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Antitrust Trial Reveals Google Spends $26.3 Billion on Default Search Engine Agreements
Antitrust Trial Reveals Google Spends $26.3 Billion on Default Search Engine Agreements
October 27, 2023  |  Google

A top executive from Google disclosed Friday (Oct. 27) during its antitrust trial that the company paid $26.3 billion in 2021 to secure default search engine...

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FTC to Require Non-Banking Financial Institutions to Report Data Breaches
FTC to Require Non-Banking Financial Institutions to Report Data Breaches
October 27, 2023  |  Regulation

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will require non-banking financial institutions to report certain data security breaches. In a unanimous decision, the regulator has approved an amendment to the Safeguards...

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Banks Closed 11% of Supermarket Branches Over Past Year
Banks Closed 11% of Supermarket Branches Over Past Year
October 27, 2023  |  Banking

While brick-and-mortar bank branches have been closing for years, those located within supermarkets are reportedly shutting at a rate that is seven times higher than...

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Tether Disputes Report of Stablecoin Being Used for Illicit Activities
Tether Disputes Report of Stablecoin Being Used for Illicit Activities
October 27, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Tether has disputed a media report that its stablecoin is increasingly being used for illicit activities. The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Friday (Oct. 27) that the stablecoin...

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Consumers Rethink Halloween Candy-Buying Strategies Due to Rising Prices
Consumers Rethink Halloween Candy-Buying Strategies Due to Rising Prices
October 27, 2023  |  Retail

The rising cost of candy has reportedly led consumers to rethink their Halloween plans. Candy and gum prices rose by 7.5% in September compared to...

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Sam Bankman-Fried Takes Stand to Deny Fraud Charges
Sam Bankman-Fried Takes Stand to Deny Fraud Charges
October 27, 2023  |  Legal

Sam Bankman-Fried took the stand in a New York courtroom on Friday (Oct. 27) to defend himself against charges of criminal fraud. Cryptocurrency exchange FTX...

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Twinco Capital and BBVA Spark Join Forces on Trade Finance
Twinco Capital and BBVA Spark Join Forces on Trade Finance
October 27, 2023  |  Investments

Supply chain FinTech company Twinco Capital has secured an additional 50 million euro ($53 million) facility with BBVA Spark, a banking unit for high-growth and innovative...

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Report: X Aims to Challenge YouTube, LinkedIn, PR Newswire
Report: X Aims to Challenge YouTube, LinkedIn, PR Newswire
October 27, 2023  |  Social Commerce

Social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, is reportedly setting its sights on challenging YouTube and LinkedIn as it expands its business lines into video and hiring. X...

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Jio to Launch Satellite Broadband Service in India
Jio to Launch Satellite Broadband Service in India
October 27, 2023  |  Connected Economy

Indian telecommunications company Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd. has rolled out a satellite-based gigabit fiber service and said it aims to provide high-speed broadband services to previously inaccessible...

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