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Google LLC is an American multinational technology company that specializes in Internet-related services and products, which include online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, software, and hardware. It is considered one of the Big Four technology companies, alongside Amazon, Apple, and Facebook.
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395GoogleSome Airlines Now Accept Screenshots Of Passes With Google Pixel
Pixel’s array of new features, released Monday (March 2), includes the ability for Google Pay users to add flight boarding passes with...
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1.2KGoogleGoogle Eyes Revamp Of Health Wearable
Despite struggling sales for the Wear OS smartwatches, Google said this week that it intends to fix users’ issues and move forward....
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1.9KInvestmentsMapping Startup WhereIsMyTransport Raises $7.5M From Google, Toyota
WhereIsMyTransport, a mapping startup that works to outline public transport routes in emerging markets, has raised $7.5 million in a Series A...
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1.4KLegalOracle Says It Backs Groups Taking On Big Tech Rivals
Oracle is among the donors of the Internet Accountability Project (IAP), which aims to fight against the dominance of Big Tech. California-based Oracle...
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2.7KTaxesG20 Determined To Change How Big Tech Is Taxed
G20 officials want to optimize taxes from tech giants like Google in a bid to help raise revenues in countries around the...
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1.4KSafety and SecurityProposed US Law Could Hamper End-To-End Encryption
With a bill that seeks to tackle the distribution of child abuse material, U.S. legislation will reportedly be introduced in the weeks...
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7.0KPartnerships / AcquisitionsGoogle’s Bid For Fitbit Prompts Warning From EU Over Data Privacy
The European Union’s (EU’s) privacy body has voiced skepticism over the acquisition of Fitbit by Google, saying it could lead to privacy...
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1.3KEarningsFitbit Sells 6M Wearable Devices In Q4 Amid Pending Google Acquisition
As it sold more wearable devices and average selling price fell, which was driven by more affordable devices as well as higher...
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1.8KeCommerceJapan Takes Aim At Big Tech eCommerce Transparency
Earlier this week, Japan’s cabinet proposed a bill that seeks to, as reported by the country’s national daily, The Mainichi, “improve contract...
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2.0KNewsToday In Payments: EU Wants PSD2-Like Regs For Big Tech Data; Goldman Sachs Warns Of Market Drop Due To Coronavirus
In today’s top news, the European Commission has plans to pool its data to better compete with Big Tech firms, and Goldman...
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2.0KLegalOracle, Google API Litigation Looms Over Open Banking’s Future
In technology, one key question is: “Build or buy?” Another is: “Who owns the intellectual property?” In an upcoming Supreme Court case,...
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843FacebookBarr Questions Whether Facebook, Others Should Be Immune To Lawsuits
U.S. Attorney General William Barr said on Wednesday he was unsure whether social media giants like Facebook and Google needed the immunity...
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1.4KInternationalUK Google Users Will Be Under US, Not EU Privacy Protections
Google users in the U.K. will no longer have access to European Union data security, instead being moved by the tech giant...
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1.8KPayments InnovationSaudi Arabia Makes Digital Push To Lessen Cash Reliance
Saudi Payments, a state-owned payments apparatus, has partnered with stc pay, another Saudi Arabia payments company, to grow the breadth of its...
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3.2KBitcoinBitcoin Daily: Binance Applies For Singapore Crypto License; CFTC Files Charges In Digital Ponzi Scheme
Binance Holdings has applied for an operating license in Singapore under the country’s new payments legislation, which aims to be a comprehensive...
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2.1KGoogleGoogle Looks To Publishers To Start Rival To Apple News
Google might launch its own news aggregation service as a way to compete with rival Apple News+. The Wall Street Journal reported...
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2.1KGoogleGoogle’s Waze Acquisition Likely Target Of FTC Scrutiny
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is investigating acquisitions made by big tech firms in the past 10 years and has a...
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9.6KANTITRUSTGoogle Says $2.6B Is Too Much In EU Antitrust Case
Google protested that a $2.6 billion EU fine was too high during the last day of a three-day court case regarding alleged...
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1.5KANTITRUSTGoogle Points To Amazon As ‘Overwhelming Competitive Force’ In EU Antitrust Case
Amazon has been pulled into an ongoing court battle between Google and European Union competition regulators over a $2.6 billion fine involving...
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1.7KANTITRUSTEU Judge Says Google Committed ‘Clear Infraction’ In Antitrust Case
A European judge has hampered Google’s fight against a $2.6 billion fine, saying the company committed a “clear infraction” by putting its...
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1.3KGoogleGoogle Closes $2.6B Deal For Looker Data Sciences
Alphabet-owned Google said on Thursday (Feb. 13) it completed a deal to acquire privately-held data analytics firm Looker Data Sciences for $2.6 billion after...
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1.3KANTITRUSTGoogle Fights $2.6B Antitrust Fine In EU Court
Alphabet’s Google told Europe’s second-highest court on Wednesday (Feb. 12) that antitrust regulators had no legal grounds to levy a €2.4-billion ($2.6...
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2.5KANTITRUSTFTC Big Tech Probe To Examine Acquisitions
A Federal Trade Commission (FTC) investigation into the biggest five tech companies in the U.S. has expanded with a new inquiry about...
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1.5KAuthenticationWhy Digital Driver’s Licenses Are the Future Of ID Verification
Digital driver’s licenses (DDLs) are gaining popularity in the U.S., where 12 states are working to develop and implement them. Many nongovernmental...
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1.9KGoogleAntitrust, Privacy Concerns Surround Google’s Fitbit Takeover Bid
Google‘s plan to buy Fitbit isn’t going as well as it had hoped, reports said. The search engine giant has been running...
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2.0KAmazonAmazon Expected To Control 70 Pct Of US Smart Speaker Market By Next Year
Amazon holds the dominant edge in the market for smart speakers, as about 70 percent of people in the U.S. who use...
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3.2KANTITRUSTGoogle Under Fire For Allegedly Promoting Own Travel Service Over Others
More than 30 competitors in the travel holiday rental industry are accusing Google of promoting its own services over theirs, and one...
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2.0KInvestmentsSaudi VC Firm Hires Google Exec To Grow Tech Unicorns
Saudi Arabia’s STV, one of the country’s largest venture capital firms, has enlisted the help of a Google employee, Ivan Jakovljevic, with the...
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4.0KNewsCheckout Features, Visa Interchange Rates, Gaana’s Music Service Top This Week’s News
It’s the end of the workweek, and the PYMNTS Weekender is here to make sure you didn’t miss anything with the latest...
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2.0KGoogleLocation, Location, Location: Google Maps Get Birthday Upgrade
Google Maps is getting a makeover and retailers will be a beneficiary as it enables more location sharing, data access and social...
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1.1KMerchant InnovationChina’s Smartphone Makers Team On App Platform To Rival Google
Several Chinese smartphone developers are working on an alternative to the Google Play Store that could challenge its dominance in the field...
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1.9KGoogleGoogle Launches Mobile Plan Browse, Recharge Feature In India
For Google — and specifically for Google Pay — India’s continued push into digital payments offers a tremendous greenfield opportunity, and perhaps...
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1.6KGoogleRedesigned Google Maps To Include Transit Data, User Tips, AR
Google is revamping its Google Maps app for both iOS and Android and will soon include crowd-sourced information like transit data, restaurant...
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2.2KInnovationWisk Gets OK To Start Air Taxi In New Zealand
The New Zealand government has cleared the way for Wisk — a joint air company between Boeing and Kitty Hawk — to begin...
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2.8KSafety and SecurityGoogle Quits Cookies As Data Privacy Regs Show Fangs
Looks like the digital advertising and marketing sectors are in for a reckoning. How that will affect merchants’ online promotional activity hangs...
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1.9KANTITRUSTDOJ Takes Aim At Google Ad Tools Amid Antitrust Investigation
Google ad tools have taken center stage in the Justice Department’s antitrust investigation of the search giant. As part of the probe,...
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1.4KRegulationEU Investigates Tinder’s Use Of User Data
Tinder, the popular dating service, is under investigation by the Ireland Data Protection Commission (DPC) over how it uses data from customers,...
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1.2KGoogleComplaints Trigger Google Privacy Probe By Ireland’s Watchdog
The Data Protection Commission (DPC) in Ireland is launching an official inquiry into how Google processes its users’ location data. The DPC...
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2.4KGoogleDOJ Officials, State AGs To Meet Tuesday On Google Antitrust Probe
On Tuesday (Feb. 4), according to sources, officials from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) will meet with state attorneys general representatives...
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2.2KEarningsAlphabet’s YouTube Subs at $3B Run Rate, Eyes ‘Better’ Commerce Experience
With a bit more granularity than has been seen in past quarters, Google’s parent Alphabet reported fourth-quarter results that showed continued gains...
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2.5KRegulationEU Regulators Want Single Data Market In Europe
In Europe, another regulatory salvo may be aimed at U.S. tech firms’ dominance across online platforms, and the collection and use of...
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2.0KInternationalEU Wants To Create Single Market Of Data To Offset Big U.S. Tech Companies
The European Union (EU) wants to create a single market of data that will challenge the dominance of private companies like Amazon...
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1.7KGoogleGoogle To Shut Down Nonprofit Donation App
Google’s One Today donation app is being dropped in seven days after launching almost seven years ago, according to reports on Wednesday...
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1.8KGoogleGoogle Working On Robotic Kittens, Other AI Initiatives
Among the artificial intelligence (AI) projects Google is developing are real-time language translation, anemia detection and robotic kittens, CNBC reported Wednesday (Jan....
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2.1KPersonnelCoinbase Taps Former Google Exec As Head Of Product
Digital currency exchange Coinbase has hired Google Shopping Vice President of Product Surojit Chatterjee as its new chief product officer, according to...
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2.4KRetailBeyond Amazon: How Smaller, Mom-And-Pop Retail Operations Can Thrive
Big chains and eCommerce operators tend to drive retail innovation — or make the most news when commerce fails — but small,...
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2.4KNewsTop News In Payments: Grubhub CEO Open To Deals; Chinese Consumers Shut Wallets In Face Of Coronavirus
In today’s top payments news, Grubhub’s CEO says he is open to a merger, although no offers have been made yet, and...
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1.3KANTITRUSTDOJ, State AGs Could Combine Google Investigations
U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) officials will meet with U.S. state attorneys general to share information about the ongoing investigation into Google’s...
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1.8KMobile Order AheadDomino’s Mobile Order-Ahead 2.0: How Voice, 5G Can Deliver
Domino’s was one of the first innovators on the digital ordering scene, debuting order trackers and store locators with consumers in 2007....
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3.7KGoogleGoogle Limits Chrome Browser Extensions Amid Spike In Fraud
Google has announced that all paid commercial extensions have been temporarily suspended from being published or updated in the official Chrome Web...
