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Google CEO Sundar Pichai will take over as the new CEO of Alphabet , as well as retain his job at Google, according to a blog post by Founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin. Going forward, Sundar will be the CEO of both Google and Alphabet. MORE
In the last month, there’s been a wave of announcements from Facebook, Apple, Google and Amazon about banking. MORE
The VP of Google Health has revealed that his focus for the division is on its search capabilities. In 2018, Google hired Feinberg to lead the company’s expansion into the healthcare space. Google doctors Google Health medical records News search search results What's Hot YouTube MORE
Google announced Thursday (October 25) that it is making Google Images more useful by bringing Lens, its image-recognition mobile app, to Google Images. Lens is a natural fit for Google Images,” wrote Broitman. MORE
Google has launched its cloud gaming platform, a service called Stadia , with the introduction coming as payments is commanding a bigger role in online and mobile games. Google is not the only large global tech firm that wants to do more with games and capture more of that market. MORE
Google Assistant is now using historic flight status data and machine learning to predict whether a traveler’s flight will be delayed — before the airline even notifies customers. To access the feature, users can simply ask, “Hey Google, is my flight on time?” MORE
Although multiple firms met with the company to talk about an acquisition, it was only Google and a mystery firm that ultimately came through with serious bids, CNBC reported. The Google/Fitbit deal was announced on Nov. Google offered $7.05 MORE
Google announced today (Nov. Stadia Founder’s Edition starts arriving today, making the world’s best games available to players everywhere without a dedicated console or expensive PC,” Phil Harrison, vice president and general manager, Google Stadia, wrote in a blog post. MORE
Google is stepping up its vacation rental business with enhanced listings that will include reviews, photos and more, and appearing before competitors on search, Skift reported on Saturday (Oct. Search results for vacation rentals previously were part of Google Hotels or Google Trips. MORE
Google has announced the launch of Your News Update, a new feature for Google Assistant. “At Google, we saw an opportunity to help move digital audio forward by focusing on audio news. MORE
Google Payment Lithuania, a unit of Alphabet’s Google, was granted an electronic money institution license by The Board of the Bank of Lithuania. Finextra , citing Google, reported that with the license Google can issue and redeem electronic money and provide payment services. MORE
High-interest consumer loans — often known as payday advances — are now banned from having apps on the Google Play store, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on Sunday (Oct. Google App Store google play mobile apps News PayDay lending payday loans What's Hot MORE
EU antitrust regulators are probing Google to see how the search giant uses and monetizes the data it collects on users, Reuters reported on Saturday (Nov. In March, Google was hit with €1.7 Google was also ordered to modify its operations. MORE
Small- and medium-sized businesses are getting more attention from digital players, and the latest example of that comes from Google. On Thursday (June 27), International Small Business Day, Google launched Google for Small Business. MORE
Google has announced via its blog that some big updates are coming to make it easier for consumers to pay easily and quickly online, care of Chrome, no matter what device they happen to be using at the time. Therefore, going forward, consumers will be able to use payment methods previously saved to their Google Account to fill in checkout forms when signed into Chrome — across their devices and wherever Google Pay is accepted. MORE
Google sent a letter to the Federal Reserve , asking the U.S. Mark Isakowitz, Google’s head of U.S. Monthly users of Google Pay hit 67 million in September, an increase of 45 million over September 2018. MORE
Sonos is suing Google as of Tuesday (Jan. The saga goes back to 2013, when Sonos and Google agreed that Google would design its music service to work easily with Sonos’ speakers. Google and Amazon now sell as many speakers in a few months as Sonos sells in a year. MORE
Looking to tighten up security, Google is exploring adding biometric scans for password and payments to its Android Autofill options. The move, according to Android Central , will attempt to address concerns that Google’s password protection has often been less secure than it could be. MORE
The Justice Department is gearing up to launch an investigation into Google to find out if it engaged in antitrust practices. Department of Justice joins other regulators in going after Google for anti-competitive behaviors. Google has already settled with the FTC back in 2013. MORE
Google has reached a definitive agreement to acquire wearables brand Fitbit, Google said in a press release on Friday (Nov. Google is paying $7.35 Google aspires to create tools that help people enhance their knowledge, success, health and happiness. MORE
Mostly when people refer to “chatting” with an AI, they mean they are talking to Alexa, the Google Assistant, Siri or maybe even Bixby. Since then, the Google Assistant has literally found its voice, moving on to Google Home and other connected devices. MORE
In a Sunday opinion column in The Financial Times (FT), Google and Alphabet chief executive officer (CEO) Sundar Pichai wrote about the importance of having government oversight regarding artificial technology (AI). MORE
Google CEO Sundar Pichai will take over as the new CEO of Alphabet , as well as retain his job at Google, according to a blog post by Founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin. Going forward, Sundar will be the CEO of both Google and Alphabet. MORE
Google has updated its search function to make searching for clothing items and accessories easier, the company said in a blog post. From there, Google will identify products that are popular in that category from all over the internet and put them together in a new section. MORE
In August, Google announced a global crackdown on Android apps that offer short-term loans, saying it wanted to protect consumers from what it called “deceptive and exploitative” terms. Bloomberg Carousel Lending Product Design Startups Google Google Play payday loans MORE
Google Assistant is aiming to help users in even more ways thanks to new features the company debuted at CES 2020 throughout this past week. Privacy enhancements will allow broader control over what Google records, remembers and deletes. MORE
Google has a new solution for those feeling particularly charitable, according to reports. Google Assistant , Google’s proprietary voice-activated AI helper, has added a feature that lets users donate to charities via voice from any smart device using the company’s software. MORE
But as a recent Google announcement demonstrated, FIs are engaging with technology players in new ways as together, they seek to create ecosystems that offer new value to consumers. Google’s expertise is in UX design,” he noted. “By Google’s Aim. MORE
Google for India recently launched new features and updates to several products, including enhancements to Google Assistant, Pay, Lens and Search, Android Central reported on Thursday (Sept. Google said it handles 918 million transactions a month in India. MORE
… The post Google versus Government appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog. I’ve been noticing that there are more and more issues arising with the big internet giants. MORE
I wouldn’t be buying Google stock, and I don’t know anyone who would. Silicon ValleyEntrepreneur, Inventor and Futurist Jeffery Kaplan on Google’s 2004 IPO . However, Google’s winding history to its IPO 15 years ago had all kinds of places where it might have gone off the rails. MORE
Over 300,000 people who were compromised online are still using logins that were hacked, according to a new Google study unveiled at the USENIX Security Symposium in Santa Clara, California this week. percent of sign-ins scanned by the extension,” Google said. “By MORE
One user of a Google Xiaomi Mijia home security camera recently got a shock when they discovered their device projecting images from another person’s home. Google commented that it was aware of the incident, and was working to correct whatever error had occurred. MORE
and Google. Bloomberg Carousel Payments Product Design Alipay Google walmart WeChatA payments platform created by India’s largest retail banks surpassed a billion transactions in October, a milestone that affirms the tremendous growth of services offered by U.S. giants from Walmart Inc. MORE
After testing around the world since 2018, the new Google Shopping homepage is live in the U.S. . The new shopping experience launched by Alphabet’s Google focuses on personalization and browsing, 9to5 Google reports. In June 2017, Google was slapped with a record $2.7 MORE
Very soon, eBay shoppers will be able to choose Google Pay as their payment method when checking out. Shoppers who prefer to use Google Pay will be able to do so within the eBay app, mobile website and desktop site, regardless of operating system or device. MORE
A new report has found that Google is still keeping a record of a user’s purchase history indefinitely. If you have a confirmation for a prescription you picked up at a pharmacy that went into your Gmail account, Google logs it. If you have a receipt from Macy’s, Google keeps it. MORE
Google has partnered with Citigroup Inc. Carousel Payments Product Design Retail Banking Bloomberg Citi Citibank Googleand a local California credit union to offer consumer checking accounts, a person familiar with the matter said. MORE
As smart speakers surge in popularity, Amazon Echo is the clear leader, outselling Google Home by a wide margin, SlashGear reported on Friday (Nov. Aside from Amazon and Google, smaller competitors like Apple, Xiaomi, and Alibaba are also notching sales. MORE
Google users can now place restaurant orders right from Google Maps, Google Assistant or Google Search. The function operates in Google Maps and Google Search through an “Order Online” button that shows up when consumers look for a supported restaurant. MORE
Waze, the GPS app owned by Google since 2013, just got an upgrade by being integrated into Google Assistant. According to a report citing Google, with the enhancement, customers will be able to use the smart voice companion within the Waze app. MORE
Amazon is getting a leg up over Google when it comes to advertising, with CNBC reporting that some advertisers are moving more than half of their budget earmarked for Google to the eCommerce giant. That, according to CNBC, represents 86 percent of all of Google’s revenue. MORE
With a redesign of Google Shopping, the platform is receiving multiple new features such as options to track prices, shop local stores and come across style inspiration via Google Lens. In separate news from July, the new Google Shopping homepage is live in the U.S. MORE
Google’s online shopping service, Google Express, is shuttering in a few weeks and its features are going to merge with a new version of Google Shopping, according to a report by TechCrunch. Google Express was available for years but never really caught on in a significant way. MORE
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SEPTEMBER 19, 2019
Google for India recently launched new features and updates to several products, including enhancements to Google Assistant, Pay, Lens and Search, Android Central reported on Thursday (Sept. Google said it handles 918 million transactions a month in India.
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OCTOBER 20, 2019
… The post Google versus Government appeared first on Chris Skinner's blog. I’ve been noticing that there are more and more issues arising with the big internet giants.
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DECEMBER 16, 2019
Google sent a letter to the Federal Reserve , asking the U.S. Mark Isakowitz, Google’s head of U.S. Monthly users of Google Pay hit 67 million in September, an increase of 45 million over September 2018.
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In August, Google announced a global crackdown on Android apps that offer short-term loans, saying it wanted to protect consumers from what it called “deceptive and exploitative” terms. Bloomberg Carousel Lending Product Design Startups Google Google Play payday loans
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JANUARY 7, 2020
Google Assistant is aiming to help users in even more ways thanks to new features the company debuted at CES 2020 throughout this past week. Privacy enhancements will allow broader control over what Google records, remembers and deletes.
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AUGUST 19, 2019
I wouldn’t be buying Google stock, and I don’t know anyone who would. Silicon ValleyEntrepreneur, Inventor and Futurist Jeffery Kaplan on Google’s 2004 IPO . However, Google’s winding history to its IPO 15 years ago had all kinds of places where it might have gone off the rails.
PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 11, 2019
Google’s online shopping service, Google Express, is shuttering in a few weeks and its features are going to merge with a new version of Google Shopping, according to a report by TechCrunch. Google Express was available for years but never really caught on in a significant way.
PYMNTS
JULY 22, 2019
After testing around the world since 2018, the new Google Shopping homepage is live in the U.S. . The new shopping experience launched by Alphabet’s Google focuses on personalization and browsing, 9to5 Google reports. In June 2017, Google was slapped with a record $2.7
PYMNTS
OCTOBER 6, 2019
Google is stepping up its vacation rental business with enhanced listings that will include reviews, photos and more, and appearing before competitors on search, Skift reported on Saturday (Oct. Search results for vacation rentals previously were part of Google Hotels or Google Trips.
PYMNTS
OCTOBER 25, 2018
Google announced Thursday (October 25) that it is making Google Images more useful by bringing Lens, its image-recognition mobile app, to Google Images. Lens is a natural fit for Google Images,” wrote Broitman.
PYMNTS
JANUARY 15, 2020
Google has updated its search function to make searching for clothing items and accessories easier, the company said in a blog post. From there, Google will identify products that are popular in that category from all over the internet and put them together in a new section.
PYMNTS
OCTOBER 13, 2019
High-interest consumer loans — often known as payday advances — are now banned from having apps on the Google Play store, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on Sunday (Oct. Google App Store google play mobile apps News PayDay lending payday loans What's Hot
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NOVEMBER 25, 2019
But as a recent Google announcement demonstrated, FIs are engaging with technology players in new ways as together, they seek to create ecosystems that offer new value to consumers. Google’s expertise is in UX design,” he noted. “By Google’s Aim.
PYMNTS
JUNE 27, 2019
Small- and medium-sized businesses are getting more attention from digital players, and the latest example of that comes from Google. On Thursday (June 27), International Small Business Day, Google launched Google for Small Business.
PYMNTS
JUNE 10, 2019
Waze, the GPS app owned by Google since 2013, just got an upgrade by being integrated into Google Assistant. According to a report citing Google, with the enhancement, customers will be able to use the smart voice companion within the Waze app.
PYMNTS
DECEMBER 17, 2018
Google Assistant is now using historic flight status data and machine learning to predict whether a traveler’s flight will be delayed — before the airline even notifies customers. To access the feature, users can simply ask, “Hey Google, is my flight on time?”
PYMNTS
NOVEMBER 19, 2019
Google has announced the launch of Your News Update, a new feature for Google Assistant. “At Google, we saw an opportunity to help move digital audio forward by focusing on audio news.
PYMNTS
DECEMBER 26, 2018
Google Payment Lithuania, a unit of Alphabet’s Google, was granted an electronic money institution license by The Board of the Bank of Lithuania. Finextra , citing Google, reported that with the license Google can issue and redeem electronic money and provide payment services.
PYMNTS
JULY 3, 2019
Google has announced via its blog that some big updates are coming to make it easier for consumers to pay easily and quickly online, care of Chrome, no matter what device they happen to be using at the time. Therefore, going forward, consumers will be able to use payment methods previously saved to their Google Account to fill in checkout forms when signed into Chrome — across their devices and wherever Google Pay is accepted.
PYMNTS
JANUARY 2, 2019
Google has a new solution for those feeling particularly charitable, according to reports. Google Assistant , Google’s proprietary voice-activated AI helper, has added a feature that lets users donate to charities via voice from any smart device using the company’s software.
PYMNTS
JANUARY 20, 2020
In a Sunday opinion column in The Financial Times (FT), Google and Alphabet chief executive officer (CEO) Sundar Pichai wrote about the importance of having government oversight regarding artificial technology (AI).
PYMNTS
MARCH 20, 2019
Google has launched its cloud gaming platform, a service called Stadia , with the introduction coming as payments is commanding a bigger role in online and mobile games. Google is not the only large global tech firm that wants to do more with games and capture more of that market.
Bank Innovation
NOVEMBER 1, 2019
and Google. Bloomberg Carousel Payments Product Design Alipay Google walmart WeChatA payments platform created by India’s largest retail banks surpassed a billion transactions in October, a milestone that affirms the tremendous growth of services offered by U.S. giants from Walmart Inc.
PYMNTS
JULY 7, 2019
A new report has found that Google is still keeping a record of a user’s purchase history indefinitely. If you have a confirmation for a prescription you picked up at a pharmacy that went into your Gmail account, Google logs it. If you have a receipt from Macy’s, Google keeps it.
PYMNTS
JANUARY 7, 2020
Sonos is suing Google as of Tuesday (Jan. The saga goes back to 2013, when Sonos and Google agreed that Google would design its music service to work easily with Sonos’ speakers. Google and Amazon now sell as many speakers in a few months as Sonos sells in a year.
PYMNTS
NOVEMBER 1, 2019
Google has reached a definitive agreement to acquire wearables brand Fitbit, Google said in a press release on Friday (Nov. Google is paying $7.35 Google aspires to create tools that help people enhance their knowledge, success, health and happiness.
PYMNTS
JANUARY 12, 2020
Looking to tighten up security, Google is exploring adding biometric scans for password and payments to its Android Autofill options. The move, according to Android Central , will attempt to address concerns that Google’s password protection has often been less secure than it could be.
PYMNTS
NOVEMBER 19, 2019
Google announced today (Nov. Stadia Founder’s Edition starts arriving today, making the world’s best games available to players everywhere without a dedicated console or expensive PC,” Phil Harrison, vice president and general manager, Google Stadia, wrote in a blog post.
Chris Skinner
NOVEMBER 18, 2019
In the last month, there’s been a wave of announcements from Facebook, Apple, Google and Amazon about banking.
PYMNTS
NOVEMBER 15, 2019
As smart speakers surge in popularity, Amazon Echo is the clear leader, outselling Google Home by a wide margin, SlashGear reported on Friday (Nov. Aside from Amazon and Google, smaller competitors like Apple, Xiaomi, and Alibaba are also notching sales.
PYMNTS
NOVEMBER 3, 2019
The VP of Google Health has revealed that his focus for the division is on its search capabilities. In 2018, Google hired Feinberg to lead the company’s expansion into the healthcare space. Google doctors Google Health medical records News search search results What's Hot YouTube
Bank Innovation
NOVEMBER 13, 2019
Google has partnered with Citigroup Inc. Carousel Payments Product Design Retail Banking Bloomberg Citi Citibank Googleand a local California credit union to offer consumer checking accounts, a person familiar with the matter said.
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DECEMBER 1, 2019
EU antitrust regulators are probing Google to see how the search giant uses and monetizes the data it collects on users, Reuters reported on Saturday (Nov. In March, Google was hit with €1.7 Google was also ordered to modify its operations.
PYMNTS
OCTOBER 8, 2018
Mostly when people refer to “chatting” with an AI, they mean they are talking to Alexa, the Google Assistant, Siri or maybe even Bixby. Since then, the Google Assistant has literally found its voice, moving on to Google Home and other connected devices.
PYMNTS
AUGUST 16, 2019
Over 300,000 people who were compromised online are still using logins that were hacked, according to a new Google study unveiled at the USENIX Security Symposium in Santa Clara, California this week. percent of sign-ins scanned by the extension,” Google said. “By
PYMNTS
JUNE 2, 2019
The Justice Department is gearing up to launch an investigation into Google to find out if it engaged in antitrust practices. Department of Justice joins other regulators in going after Google for anti-competitive behaviors. Google has already settled with the FTC back in 2013.
PYMNTS
OCTOBER 3, 2019
With a redesign of Google Shopping, the platform is receiving multiple new features such as options to track prices, shop local stores and come across style inspiration via Google Lens. In separate news from July, the new Google Shopping homepage is live in the U.S.
PYMNTS
JANUARY 2, 2020
One user of a Google Xiaomi Mijia home security camera recently got a shock when they discovered their device projecting images from another person’s home. Google commented that it was aware of the incident, and was working to correct whatever error had occurred.
PYMNTS
NOVEMBER 26, 2019
Although multiple firms met with the company to talk about an acquisition, it was only Google and a mystery firm that ultimately came through with serious bids, CNBC reported. The Google/Fitbit deal was announced on Nov. Google offered $7.05
PYMNTS
DECEMBER 3, 2019
Google CEO Sundar Pichai will take over as the new CEO of Alphabet , as well as retain his job at Google, according to a blog post by Founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin. Going forward, Sundar will be the CEO of both Google and Alphabet.
PYMNTS
MARCH 21, 2019
Very soon, eBay shoppers will be able to choose Google Pay as their payment method when checking out. Shoppers who prefer to use Google Pay will be able to do so within the eBay app, mobile website and desktop site, regardless of operating system or device.
PYMNTS
OCTOBER 8, 2018
Amazon is getting a leg up over Google when it comes to advertising, with CNBC reporting that some advertisers are moving more than half of their budget earmarked for Google to the eCommerce giant. That, according to CNBC, represents 86 percent of all of Google’s revenue.
PYMNTS
DECEMBER 3, 2019
Google CEO Sundar Pichai will take over as the new CEO of Alphabet , as well as retain his job at Google, according to a blog post by Founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin. Going forward, Sundar will be the CEO of both Google and Alphabet.
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