

With its newest Galaxy S20 flagship phones, Samsung is providing customers with 5G devices in the U.S. and many other markets even if they don’t...

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Creating The Healthy Junk Food Category
Creating The Healthy Junk Food Category
February 12, 2020  |  Retail

There is really no way to interpret a pork rind – the fried skin of a pig – as a healthy snack. Per serving, which...

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The Connected Bride Gets A Little Platform Help
The Connected Bride Gets A Little Platform Help
February 12, 2020  |  Retail

Here comes the connected bride. And this year’s model has a series of new platforms, partnerships and interactive tools to plan the wedding. For their...

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Innovative Approaches To Unattended Retail And Apparel Resale
Innovative Approaches To Unattended Retail And Apparel Resale
February 12, 2020  |  Today In Data

 Consumers are interested in unattended commerce – and not only soda and candy from vending machines. They are looking to purchase all sorts of products and services...

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Shopify’s Holiday Sales Spiked 61 Pct. YOY
Shopify’s Holiday Sales Spiked 61 Pct. YOY
February 12, 2020  |  Retail

With holiday sales skyrocketing from 2018 to 2019, Canada’s Shopify registered quarterly earnings that exceeded expectations. The eCommerce firm notched global sales of more than...

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