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Feds Seek Restraining Orders in Robocall Cases

"The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has a lengthy track record of bringing suits in this space and going after facilitators of fraudulent robocalls, so there is a blueprint on going after these actors," she told the E-Commerce Times The five companies were warned repeatedly tha...

Feds Plan Crackdown on Online Counterfeit Traffic

"The good news is, the DHS will do more random checks of imported products," Buy Box's Thomson told the E-Commerce Times However, "all that happens is the product is seized and doesn't enter the country," he pointed out. "You haven't solved the problem of changing incentives f...

Could Ads Become Potent Weapons Against Streaming Piracy?

"The industry is looking for alternatives that would be welcomed by users, and one of those alternatives is a choice of advertising versions and paid non-ad versions," he told the E-Commerce Times For advertisers, this could be welcome news. The arrival of the DVR some 20 year...

Report: FBI Got Apple to Roll Over on iCloud Encryption

"It's an unfortunate setback for Apple, Apple's customers, and freedom and privacy in general," he told the E-Commerce Times Law enforcement and governments don't like default encryption because it makes their jobs harder, Grimes continued....

Uber Tests Plan to Let Drivers Set Their Own Fares

"We're now doing an initial test of additional changes which would give drivers more control over the rates they charge riders," he told the E-Commerce Times Uber previously announced that California drivers would get more advance trip information prior to accepting a rider, t...

Google CEO Adds His Voice to AI Regulation Debate

"Society cannot allow technology companies to self-regulate with technology that can be easily abused," Sterling told the E-Commerce Times. "It's already happening in China and elsewhere." That said, what forms the specific regulation take and how global the consensus will be ...

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Televerde’s Michelle Cirocco: ‘Invest in Disempowered Populations’

Michelle Cirocco, Televerde's chief social responsibility officer, spoke with the E-Commerce Times about the study and about the long-term benefits of Televerde's program for the company, for the economy, and for the women involved in the program Michelle Cirocco: It provided ...

Google Snaps Up Pointy to Help Main Street Stores Get Online

As a consequence, retailers "have better signal intelligence on what's hot, what's selling, what's out of stock, and what could potentially sell," he told the E-Commerce Times Google would "like to counter the threat Amazon represents with AWS, and appear to be making a big re...

Building E-Commerce Wave: Social Media Shopping

"Even when the transaction itself may be happening outside the app, there's a much smaller gap between discovery and purchase," he told the E-Commerce Times "It makes it easy for shoppers to transact when they're already thinking about your ad," Archer said....

‘Black PR’ Firms Line Their Pockets by Spreading Misinformation

"A lot of them work today in local politics with big developers, lobbyists fighting individual activists and so on," he told the E-Commerce Times The Evil That Black PR Does...

Facebook to Kick Out Some Deepfakes

"Any change other than removing background noise and artifacts outside of the speaker's control effectively changes the record and may change how people view the speaker or interpret what they say," he told the E-Commerce Times As it stands, the ban "implies you could alter a ...

Recommerce: The New Art of Secondhand Sales

"Recommerce offers people the quality they expect from the brands they love and the shopping experience of new, but with products that have a better environmental impact," she told the E-Commerce Times Why Recommerce?...

Tech Firms Join Forces to Create Smart Home Connectivity Standard

Doing so "is not an easy task, but it's also not impossible and is very much needed," he told the E-Commerce Times "This working group is in its infancy, and, as work gets under way, we'll have more details to disclose," Zigbee Alliance spokesperson Heather Chesterman told the...

Amazon Gives FedEx the Boot for Christmas

"We have seen a drop in the delivery performance of FedEx Ground and FedEx Home ship methods for Seller Fulfilled Prime shipments," Amazon told sellers in a note provided to the E-Commerce Times by corporate communications manager Patrick Graham The restriction is temporary, A...

Apple Feature Forces Change in Online Ad Industry

The blocking "negatively affects the ability for brands to target audiences, and therefore the revenue earned by website properties," he told the E-Commerce Times "I think much of what we're seeing is specifically focused on advertising retargeting and clamping down on the bad...

Amazon Makes Quantum Computing Accessible as a Service

"Quantum is an important technology for future computing, as an accelerator for some really tough problems in areas such as chemistry, physics and finance," he told the E-Commerce Times "It's not clear who will win the quantum hardware wars, so it's good for enterprises that, ...

SMBs Enjoy Online Surge on Small Business Saturday

"Now foot traffic moves online. If small businesses are not online they are missing out on a substantial amount of sales," he told the E-Commerce times. "I am surprised that virtual malls have yet to develop to provide a convenient access for small business vendors," Enderle ...

The Rise of D2C

"The digital experience has become richer in terms of product attribute and delivery time information, as well as the delivery of said information, such as images and video," he told the E-Commerce Times. "In addition, with customer loyalty programs, this digital experience can be tailored to match the interests of the individual shopper." ...

Google to Offer ‘Smart’ Checking Accounts

"We're exploring how we can partner with banks and credit unions in the United States to offer smart checking accounts through Google Pay, helping their customers benefit from useful insights and budgeting tools, while keeping their money in an FDIC or NCUA-insured account," a Google spokesperson said in a statement provided to the E-Commerce Times by Craig Ewer, Communications Manager, Shopping & Travel.

Google to Shame Slow-Loading Websites

The badging "will force developers to be more aware of the tools that are available and push for continued learning on newer technologies," he told the E-Commerce Times ...

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