July 22, 2024
Microsoft Investigates European Commission’s Role in Recent CrowdStrike Outage
Microsoft is scrutinizing whether European Commission restrictions have inadvertently exacerbated security issues within Windows systems. According to Microsoft Start, a Microsoft spokesperson highlighted that a pivotal 2009 agreement with the...
July 22, 2024
Retailers Woo Paycheck-to-Paycheck Parents With Back-to-School Deals
As budget-strapped consumers seek deals to help alleviate the financial burden of their back-to-school shopping, brands are rolling out lower-priced and/or discounted goods to win over these customers. On Thursday...
July 22, 2024
Scammers Try to Crash the Gates for Summer’s Hottest Events
Stadiums and venues across the globe are filling up this summer. From the upcoming 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris to Taylor Swift’s ongoing and record-breaking Eras tour and beyond, there...
July 19, 2024
Nigerian Regulator Fines Meta $220 Million, Alleging Privacy Law Violations
A Nigerian regulator has fined Meta $220 million, saying the privacy policy of the company’s WhatsApp violated the country’s data and privacy laws. The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission...
July 19, 2024
Meta’s AI Retreat May Signal EU Regulatory Minefield
Facebook parent Meta’s decision to withhold its latest multimodal artificial intelligence (AI) model from the European Union highlights the growing chasm between Silicon Valley innovation and European regulation. Citing an...
July 19, 2024
Beyond Payments: What B2B Businesses Can Unlock With Clean Data
In today’s digital world, effective use of data defines increasingly defines business success. That makes it critically important for businesses to define what both good data and bad data looks...
July 18, 2024
Meta Suspends AI Tools in Brazil Amid Privacy Policy Dispute
Meta has reportedly suspended its generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools in Brazil after one of the country’s regulators objected to part of the company’s privacy policy. Earlier in July, Brazil’s...
July 18, 2024
This Week in B2B: Embedded Payments, Digital Tooling, Small-Business Success
Innovation and competition are constantly reshaping the B2B landscape. The pace of transformation has financial institutions (FIs) and corporations increasingly seeking ways to bring their B2B payments processes up to...
July 18, 2024
Vera Bradley CEO: Customization and Interactive Experiences Transform In-Store Journey
As Vera Bradley transforms to meet consumers’ evolving omnichannel expectations, the brand is upgrading its stores to better fit how consumers want to shop. In an interview with PYMNTS following...