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Alphabet Spells Out Google’s Rebound; Ads Revenues Gain 19 Pct

Alphabet Spells Out Google’s Rebound; Ads Revenues Gain 19 Pct
Alphabet Spells Out Google’s Rebound; Ads Revenues Gain 19 Pct
July 26, 2019  |  Earnings

Alphabet, Google’s parent company, easily topped the Street as core advertising business rebounded from previously sluggish growth rates amid a continued shift to mobile search. ...

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China Testing Radical Plan To Judge Citizens’ Behavior
China Testing Radical Plan To Judge Citizens’ Behavior
July 26, 2019  |  International

China is racing to become the first country to implement a pervasive system of algorithmic surveillance, igniting fears that the government will control its citizens’...

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Bitcoin Daily: Head Of Bitcoin Escrow Firm Charged With Stealing $7M
Bitcoin Daily: Head Of Bitcoin Escrow Firm Charged With Stealing $7M
July 26, 2019  |  Bitcoin

The head of a bitcoin escrow company has been charged with defrauding investors for $7 million. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Why A Smart China Plan Isn’t About Moving Fast Or Breaking Anything 
Why A Smart China Plan Isn’t About Moving Fast Or Breaking Anything 
July 26, 2019  |  B2B Payments

The Chinese market presents a formidable, but also somewhat irresistible challenge to any payments and commerce player standing on the outside looking in. Formidable because...

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The Whole Paycheck Tracker: Riding The Trend Lines, Short- And Long-Term
The Whole Paycheck Tracker: Riding The Trend Lines, Short- And Long-Term
July 26, 2019  |  Walmart Amazon whole paycheck

With Prime Day officially in the history books, and 2019 officially in the back stretch (July 1 marks the start of the year’s second half),...

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Amazon’s Third Party Sales Grow 23 Percent In Q2
Amazon’s Third Party Sales Grow 23 Percent In Q2
July 26, 2019  |  Earnings

Nothing lasts forever — and even for Amazon the good times cannot always roll. A week-and-a-half after celebrating its biggest ever day in terms of...

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DOJ/State AGs Meet To Review Big Tech-Antitrust Connection
DOJ/State AGs Meet To Review Big Tech-Antitrust Connection
July 26, 2019  |  Regulation

U.S. Attorney General William Barr met with a bipartisan group of state attorneys general on Thursday (July 25) to discuss competition and antitrust issues related...

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Apple To Acquire Intel’s Smartphone Modem Unit
Apple To Acquire Intel’s Smartphone Modem Unit
July 25, 2019  |  Apple

Apple has announced that it is acquiring the majority of Intel’s smartphone modem business. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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