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Why is the EU adding a painful extra step to your online shopping?

Sep24
by on September 24, 2019 at 12:01 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Podium


Europe is famous for many things, and a variety of regulations that directly or indirectly affect online businesses is one of them. There are strict cookie policies, the infamous GDPR, laws that regulate returns and refunds of online purchases, and whatnot. And starting September 2019, European sellers are required to comply with another regulation – the Strong Customer Authentication (SCA). Having spent the last 10 years in the ecommerce industry – arguably, one of today’s most saturated industries with fierce competition – I think that the EU has taken a step too far and made it near impossible (or at…

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This $29 bundle cracks the code behind closing more sales

Sep24
by on September 24, 2019 at 12:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Offers


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Japan doesn’t want to fight Facebook’s ‘cryptocurrency’ Libra on its own

Sep24
by on September 24, 2019 at 11:27 am
Posted In: Around the Web, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Facebook‘s controversial ‘cryptocurrency‘ Libra is facing yet more scrutiny after the governor of Japan’s central bank called for international cooperation to regulate it. According to Reuters, Haruhiko Kuroda, the Bank of Japan‘s governor, told business leaders in Osaka that a joint, international effort was crucial. “If Libra is introduced, it could have a huge impact on society,” Kuroda said, noting that policymakers must enforce the highest level of regulation possible. It comes after several other governments called for similar efforts in the aftermath of Facebook‘s announcement. Just a couple of weeks ago, France‘s Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said the European Union…

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At least 45 Google employees faced retaliation for reporting abuse, leaked documents reveal

Sep24
by on September 24, 2019 at 11:09 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Google


This coming November marks a year since thousands of Google employees and contractors from around the world — most of whom were mainly women — protested against the tech giant in a “Walkout” amid claims of its handling of sexual harassment allegations, gender-based discrimination, racism, and other issues in the workplace.  Earlier this month, Recode reported the existence of a document that details various Googlers’ experiences of working for Google — and more specifically, how they were retaliated against for reporting abuse. Until yesterday, the internal campaign wasn’t published in full but Motherboard obtained a version of it dated May…

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Kim Dotcom pushes token sale to build a blockchain content network… but why?

Sep24
by on September 24, 2019 at 11:02 am
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Controversial internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom is back, and he’s selling tokens to build a blockchain-powered content network. Dotcom’s proposed platform, K.IM, is pitched “secure and dynamic ecosystem” where consumers and publishers of digital content can easily transact (without the middleman). Cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex will facilitate Dotcom’s fundraiser via its revamped token issuance platform, Bitfinex Token Sales (formerly Tokinex). The firm markets the platform as a more sustainable solution to Initial Exchange Offerings. The token (also named KIM) will be issued via Blockstream’s Liquid network, a Bitcoin sidechain. KIM’s main use-cases will be purchasing content, allowing content creators to offer buyers “perks and…

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