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Google Banks Future at the Intersection of Search and Commerce
Google Banks Future at the Intersection of Search and Commerce
February 02, 2022  |  Earnings

When Sundar Pichai became the CEO of Google in 2015, the search giant earned about $16 billion on roughly $75 billion in revenue. After six...

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CFPB’s New Director Hones in on Largest Big Tech Players
CFPB’s New Director Hones in on Largest Big Tech Players
December 03, 2021  |  Big Tech

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau director Rohit Chopra, a former Federal Trade Commission member, is taking a closer look at Amazon.com, Apple, Facebook parent Meta Platforms,...

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Big Tech Firms Face Tough Week Following EU Clamp-Down
Big Tech Firms Face Tough Week Following EU Clamp-Down
November 12, 2021  |  Big Tech

The wrangling between Europe and Big Tech firms took a significant step up this week, as the European Union (EU) toughens its grip on some...

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Social Media Firms May See $10B Loss in Sales From Apple Changes
Social Media Firms May See $10B Loss in Sales From Apple Changes
October 31, 2021  |  Apple

Several social media platforms, including Snap, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, will see revenues affected drastically by Apple’s privacy settings changes on iPhones, Financial Times (FT)...

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Ad Spend, Connected Initiatives Elevate Alphabet/Google in Q3
Ad Spend, Connected Initiatives Elevate Alphabet/Google in Q3
October 26, 2021  |  Earnings

Ongoing enhancements to search and ads to improve shopper discoverability and connected customer experience stole the spotlight in Alphabet Inc.’s Google Q3 2021 performance, as...

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US Needs Privacy Standard Like GDPR, Alphabet’s Pichai Says
US Needs Privacy Standard Like GDPR, Alphabet’s Pichai Says
October 18, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google’s parent company Alphabet, said in a recent interview that there would be a need for new regulations, specifically for privacy...

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Walmart’s GoLocal Delivery, Visa’s Jump Into NFTs And Payments Innovation Top This Week’s News
Walmart’s GoLocal Delivery, Visa’s Jump Into NFTs And Payments Innovation Top This Week’s News
August 27, 2021  |  The Weekender

In this week’s news, we saw Robinhood lure new clients with a $100,00 giveaway, and WWE SummerSlam vendors victimized by systemwide outage. The Weekender is...

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Alphabet’s Drone Unit, Wing, Nears 100K Deliveries
Alphabet’s Drone Unit, Wing, Nears 100K Deliveries
August 25, 2021  |  Delivery

Alphabet’s drone subsidiary Wing is closing in on 100,000 customer delivery flights after launching in Logan, Australia, almost two years ago, in addition to thousands...

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Google Founders Stepping Back More With $1B Stock Selloff
Google Founders Stepping Back More With $1B Stock Selloff
July 30, 2021  |  Google

Two of the world’s richest people got a little bit richer in the last few months when Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin sold...

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