GÖTTINGEN, Germany — The European Union agreed on Thursday to one of the world’s most far-reaching laws to address the power of the biggest tech companies, potentially reshaping app stores, […]
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Back to news homeFraud Is Flourishing on Zelle. The Banks Say It’s Not Their Problem.
Another Wells Fargo customer, Julia Gibson, lost $2,500 to a similar scam in October. After she reported the fraud to the bank, it gave her a provisional credit for the […]
Amazon Opens a Whole Foods With the Next Step in Automation
“Would you like to sign in with your palm?”That was the question a cheerful Amazon employee posed when greeting me last week at the opening of a Whole Foods Market […]
Crypto Scammers Target Dating Apps
The man from the dating app Hinge checked all of Tho Vu’s boxes.He was a boyishly handsome architect from China, staying in Maryland on a long-term assignment. They had never […]
Cryptocurrency Enthusiasts Meet Their Match: Angry Gamers
So far, 10,000 digital wallets — tools that allow people to store their crypto assets — have been connected to the Quartz platform, even though Ubisoft minted just 3,000 NFTs […]
Jack Dorsey Expected to Step Down as C.E.O. of Twitter
SAN FRANCISCO — Jack Dorsey is stepping down as chief executive of Twitter, the social media site he co-founded in 2006 and guided through the tumultuous years of the Trump […]
The S&P 500 drops for a fifth day, its worst stretch since February.
U.S. stocks fell for a fifth straight day on Friday, with the S&P 500 ending the week down 1.7 percent in its longest losing streak since February.For the day, the […]
In Epic vs. Apple Court Fight, a Win for App Developers
A federal judge on Friday said Apple can no longer force developers to use its payment system in their apps, a move that will allow companies to avoid Apple’s commission […]
Affirm and Afterpay Soar as Customers Buy Into Paying Later
Pay-later services can fall into something of a gray area because of the length and terms of their products. They don’t carry the same dispute protections that consumers have come […]
Payments App Square to Acquire Australian Company Afterpay
Two financial technology giants that are taking on the traditional banking industry are joining forces to build their alternative to credit cards.Square said on Sunday that it planned to acquire […]