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Europe New Battleground in Fight Against Platform Monopolies
Europe New Battleground in Fight Against Platform Monopolies
June 16, 2022  |  Big Tech

In Apple’s ongoing antitrust woes, the locus of the company’s legal concerns is increasingly moving from the U.S. to Europe as investigations by EU and...

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Waymo Via, Uber Freight Sign Partnership on Self-Driving Trucks
Waymo Via, Uber Freight Sign Partnership on Self-Driving Trucks
June 07, 2022  |  Transportation

Waymo Via, Alphabet’s self-driving trucking unit, has signed a deal with Uber’s Freight business to help future customers deploy autonomous trucks more easily, Reuters wrote...

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As Ad Biz Slows, Alphabet Looks to Google Pay and Shorts for Additional Revenue Tailwinds
As Ad Biz Slows, Alphabet Looks to Google Pay and Shorts for Additional Revenue Tailwinds
April 27, 2022  |  Retail

Wall Street’s favorite parlor game might be termed “over/under.” Investors and analysts eagerly parse whether revenues and earnings were over/under consensus. And they are swift...

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CEOs Consider Tech to Be a Differentiator for Their Businesses
CEOs Consider Tech to Be a Differentiator for Their Businesses
April 25, 2022  |  Technology

The chief information officer has taken on a more important role in businesses across the U.S. and around the world, as CEOs now look to...

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Wing Debuts US Drone Delivery of Medicines, Ice Cream, First Aid Kits, Pet Prescriptions
Wing Debuts US Drone Delivery of Medicines, Ice Cream, First Aid Kits, Pet Prescriptions
April 07, 2022  |  Retail

Wing has debuted its drone-based delivery service from the parking lot of a Walgreens store in Little Elm, Texas, according to a company announcement, kicking...

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Alphabet Wants Sanctions Request Dropped in Antitrust Case
Alphabet Wants Sanctions Request Dropped in Antitrust Case
March 24, 2022  |  ANTITRUST

Google parent Alphabet has urged a judge at its antitrust case to reject requests from the Justice Department that it be sanctioned over allegations of...

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Today in the Connected Economy: Netflix Set to Debut Mobile Games
Today in the Connected Economy: Netflix Set to Debut Mobile Games
March 22, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Today in the connected economy, Netflix gets set to debut its mobile games line-up, while people in Argentina turn to gaming on the metaverse to...

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Alphabet’s Quantum Tech Group Sandbox AQ Goes Solo
Alphabet’s Quantum Tech Group Sandbox AQ Goes Solo
March 22, 2022  |  Technology

Google parent Alphabet has spun off Sandbox AQ, independently offering firms artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum computing software, the Palo Alto, California-based Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) vendor...

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Publishers Look to Exit Google’s Supported Mobile Web Initiative
Publishers Look to Exit Google’s Supported Mobile Web Initiative
February 25, 2022  |  Google

A handful of online publishers said they want out of a Google program that promised to optimize the mobile-browsing experience, alleging it generates less advertising...

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