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Airbnb Hosting Site GuestReady Acquires Rival BnbLord
Airbnb Hosting Site GuestReady Acquires Rival BnbLord
April 11, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

GuestReady, a startup that helps hosts on Airbnb and other similar sites, has acquired a fourth rival in a continuing push for market prominence, according...

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French Lower Parliament Passes Big Tech Tax Bill
French Lower Parliament Passes Big Tech Tax Bill
April 10, 2019  |  Europe

France’s lower parliament has passed a proposed tax that targets the revenue of tech giants like Google, Amazon and Facebook. Last month, France’s finance minister...

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France, Germany And EU Want China To Play Nice
France, Germany And EU Want China To Play Nice
March 26, 2019  |  International

The European Commission, along with France and Germany, are calling on China to open its domestic market more to foreign companies. According to a report...

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Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Lightning Payments Come To Retail; Rep. McCarthy Eyes Blockchain For Gov’t Efficiency, Transparency
Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Lightning Payments Come To Retail; Rep. McCarthy Eyes Blockchain For Gov’t Efficiency,...
March 15, 2019  |  Bitcoin

A beer vending machine that accepts cryptocurrency payment is now available for preorder. Decentralized identity startup Civic debuted a $15,000 machine that can verify a...

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Amazon’s Developer Reward Program For Alexa Expands To Spain, Italy And France
Amazon’s Developer Reward Program For Alexa Expands To Spain, Italy And France
March 11, 2019  |  Amazon

Amazon has expanded a program that rewards developers for creating top apps for its Alexa voice assistant to Spain, Italy and France, in a push...

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Bitcoin Daily: France Bans Anonymous Crypto; Australia Cracks Down On Crypto Drug Trafficking
Bitcoin Daily: France Bans Anonymous Crypto; Australia Cracks Down On Crypto Drug Trafficking
March 10, 2019  |  Bitcoin

The Finance Committee in France released a report that calls for the ban of certain cryptocurrencies that enable anonymous transactions. “We must be aware of...

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French Government Institutes 3 Percent Digital Tax
French Government Institutes 3 Percent Digital Tax
March 06, 2019  |  International

The French government is going after U.S.-based internet companies, announcing Wednesday (March 6) the introduction of a digital tax that will impact companies including Google,...

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How FinTech Plans To Shift The Tides Of France’s Commercial Card Adoption
How FinTech Plans To Shift The Tides Of France’s Commercial Card Adoption
February 01, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Commercial cards remain merely a small fraction of the massive B2B transaction pool in the U.S., yet adoption is steadily climbing at an estimated compound...

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Amazon Looks To French Tech For Self-Driving Forklifts
Amazon Looks To French Tech For Self-Driving Forklifts
January 10, 2019  |  Amazon

Amazon has signed a seven-year deal with French robotics company Balyo, which has a navigation system that turns forklifts into self-driving vehicles. The deal stipulates...

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