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Instacart Brings Limited-Edition Clothing Line to NTWRK Livestream App
Instacart Brings Limited-Edition Clothing Line to NTWRK Livestream App
July 29, 2022  |  Retail

Instagram is teaming with streetwear fashion designer Anwar Carrots on a limited-edition clothing line available exclusively through the NTWRK livestream shopping app starting at 11:30...

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Consumer Spending Surges as Inflation Eats Away at Household Budgets
Consumer Spending Surges as Inflation Eats Away at Household Budgets
July 29, 2022  |  Economy

Consumer spending climbed 1.1% in June with higher fuel and food costs amid 40-year record high inflation that is continuing to eat away at paychecks...

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Report: FTC Staff Objected to Chair’s Decision to Sue Meta
Report: FTC Staff Objected to Chair’s Decision to Sue Meta
July 29, 2022  |  Legal

The head of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reportedly led a vote to sue Meta Platforms earlier this week over the objections of the commission’s...

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Meta Pulls Payments Plug on News Outlets Publishing on Facebook
Meta Pulls Payments Plug on News Outlets Publishing on Facebook
July 29, 2022  |  Facebook

Meta is phasing out exclusive deals with news publishers on Facebook that will cost some outlets tens of millions of dollars as the social media...

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Ransomware Fraudsters Pivot as Payments Shrink 
Ransomware Fraudsters Pivot as Payments Shrink 
July 29, 2022  |  Security & Fraud

Cybercriminals engaged in ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) have been forced to pivot in how they run their fraudulent operations, as fewer victims coughed up payments this year...

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Uber Unveils Driver Perks, Debit Card
Uber Unveils Driver Perks, Debit Card
July 29, 2022  |  Ridesharing

Uber has introduced a pair of features it said are designed to provide more flexibility and opportunities for the company’s drivers. Get the Full Story...

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Deckers Disrupts Sneaker Segment as Uggs Owner Turns Hoka Into $1B Brand
Deckers Disrupts Sneaker Segment as Uggs Owner Turns Hoka Into $1B Brand
July 29, 2022  |  Retail

The highly competitive global sneaker wars have a new contestant to look out for after Deckers said its Hoka line of athletic shoes has grown...

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‘Eco-Friendly’ Claims Under Fire as UK Launches Probe of 3 Retailers
‘Eco-Friendly’ Claims Under Fire as UK Launches Probe of 3 Retailers
July 29, 2022  |  Retail

The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is launching an investigation into three fashion retailers for making misleading claims about their sustainability practices, according to...

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Former CFTC Chair: EU’s MiCA Bill May Hurt US Crypto
Former CFTC Chair: EU’s MiCA Bill May Hurt US Crypto
July 28, 2022  |  Regulation

Ex-Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) chief Chris Giancarlo has said the European Union’s Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) bill might end up exporting European crypto...

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