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Arizona Looks To Crypto For Cannabis Payments
Arizona Looks To Crypto For Cannabis Payments
August 30, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

Arizona is looking to FinTech and stablecoin to help solve the payments problem faced by the marijuana industry. The problem, of course, stems from the...

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California Offers Small Biz Accounting Compliance Guidance
California Offers Small Biz Accounting Compliance Guidance
August 02, 2019  |  B2B Payments

California is providing interim guidance to business owners looking to make small business accounting elections, Law 360 reported Thursday (Aug. 1). The California Franchise Tax...

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CA Proposes Lending Regs To Protect SMB Borrowers
CA Proposes Lending Regs To Protect SMB Borrowers
July 29, 2019  |  Loans

Proposed regulations would give small businesses in California the nation’s most extensive set of truth-in-lending protections for small business borrowers.  The new rules were released...

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CA Governor: Regulators Could ‘Steamroll’ Big Tech
CA Governor: Regulators Could ‘Steamroll’ Big Tech
June 24, 2019  |  Regulation

In a published interview, California Governor Gavin Newsom said big tech companies in his state could soon be “steamrolled” through federal regulations. Significant changes could...

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China’s AutoX, Pony.ai First To Offer Robotaxis In US
China’s AutoX, Pony.ai First To Offer Robotaxis In US
June 21, 2019  |  International

AutoX and Pony.ai are now the first Chinese companies allowed to offer self-driving robotaxis in the state of California. The California Public Utilities Commission posted...

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Lawmakers Hit A Wall In Creating National Privacy Law
Lawmakers Hit A Wall In Creating National Privacy Law
June 11, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Efforts from lawmakers in the U.S. to come up with a national privacy law have hit a wall, with Senators unable to agree on how...

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CA Gig Economy Legislation Could Better Protect Workers
CA Gig Economy Legislation Could Better Protect Workers
June 04, 2019  |  Gig Economy

California has proposed gig economy legislation that could potentially change workers’ classifications from independent contractors to actual employees, which would make them eligible for the...

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Can IoT Developers, Lawmakers Ever See Eye To Eye?
Can IoT Developers, Lawmakers Ever See Eye To Eye?
May 24, 2019  |  Intelligence of Things

Intelligence of Things (IoT) devices are continuing to gain popularity. By some estimates, more than 14 billion devices are expected to be in use by...

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Tech Lobbyists Oppose California Consumer Privacy Act
Tech Lobbyists Oppose California Consumer Privacy Act
April 30, 2019  |  Regulation

Lobbying groups and trade associations representing tech giants such as Facebook and Apple have thrown their support towards legislation that could weaken California’s landmark privacy...

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