EU Antitrust Commission Opens Formal Inquest Into Google’s Digital Ad Tactics

EU Antitrust Commission Opens Formal Inquest Into Google’s Digital Ad Tactics
EU Antitrust Commission Opens Formal Inquest Into Google’s Digital Ad Tactics
June 22, 2021  |  ANTITRUST

The European Commission (EC) has launched a formal investigation into Google’s digital advertising tactics, and will assess whether competition laws in the European Union (EU)...

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DoorDash Challenges Instacart’s Hold On Grocery With New Albertsons Partnership
DoorDash Challenges Instacart’s Hold On Grocery With New Albertsons Partnership
June 22, 2021  |  Delivery

Did DoorDash just fire the first shot against Instacart? On Monday (June 21), the restaurant delivery service announced a partnership with grocery chain Albertsons Companies to...

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Online Sales Surge Past $5.6B As ‘Amazon Prime Day’ Events Kick Off
Online Sales Surge Past $5.6B As ‘Amazon Prime Day’ Events Kick Off
June 22, 2021  |  eCommerce

First-day sales for the “Amazon Prime Day” events have apparently rocketed to the top of the charts, making for the most online sales over a...

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Digital Mortgage Exchange MAXEX Lands Investment From JPMorgan
Digital Mortgage Exchange MAXEX Lands Investment From JPMorgan
June 22, 2021  |  Investments

The digital mortgage exchange MAXEX announced on Tuesday (June 22) that it had secured a strategic investment from J.P. Morgan. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Payoneer Reveals Rebrand Before Planned Nasdaq Debut
Payoneer Reveals Rebrand Before Planned Nasdaq Debut
June 22, 2021  |  Commerce

Global payment and commerce platform Payoneer revealed a rebrand to “reflect its current position in the market and its vision to be the world’s go-to...

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Germany Ponies Up $12B To Boost Tech Startups’ Growth
Germany Ponies Up $12B To Boost Tech Startups’ Growth
June 22, 2021  |  Investments

Germany has created a $12 billion fund to speed up the growth of startups in the technology sector. The country sees such companies as key...

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Transmit Lands $543M For Biometric Cybersecurity Products
Transmit Lands $543M For Biometric Cybersecurity Products
June 22, 2021  |  Biometrics

Boston-based Transmit Security has raised $543 million in venture funding, giving the cybersecurity company a valuation of $2.2 billion. Transmit uses biometric authentication, as opposed...

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Canada’s Trudeau Party Takes Aim At Social And Streaming Platforms
Canada’s Trudeau Party Takes Aim At Social And Streaming Platforms
June 22, 2021  |  Regulation

Canadian legislation drafted by Justin Trudeau’s government is taking aim at Big Tech and is looking to subject social and streaming platforms to the same...

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Mastercard Exec Zahir Khoja Appointed Afterpay’s General Manager Of North America
Mastercard Exec Zahir Khoja Appointed Afterpay’s General Manager Of North America
June 22, 2021  |  Personnel

Zahir Khoja has been named the general manager of North America for buy now, pay later (BNPL) company Afterpay, according to an announcement emailed to...

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