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Inovat modernizes tax reimbursement for streamlined international shopping

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If you’ve ever traveled to Europe and purchased something, you’re either likely aware that you can get the Value-Added Tax (VAT) reimbursed once you

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Reddit links UK-US trade talk leak to Russian influence campaign

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Reddit has linked account activity involving the leak and amplification of sensitive UK-US trade talks on its platform during the ongoing UK election campaign

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Trouva, an online marketplace for independent boutiques, raises $22M

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Amazon helped pioneer and now dominates the online marketplace business model, where a variety of merchants post items for sale on its platform for

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Brexit ad blitz data firm paid by Vote Leave broke privacy laws, watchdogs find

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A joint investigation by watchdogs in Canada and British Columbia has found that Cambridge Analytica-linked data firm, Aggregate IQ, broke privacy laws in Facebook ad-targeting

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Dating.com acquires Dil Mil app for South Asian expats as dating apps consolidate

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Following the recent news about the Badoo and Bumble and Badoo exit there is more consolidation in the dating app space. It seems many dating apps

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Uber has again been denied licence renewal in London over safety risks

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Two months after being given a two-month reprieve on its licence to operate in London, Uber has once again been denied a full renewal

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Sweden drops rape investigation into Wikileaks founder, Julian Assange

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Sweden has dropped an investigation into Wikileaks founder, Julian Assange, on allegations of suspected rape. In a statement today the country’s prosecution authority said

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‘Magic: The Gathering’ game maker exposed 452,000 players’ account data

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The maker of Magic: The Gathering has confirmed that a security lapse exposed the data on hundreds of thousands of game players. The game’s

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This ride-hailing PR pitch shows platforms and digital campaign ‘dark arts’ want democracy to be pay to play

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A UK PR firm pitching to run an account for Ola has proposed running a campaign to politicize ride-hailing as a tactic to shift

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