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Care.com Pays $1M Settlement Over Auto Renewal, Background Check Allegations

Care.com Pays $1M Settlement Over Auto Renewal, Background Check Allegations
Care.com Pays $1M Settlement Over Auto Renewal, Background Check Allegations
July 16, 2020  |  Legal & Regulation

Online babysitting advisor Care.com agreed this week to pay $1 million to two California jurisdictions that alleged the company failed to conduct background checks it...

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Tencent’s WeChat Minishop Enables Merchants To Create Virtual Stores
Tencent’s WeChat Minishop Enables Merchants To Create Virtual Stores
July 16, 2020  |  eCommerce

Tencent Holdings Ltd., the Chinese technology company, has launched tools to assist merchants with building virtual stores on its WeChat messaging service, CNBC reported. Get...

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EU Probe Into IoT Targets Siri, Alexa Over Data Collection
EU Probe Into IoT Targets Siri, Alexa Over Data Collection
July 16, 2020  |  Legal & Regulation

Apple’s Siri, Amazon’s Alexa and other voice-activated assistants are on the hot seat as one of the world’s largest regulatory bodies takes aim at the...

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Google’s New Features Help Advertisers’ Products Stand Out In Search Results
Google’s New Features Help Advertisers’ Products Stand Out In Search Results
July 16, 2020  |  eCommerce

Google this week launched new features aimed at helping advertisers using the company’s services to make their products stand out in web search results and...

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BoA Adds $4B To Reserves Even As COVID Boosts Mobile, Digital Users
BoA Adds $4B To Reserves Even As COVID Boosts Mobile, Digital Users
July 16, 2020  |  Earnings

Bank of America reported Thursday (July 16) that that the number of customers using the firm’s mobile and digital platforms grew during the second quarter...

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Domino’s Rolls Out New Stores; Reports Double-Digit Q2 Sales Increase
Domino’s Rolls Out New Stores; Reports Double-Digit Q2 Sales Increase
July 16, 2020  |  Retail

Domino’s Pizza is expanding its store footprint in a turbulent 2020, as the pizza delivery giant rides a double-digit increase in sales amid the pandemic-driven...

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PYMNTS Ranks The Shopping Apps
PYMNTS Ranks The Shopping Apps
July 16, 2020  |  Mobile

The inaugural PYMNTS Provider Ranking of Shopping Apps debuts as the world leaves behind the bitter COVID-19 spring and finds itself in summertime. There are...

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