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Meta Settles Landmark $1.4 Billion Biometrics Suit With Texas
Meta Settles Landmark $1.4 Billion Biometrics Suit With Texas
July 30, 2024  |  Legal

Meta will pay a record $1.4 billion to settle a biometrics-related lawsuit in Texas. In a Tuesday (July 30) news release, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton...

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Today in Crypto: Texas Probes Exchange FTX US Amid Securities Allegations; CFTC, SEC Investigate Three Arrows Capital
Today in Crypto: Texas Probes Exchange FTX US Amid Securities Allegations; CFTC, SEC Investigate Three...
October 17, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Cameron Winklevoss has stepped down as a director of Gemini’s European division, Coindesk wrote, citing an Oct. 12 filing with Companies House, a registry in...

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“Pro-American” FinTech GloriFi Plans $1.7B SPAC Deal
“Pro-American” FinTech GloriFi Plans $1.7B SPAC Deal
July 26, 2022  |  Fintech Investments

GloriFi, a Dallas tech company that bills itself as “pro-freedom, pro-America, pro-capitalism,” is getting ready to go public in a blank check merger worth $1.7...

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Texas Man Gets 5 Years in Prison for Role in PayPal Fraud Scheme
Texas Man Gets 5 Years in Prison for Role in PayPal Fraud Scheme
May 11, 2022  |  Legal

The Department of Justice has reported that 37-year-old Marcos Ponce of Austin, Texas, was sentenced to five years in prison for a scheme to buy...

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Virtual Casino Company Ordered to Stop Selling NFTs by Texas, Alabama Securities Regulators
Virtual Casino Company Ordered to Stop Selling NFTs by Texas, Alabama Securities Regulators
April 13, 2022  |  NFTs

Securities regulators in Texas and Alabama on Wednesday (April 13) have ordered Cyprus-based online casino developer Sand Vegas Casino Club to stop selling nonfungible tokens...

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Texas AG: Facebook Facial Recognition Violated State Law
Texas AG: Facebook Facial Recognition Violated State Law
February 14, 2022  |  Biometrics

Texas attorney general Ken Paxton on Monday (Feb. 14) filed a lawsuit against Facebook parent company Meta Platforms, saying the company’s now-discontinued use of facial...

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New Bill Increases Third-Party Delivery App Transparency in Texas
New Bill Increases Third-Party Delivery App Transparency in Texas
January 04, 2022  |  Delivery

On New Year’s Day, a new Texas law went into effect designed to protects restaurants from predatory practices by third-party delivery services, according to Austin.Eater.com....

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Green Dot Moves HQ From California To Texas
Green Dot Moves HQ From California To Texas
May 09, 2021  |  Personnel

Green Dot is the latest company to embark on an exodus from California, relocating to Austin, Texas, CNBC reports. CEO Dan Henry told CNBC that...

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Texas AG Leads Multi-State Consumer Protection Probe Into Apple
Texas AG Leads Multi-State Consumer Protection Probe Into Apple
July 23, 2020  |  Apple

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is leading a multi-state probe against Apple Inc. Axios reported the investigation is examining Apple’s possible use of deceptive trade...

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