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Iowa Senate passes bill regulating and taxing fast growing prediction markets

Iowa Senate passes bill regulating and taxing fast growing prediction markets Suswati Basu     The Iowa Senate has signed off on a bill that would bring new rules and taxes to a fast-expanding corner of finance often called prediction markets. Lawmakers approved Senate File 2470 on Tuesday (March 31), making it the first time … Continue reading Iowa Senate passes bill regulating and taxing fast growing prediction markets

Meta Passes Europe’s Digital Services Tax To Advertisers

Meta Passes EU Digital Services Tax To Advertisers by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer, March 10, 2026 Meta Platforms will add “location fees” to ad buys targeting users in six countries. This is not based on the advertiser’s billing address or ad account country. The new rule that passes on costs of Europe’s digital services taxes (DST) … Continue reading Meta Passes Europe’s Digital Services Tax To Advertisers

Why day passes at hotels and resorts are becoming more popular

August 07, 2024 Why day passes at hotels and resorts are becoming more popular Day passes cover pool time, spas and, sometimes, fitness centers. BY Associated Press As an independent business consultant, Jen Ford in Austin, Texas, is the master of her own schedule. Twice a month, she blocks out “me” time. In the sweltering summer, … Continue reading Why day passes at hotels and resorts are becoming more popular

California landlords and business owners won’t be able to hide behind LLCs if new bill passes 

April 18, 2024 California landlords and business owners won’t be able to hide behind LLCs if new bill passes  The bill has broad support from labor, housing, and environmental groups. BY azapata A California lawmaker wants to require business owners and landlords to disclose their identities under legislation aimed at cracking down on opaque ownership structures … Continue reading California landlords and business owners won’t be able to hide behind LLCs if new bill passes 

Apple passes Samsung as the top seller of smartphones in the world

  By Reuters January 17, 2024 (Reuters) – Apple ended Samsung Electronics’ 12-year run as the largest seller of smartphones in the world, after commanding a 20% market share in 2023, according to a report from International Data Corp. Samsung ended the year with a 19.4% share, followed by China’s Xiaomi, Oppo, and Transsion, preliminary … Continue reading Apple passes Samsung as the top seller of smartphones in the world

India passes controversial telecoms bill amid privacy concerns

India passes controversial telecoms bill amid privacy concerns Rachael Davis / Last Updated: Dec 21, 2023 India’s parliament has passed a controversial bill to modernize its telecommunications and connectivity ahead of the country’s general election in spring 2024. The new bill, voted through on Thursday, December 21, would replace original legislation dating back as early … Continue reading India passes controversial telecoms bill amid privacy concerns

Arkansas passes social media law requiring age verification

Arkansas passes social media law requiring age verification   Karissa Bell @karissabe Arkansas has become the second state to pass a law requiring social media platforms to verify the ages of their users. Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders has signed the “Social Media Safety Act” into law, which requires companies verify the ages of users under … Continue reading Arkansas passes social media law requiring age verification

How to Make Sure Your Dashboard Passes the Test: One Good Idea

Laura Patterson October 25, 2021 Several times every week we have conversations with customers about measurement, metrics, dashboards and scorecards. Given that today, almost everyone is able to click on some kind of Martech or CRM tool and produce a data report, you might wonder why this topic keeps surfacing? Because CMOs and by extension … Continue reading How to Make Sure Your Dashboard Passes the Test: One Good Idea

For Major Publishers, Facebook Referral Traffic Passes Google Again

Continuing the trend of social media referral traffic gains, Parse.ly data shows the social network pulling ahead of Google by three percentage points in July. Martin Beck on August 17, 2015 Facebook has landed the latest punch in the heavyweight battle with Google for referral traffic supremacy. According to new data from Parse.ly — a … Continue reading For Major Publishers, Facebook Referral Traffic Passes Google Again