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Big Tech Firms Call For Industry Regulations

Big Tech Firms Call For Industry Regulations
Big Tech Firms Call For Industry Regulations
January 27, 2020  |  Regulation

Big Tech companies like Apple and Facebook have lately had a contentious relationship with regulators and lawmakers over issues like privacy, use of personal data...

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Alphabet, Microsoft Disagree On EU’s Proposed Facial Recognition Ban
Alphabet, Microsoft Disagree On EU’s Proposed Facial Recognition Ban
January 20, 2020  |  Artificial Intelligence

Microsoft President Brad Smith doesn’t agree with Alphabet Chief Executive Sundar Pichai’s backing of the EU’s call for a temporary ban on facial recognition technology,...

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Top News In Payments: China Posts Worst Slowdown In Nearly Three Decades; Alphabet Market Cap Hits $1T
Top News In Payments: China Posts Worst Slowdown In Nearly Three Decades; Alphabet Market Cap...
January 17, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, China’s economy grew by its slowest rate since 1990, Alphabet reached $1 trillion market value, and attempted check fraud spiked 43...

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Alphabet Market Cap Hits $1T
Alphabet Market Cap Hits $1T
January 16, 2020  |  Google

Google’s parent company Alphabet is the fourth U.S. tech firm to reach $1 trillion market value, joining Apple, Amazon and Microsoft in hitting the milestone,...

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Top News In Payments: US Backers Rain Money On Savvy Startups; Toyota Designs Japanese Smart City
Top News In Payments: US Backers Rain Money On Savvy Startups; Toyota Designs Japanese Smart...
January 07, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, 2019 is on track to be the second-best year after 2011 for startups worth over $500 million, Toyota unveiled plans for...

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Alphabet Shares Soar Despite Regulator Scrutiny
Alphabet Shares Soar Despite Regulator Scrutiny
January 07, 2020  |  Investments

Google parent company Alphabet and Facebook, despite a number of looming competition and antitrust investigations for both companies from U.S. government agencies, closed out at...

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Alphabet-Backed Healthcare Startup, One Medical, To IPO
Alphabet-Backed Healthcare Startup, One Medical, To IPO
January 05, 2020  |  IPO

One Medical, a conglomerate of technology-driven primary care offices backed by Google’s Alphabet, has filed an initial public offering (IPO), One Medical announced on Friday...

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Alphabet’s New CEO, Millennial Black Friday Spending And Digital Drivers’ Licenses Top This Week’s News
Alphabet’s New CEO, Millennial Black Friday Spending And Digital Drivers’ Licenses Top This Week’s News
December 06, 2019  |  The Weekender

It’s the end of the workweek, and the PYMNTS Weekender is here to make sure you didn’t miss anything with the latest in payments and...

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New Alphabet Boss To Scrutinize High-Tech Ventures?
New Alphabet Boss To Scrutinize High-Tech Ventures?
December 06, 2019  |  Google

It’s not uncommon for new management at a company, upon taking the corner office, to take a look at what he or she has been...

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