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Google Maps is getting a makeover and retailers will be a beneficiary as it enables more location sharing, data access and social media integration. Along with a new logo for its 15th birthday, the Google Maps app has stepped up its navigation features, according to reports. It also sends messages to businesses.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Here’s the latest news for Big Tech’s Google , Amazon , Apple and Facebook , which are coming under increasing scrutiny from legislators and regulators the world over. Tumusov wrote in a social media post that “lowering the commission and having the ability to bring products to users is a growth opportunity for IT developers.”.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

This newest round of regulatory focus involves Amazon and Google and comes as rules crafted by the European Union continue to have an increasing impact on digital economies and endeavors throughout the world. Google Fine. Speaking of Google …. based tech firms operating there. Amazon Probe. Let’s start with Amazon.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

That’s one angle through which you can view a recent development involving Google Lens. The product, which is Google’s object recognition platform, has taken on new duties. On Google Images results, a new Lens button will appear at the bottom of each picture. And major digital operators are embracing the concept.

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JANUARY 19, 2018

Google has inked a pact with China’s multinational investment holding conglomerate Tencent Holdings in a deal that cross-licenses a number of patents. On the Tencent side, the work with Google would follow a number of investments made over the past several months, including funds for both Tesla and Spotify, among others.

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JULY 17, 2020

Facebook Inc’s top executives could be required to testify before the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) as the regulator investigates whether the California-based social media conglomerate has violated U.S. CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg are preparing for potential depositions, a source told The Journal.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

The latest news on Apple, Google, Facebook and other Big Tech firms that are coming under increasing scrutiny from regulatory watchdogs, trade organizations and politicians globally. More Nevada Tax Breaks for Google Data Centers . Google is also reportedly planning to build another data center in the Tahoe-Reno Industrial area.

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AUGUST 29, 2018

JD.com , a Chinese eCommerce company, is tapping Google and Walmart to help it expand outside China. Bloomberg , citing an interview with Richard Liu, the head of JD.com , reported Liu is in the initial stages of planning with Google to lure customers outside the country. and Southeast Asia. and Southeast Asia.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Social media platforms are infested with phonies, and not just your best friend’s irritating co-worker (although he totally is). This is about the fact that fake identities comprise 25 percent of new social media accounts created every day, and that 53 percent of all social media logins are fraudulent , according to a recent study.

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JANUARY 1, 2021

As reported in this space , the DSA and DMA cover online marketplaces, social media and other platforms. 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. Beyond The Companies .

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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. “The

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MARCH 25, 2020

Google, for instance, has updated its search engine for more specific details and resources regarding the virus. In India, popular social media app WhatsApp has engineered the “MyGov Corona Helpdesk” for all citizens to turn to for information and resources regarding the virus.

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MAY 1, 2019

Google appears to be losing steam in the ongoing race to dominate the online advertising market, and competitors Amazon and Facebook are taking advantage of the stumbles. As revealed in Google’s first-quarter 2019 financials, ad clicks across the Google sites also decelerated to 39 percent, as measured in terms of paid clicks.

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customers Microsoft’s first major operating system in 6 years, Windows 11, launches Oct. customers Microsoft’s first major operating system in 6 years, Windows 11, launches Oct. customers | Microsoft’s Windows 11 launches Oct. 5 appeared first on Bussmann Advisory AG.

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APRIL 17, 2020

The survey showed that 34 percent of businesses expect “reduced levels of business operations” due to COVID-19, 10 percent expect operations to be severely restricted, and 2 percent will cease business operations. The wild card here is the amount of small businesses that feed the revenue of ad words and social platforms.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2018

IBM CEO Ginni Rometty is the latest tech executive to criticize web platforms, such as Facebook and Google , over their data collection practices. after the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) ruled that the social media network operator was engaged in “serious breaches of data protection.”.

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MARCH 25, 2019

We started to really think about how [we] not only simplify integration and onboarding, but [how to] better manage operations on an ongoing basis,” he said. “We And speaking of well-known companies, this week saw another big eCommerce/payments announcement, with the news that Google Pay is coming to eBay. eBay Drafts Google Pay.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2020

Binance Holdings has applied for an operating license in Singapore under the country’s new payments legislation, which aims to be a comprehensive regulatory agency for digital currencies. Blockchain-based social media platform Steemit has partnered with the Tron foundation to bring users to Tron.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Pinterest has named its first-ever chief operating officer, hiring former Google and Square executive Francoise Brougher. According to CNBC, the role was similar to the one Sheryl Sandberg had at Google before leaving for Facebook. In July, Pinterest announced the hiring of two former Google executives.

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DECEMBER 15, 2020

15) extensive potential new regulations for digital services that would cover online marketplaces, social media and other platforms, offering first drafts for the Digital Markets Act (DMA) and the Digital Services Act (DSA) to the public. The European Commission released on Tuesday (Dec.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

That’s a question with obvious relevance to payment and commerce operators. Perhaps a better, more specific question is this: Even with Google ’s search engine dominance (a dominance that seems as currently eternal as, say, the power of the British Navy in the late 19 th century), can any challenger make a significant push to gain ground?

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JULY 5, 2017

With this addition, each of the Frightful Five will have its own voice-controlled speaker: Amazon with its Echo family of devices; Google with the Home speaker; Apple with its new HomePod; Microsoft with the Cortana-powered Invoke speaker; and now, Alibaba, with its as-yet unnamed voice assistant and device. In Other News…. Alphabet Inc.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is looking into potentially launching an antitrust lawsuit against Facebook over allegations that the social media giant has stifled competition, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported. The suit could be filed by the end of the year, sources told WSJ.

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DECEMBER 28, 2020

He also noted that Amazon has invested in excess of $10 billion in “COVID-19 related operating costs” since the pandemic began. State Attorneys General Sue Google Over ‘Exclusionary Tactics’. The executive said that the retailer will keep taking on the extra expenses without increasing charges until June 1, 2021. In October, the U.S.

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AUGUST 23, 2019

An Indian court has ruled that people in the country can’t link Aadhaar (unique identification) or any other government-issued identification with their social media accounts, according to reports. . One Justice in India named S. The ruling was a response to a couple of public interest litigations (PIL) that were filed in 2018.

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JULY 29, 2019

A consumer association in Germany said the plugin allowed the social media company to collect data on the site’s users, the news outlet said. According to the judgment published by the CJEU , websites are responsible for “operations involving the collection and disclosure by transmission to Facebook.”

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MAY 4, 2020

billion Jio investment, which gave the social media giant an almost 10 percent stake in Jio, which is a subsidiary of Reliance Industries. First-quarter annual revenue was $8 billion, with an operating margin topping 40 percent. billion in autonomous car startup Waymo, which is owned by Google parent Alphabet.

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DECEMBER 7, 2017

Amazon takes another swing at Etsy, Apple catches up in the proprietary Pay game and Facebook matriculates a new generation of social media users with its new Messenger product for kids — this and more of the latest news from the Frightful Five, just in case you missed it. Microsoft.

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MAY 23, 2018

Additionally, Yelp renews its antitrust complaint against Google, augmented reality might appeal to a specific type of consumer and Neiman Marcus makes an inventory move. The social media site’s Marketplace platform is rolling out a new feature designed to make it easier for users to find contractors, carpenters, plumbers and house cleaners.

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MAY 16, 2018

At least one thing is clear about Facebook ’s new interest in blockchain: It will help the social media giant keep up with the Joneses. Facebook is actively trying to shut down the open web, and that’s an opportunity for clever founders to double down on solutions that Facebook, and Google, do not control,” he wrote in a blog post.

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JULY 21, 2020

the parent company of Snapchat , has announced its second-quarter financial results, including an operating cash flow increase by $29 million to $67 million and an influx of 17 percent more daily active users for a total of 35 million more daily users, the company said in a press release.

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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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MARCH 12, 2019

Treasury’s top international tax official, called the taxes “ill-conceived,” and said the better option was to go after tax reform internationally at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ( OECD ). Australia is planning a similar tax plan as well. Harter said.

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MAY 24, 2018

Native commerce is where Aberman believes all platforms are headed — and that’s not just true for software developers like Apple, Google and Microsoft, but also for social media platforms like Facebook, Pinterest and Instagram. “In The Media/Commerce Connection. Microsoft doesn’t have the App Store or Google Play.

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DECEMBER 9, 2019

EU officials accused Facebook of misleading them when the social media giant acquired WhatsApp in 2014 and changed its data-handling policy. having active investigations into Google, Facebook and Amazon. The CMA is also probing Google’s $2.6 Big Tech is now on the antitrust radar worldwide, with the U.S.

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JULY 24, 2018

It’s easy to imagine the appeal: Transferring loyalty program data from one grocer to another, moving image data from a social media site to an online photo-printing service, retaining access to music playlists after leaving a website with weak privacy protections or other flaws. DTP Development.

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The myriad social media platform out there — Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter, etc. — all have some variation of a common problem: Lots of people using their services all the time and not paying a red cent since the first rule of building a social media platform is simply accepting that users won’t pay to use it.

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