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Google CEO Sundar Pichai Takes The Reins At Alphabet

Google CEO Sundar Pichai Takes The Reins At Alphabet
Google CEO Sundar Pichai Takes The Reins At Alphabet
December 03, 2019  |  Google

Google CEO Sundar Pichai will take over as the new CEO of Alphabet, as well as retain his job at Google, according to a blog...

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China Powers Up Strategy To Entice Tech Startups
China Powers Up Strategy To Entice Tech Startups
November 10, 2019  |  Investments

China is looking to coax tech listings, following a failed attempt with mainland investors, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on Thursday (Nov. 7).  Get...

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US Will Probe Whether French Tax On Tech Is Fair
US Will Probe Whether French Tax On Tech Is Fair
July 11, 2019  |  International

The U.S. government will investigate whether a French plan to tax American technology companies is fair, and it could potentially issue retaliatory tariffs in response,...

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Payment Megamergers Reshape The Merchant Services Chessboard
Payment Megamergers Reshape The Merchant Services Chessboard
July 01, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

The megamergers of 2019 have been reshaping the payments industry. For merchant services, especially, the chessboard looks much different. Daniela Mielke, CEO of RS2 North America,...

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Facebook Answers Breakup Talk With Calls For Regulation
Facebook Answers Breakup Talk With Calls For Regulation
June 24, 2019  |  Facebook

Facebook’s head of global affairs Nick Clegg dismissed calls for a breakup of the company and said it would be more helpful if the government...

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Senate Bill Would Strip Tech Firms Of Online Immunity
Senate Bill Would Strip Tech Firms Of Online Immunity
June 19, 2019  |  Facebook

Republican Senator Josh Hawley from Missouri has introduced a bill that would remove the immunity companies like Facebook, Twitter and Google receive for offensive and...

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Lawmakers Hit A Wall In Creating National Privacy Law
Lawmakers Hit A Wall In Creating National Privacy Law
June 11, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Efforts from lawmakers in the U.S. to come up with a national privacy law have hit a wall, with Senators unable to agree on how...

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IMF’s Lagarde Raises Concerns Over Big Tech’s FinServ Push
IMF’s Lagarde Raises Concerns Over Big Tech’s FinServ Push
June 10, 2019  |  Bank Regulation

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde issued a warning over the weekend about the impact artificial intelligence may have on the financial system across...

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Shareholders’ Proposal To Oust Zuckerberg Is Voted Down
Shareholders’ Proposal To Oust Zuckerberg Is Voted Down
May 31, 2019  |  Facebook

Despite their best efforts, Facebook‘s shareholders failed to replace CEO Mark Zuckerberg as the social media giant’s chairman. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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