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Amazon Surpasses Google, Apple As Most Valuable Brand

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Amazon is officially the world’s most valuable brand, valued at $315.5 billion, and Google comes in third at $309 billion. The rankings were released on Tuesday (June 11) and come via the BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brand ranking 2019, which is put together by the WPP research agency Kantar. billion) and Meituan ($18.8

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BBVA On Google, Digital Banking And The Rise Of The ‘Everyday App’

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3) that it would work with Google to deliver “smart” digital bank accounts, using Google Pay as an app-driven way to broaden its digital reach and improve users’ experiences with their financial institutions (FIs). To that end, BBVA was one of six banks that said on Monday (Aug. Ready For The Digital Shift.

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Google Expands Messaging Ability For Businesses

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Text messaging has become such a valuable way to connect with customers, Google said twice as many businesses use it in Google now, compared to last year. In response, the Menlo Park, California multinational technology company has expanded Business Messages in Maps and Search to support businesses.

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Olo Powers Restaurant Order-Ahead From Google Maps, Search, Assistant

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Olo has announced that it is integrating its rails platform with Google so that customers can order directly from restaurant brands across Google Search, Maps and Google Assistant. Users can also ask the Google Assistant for help on both Android and iOS phones.

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Google Buys Fossil Smartwatch Tech For $40M

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Fossil Group has announced that it is selling $40 million of intellectual property (IP) related to smartwatch technology to Google. In recent years, smartwatches have become Fossil’s fastest growing category — it launched smartwatches across 14 of its owned and licensed brands. million units in 2022.

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H&M, Google Team Up For Mobile Voice-Enabled Shopping

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H&M Home and Google have announced a holiday partnership, according to reports. The apparel, home design and decoration company has created a gift guide for the holiday season with Google, using Google Assistant voice technology. This year they released the H&M Home Stylist, which is also a voice application.

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Walmart Rolls Out Voice Orders On Google Assistant

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In a blog post, Tom Ward, senior vice president of digital operations at Walmart, said the retailer is building platforms with partners including Google to help customers shop via voice. Starting in April customers can say “Hey Google, talk to Walmart” and the Google Assistant will add items directly to their Walmart Grocery cart.

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