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ETFs and ETNs in Turmoil
The overall ETP (exchange-traded product) market is in a more volatile state than ever. While some ETPs soar alongside the record stock market, there are significant areas of

COVID-19 Tracing Apps Fall Flat
COVID-19 tracing apps have failed to live up to their promise. In April, Apple and Google developed a notification framework to facilitate the development of tracing apps

Stressed Consumers Look to Chocolate, Lavender for Comfort
The coronavirus pandemic has fueled an increase in stress levels across the U.S., and that stress has led consumers to make comfort purchases to cope. Two of

Best Buy’s Online Sales Surge
Sales for technology superstore Best Buy surged in the last quarter thanks to online shoppers. The company reported its largest quarterly increase in online sales ever. Online

TD Bank Reaches $122 Million Settlement
TD Bank will pay millions of dollars to settle claims of issuing illegal overdraft fees after the bank reached an agreement with the Consumer Financial

Driverless Car Startup Goes Public
Luminar Technologies Inc., the global leader in lidar autonomous vehicle driving, has announced it will go public after merging with blank-check company Gores Metropoulos Inc. The company will retain

Apple and WordPress Resolve Dispute Over App
After backlash from the tech community, Apple has apologized to WordPress for trying to force the service to offer paid options on its app and

Student Loan Payments Halted for Remainder of 2020
Further student loan payments will be suspended until 2021, with the interest rate set to zero percent. The U.S. Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos, made

Vishing Incidents on the Rise
A new advisory warning has been issued in response to an increase in voice phishing, otherwise known as vishing, as more people work from home.

PODCAST: TWiT 783 The Galaxy Jaffle
Episode 783 of This Week in Tech features Youtube content creator and blogger Renee Ritchie and Father Robert Ballecer, aka The Digital Jesuit, and Lexy