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Google lost its second-place spot in smart speaker sales to Chinese tech company Baidu , whose only market is China, according to reports on Monday (Aug. Google and Amazon were always in the top two spots. million units shipped; Google sold 4.3 million units shipped; Google sold 4.3 million units; Baidu, 4.5 million. .

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MARCH 15, 2018

New rules loom in the European Union for tech giants like Apple , Amazon and Google, Reuters reported. The proposal is set to be published next month and then must be approved by the European Parliament and by national governments, said Reuters.

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Google is getting into the grocery delivery market, with NBC News reporting that it is testing a same-day delivery service that will bring food and other online orders to consumers’ doorsteps. If the test is successful, Google told NBC News it could expand into other markets. “We

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While America was busy watching the solar eclipse (hopefully with the appropriate protective eyewear), Google rolled out its new Android OS and created the world’s first crowdsourced “Eclipse Megamovie” using footage from across the U.S. It rolls out first to the Google Pixel and Nexus 5X and 6P devices. Android Oreo Confirmed.

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Speaking of competing with Apple, the two are now in a price war over ultra HD video streaming, while Amazon’s free hand battles Google over the search engine giant’s surprise (or not) decision to stop supporting YouTube videos on the Echo Show. Google And Amazon Put On A Show. Google isn’t the only one giving Amazon some pushback.

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AUGUST 19, 2019

There is lots of motion in the markets, with Apple officially moving into the world of being a card issuer (with mixed reviews), Venmo making moves on the bank account and Google Pay breaking up with Visa Checkout as a payments button. Google Pay has supported Visa Checkout since 2017. Apple’s Expensive Card.

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Singapore is on a mission to build up a Smart Nation by utilizing innovation and technology to create opportunities and strengthen communities. Startups are estimated to employ nearly 300,000 on the island nation. Singapore is poised to become the world’s first country to make the notion of a “Smart Nation” an actual reality.

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Today in the payments news roundup, Google has reportedly prohibited high-interest consumer loan services from its Google Play store. Google Play Store Boots Payday Loan Apps. Google Play Store Boots Payday Loan Apps. High-interest consumer loan services are now prohibited from having apps on the Google Play store.

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For Google — and specifically for Google Pay — India’s continued push into digital payments offers a tremendous greenfield opportunity, and perhaps a roadmap to help shape (digital) go-to-market efforts in other parts of the globe. The offering covers service plans from companies such as Jio, Vodafone and Airtel, among others.

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JUNE 24, 2016

India led the competition with the most funding rounds, as investors supported the nation’s efforts to develop the digitization and sophistication of more traditional business operations: eProcurement, eInvoicing, logistics and supply chain management. market struggles with investor doubt and regulatory scrutiny. But the U.S.

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The idea of a digital token has been touted by a number of nations and firms lately. India's Paytm Takes On Google Over Android Power. Financial services firm Paytm Group has accused Google of “arm-twisting” emerging companies that rely upon the Android mobile operating system.

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OCTOBER 5, 2016

4), the National Retail Federation said it expects holiday sales to increase 3.6 Google officially introduced Google Home on Tuesday, the search giant’s answer to Amazon’s Echo and other smart home devices. Google Home will retail for $129 and will be available in stores on Nov. On Tuesday (Oct. and Canada.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

House committee this week began reviewing the idea of allowing the likes of Amazon or Facebook to receive charters to operate as banks — an idea that’s already gotten plenty of pushback from traditional financial institutions (FIs). However, the banking industry doesn’t like that one bit. “We

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NOVEMBER 25, 2019

The Czech tax is aimed at firms like Facebook, Google and others that have more than $750 million in global revenues, and derive at least 3.9 Google has said that content will show up in search results only if the media groups agree to let Google use the content for free. Health Records and Google.

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MARCH 13, 2017

Americans are waking up slightly groggier this morning as we as a nation continue to adjust to Daylight Savings Time. According to the Brookings Institution, DST causes the nations robbery rate to drop by about 7 percent on average — and by about 27 percent during the evening hours. Google Buys in to FX.

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JULY 7, 2020

Starting next month, it will cost Amazon, Netflix, Spotify and Google more to do business in Indonesia. With a population of nearly 270 million, Indonesia is in the midst of a boom in its digital economy, which is expected to reach $130 billion by 2025, according to a study by Google, Temasek Holdings and Bain & Co.

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JULY 28, 2016

million in Series A funding that the company plans to use to expand into new markets and further compete with well-heeled online food delivery giants, like Amazon, Google and Instacart. Under CEO Bill Smith’s leadership, Shipt has quickly become a nationally recognized company in the home grocery delivery space.

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OCTOBER 19, 2020

Two government officials from European nations have advocated to have watchdogs engage in preventative measures against Big Tech to reduce their strength and handle on the market, according to reports. Spain’s Senate Approves “Google Tax” On Digital Services. Regulation. Netherlands, France Advocate For Action Against Big Tech.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2020

The Digital Services Act is forecast to revamp content management on platforms such as Facebook and Google. The European Commission has rolled out high-profile probes into firms such as Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon over worries that their market supremacy is negatively impacting competition.

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The outcome, should it come in 2021, would shape how app store and other platforms operate, and whether they promote or hinder competition and innovation in various tech marketplaces. Alibaba billionaire Jack Ma reportedly told regulators at a meeting: "You can take any of the platforms Ant has, as long as the country needs it.”.

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JANUARY 21, 2020

Indian telecom operator Reliance Jio , the largest in the country, is entering the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) space to compete alongside rivals, reports said on Monday (Jan. 20), including big names like Google Pay, PhonePe, Paytm and more. The company was in talks to work with WhatsApp on rolling out the feature.

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JULY 30, 2020

Report: India’s National Payments Corp Vulnerable To Security Breaches. National Payments Corp. The audit determined that personal information held by the main digital payments system in the country operated by the RuPay card network was vulnerable. of India (NPCI) discovered over three dozen security risks in 2019.

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DECEMBER 10, 2020

and Europe the ability to send secure funds to 12 nations in Africa for a reduced charge. PayPal’s Remittance Arm Xoom Enables Low-Fee Wallet Transfers Across Africa. Xoom, PayPal's money transfer arm, is now offering clients in the U.S., Canada, U.K. Sending money to Africa through traditional channels has always been expensive.

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JUNE 8, 2020

News came over the past few days that Amazon may look to buy (not build) a presence in India’s mobile industry, through a reported $2 billion stake in Bharti Airtel, which is the third largest operator there. In terms of mechanics of the deal, if Amazon were to pony up those billions, it would garner a 5 percent stake in Bharti Airtel.

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JUNE 16, 2019

The National Institutes of Standards and Technology sponsored the study, which was performed by RTI International of North Carolina, Ars Technica reported. Following about 30 days of an outage, the study posits that functionality would fall into a range of 0 percent to 60 percent of operating levels that are normal.

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JULY 16, 2020

The top court of the 28-nation bloc ruled the transfer of personal data to platforms in the U.S. s Google and Apple Inc. will face a potential disruption of their operations. servers, The Wall Street Journal reported. puts Europeans at risk to American government surveillance without a right to challenge it. Alphabet Inc.’s

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DECEMBER 18, 2019

The regulator will police companies like Facebook and Google , and will have the authority to enforce new rules meant to curb anti-competition issues and to protect consumer data from being used and sold without permission. Members of BEIS have been meeting with lawyers and different academics to determine how the regulator will operate.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Cashless payments firm USA Technologies (USAT) is expanding its partnership with amusement kiosk operator National Entertainment Network (NEN) to bring expanded cashless payment options to more vending machines and devices, the companies announced in a press release on Friday (Nov. and Puerto Rico.

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The bank is working with technology giants Google and Microsoft to create new cloud-based tools that will use their cloud computing software. Google and Microsoft are only two of the many technology providers FIs can work with to move their digital banking schemes forward. Developments Around The Cloud Banking World.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Earlier this week, Japan ’s cabinet proposed a bill that seeks to, as reported by the country’s national daily, The Mainichi , “improve contract transparency” for deals struck by Big Tech firms — specifically, platform operators — and their smaller vendors. Perhaps not surprisingly, Big Tech might be poised to push back.

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MARCH 6, 2019

Under the original proposed digital tax, companies like Google and Facebook could have potentially faced a 3 percent tax hit. “A The global tax reform is being prepared by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). France announced on Wednesday (March 6) that it was going after U.S.-based

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NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Two of its nations (Indonesia and Thailand) are ranked in the top 20 economies by their GDP. Although that’s a bit low in terms of overall population, its number of internet users is projected to reach 480 million by 2020, according to a report by Google and Singapore wealth fund Temasek.

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JUNE 10, 2019

Reuters noted that around the time Hu was tweeting, China’s state media Xinhua reported the National Development and Reform Commission announced it would create a study to develop a “national technological security management list system.”. Following the initial announcement, the U.S.

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DECEMBER 18, 2018

France, which had vowed to start taxing Google , Apple , Facebook , and Amazon in December if the European Union failed to agree on a digital tax, now says the tax will be implemented on January 1. If the European states do not take their responsibilities on taxing the GAFA, we will do it at a national level in 2019.”.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2020

The following Deep Dive explores the ways in which QSR customers’ ordering and payment habits are shifting, as well as how restaurants are changing their operations to meet consumers’ new payment demands. Consumers are now spoiled for choice in terms of access to digital wallet options like Alipay, Apple Pay, Google Pay and WeChat Pay.

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JULY 27, 2018

intelligence warning of a possible cyberattack, grocery chain SUPERVALU being acquired by UNFI, an imminent comeback for RadioShack and Google banning apps that mine crypto from user devices. Google Bans Apps that Mine User Devices for Crypto. Google has banned apps that mine cryptocurrency in the back of a user’s device.

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