The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Thursday it finalized a rule giving itself the authority to regulate big tech firms in much the same way the consumer watchdog oversees major banks. Silicon Valley giants like Apple and Google, along with large financial technology companies such as PayPal and Cash App operator Block, have rapidly become consumer payments giants. The largest payment apps now process over 13 billion consumer transactions annually, the CFPB said...
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Continue ReadingApple saw a sharp decrease in iPhone sales across China during this year's Singles' Day, the world's biggest shopping festival, amid stiff competition from mainland smartphone rivals and weak domestic consumption, according to a new report. The country's two-week Singles' Day sales period this year yielded "a double-digit, year-on-year decline in iPhone sales", as Apple "faced pressure from an abnormally high number" of new flagship smartphone models that domestic competitors launched just befor...
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Continue ReadingThe amount the U.S. tech giant has offered is 10 times higher than an initial plan to invest $10 million and will be invested over the next two years...
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