Why Alphabet Shares Are Diving Today Alphabet Inc Class A (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) shares are trading lower by 3.81% at $2,123.64. Benzinga · May 20, 2022
Match Settles Antitrust Scores Against Google Match Group, Inc (NASDAQ:MTCH) settled its battle with Alphabet Inc's (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google allowing the dating apps maker to offer users a choice in payment systems, eliminating Google's control over user data. Match withdrew its temporary restraining order request against Google following concessions, preventing Match's apps from being removed from the Play store for offering… Benzinga · May 20, 2022
This US Ruling Could Force Google To Break Up Its Ad Business A bipartisan group of senators led by Utah Republican Mike Lee introduced legislation targeting conflicts of interest in the advertising technology industry, the Wall Street Journal reports. The legislation could force Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google to break up its dominant online-ad business. The Competition and Transparency in Digital Advertising Act would prohibit… Benzinga · May 20, 2022
Here's How Microsoft Addressed Complaints From Smaller European Cloud Companies Microsoft Corp's (NASDAQ:MSFT) pitch to Brussels directly addressed competition worries with a clear geopolitical purpose prompted by recent complaints from smaller European cloud companies, the Financial Times reports. Microsoft laid out a series of "principles" that it would follow out of respect for Europe's concerns. Any customer who has paid to license… Benzinga · May 20, 2022
Is Chrome's 'Incognito' Mode Really Private? Question Now Before Texas Court Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) subsidiary Google was sued in Texas by Attorney General Ken Paxton over its private web browsing feature on Thursday. Benzinga · May 20, 2022
How Are The FAANG Stocks Doing? Checking In One of the major indices, the S&P 500, is down more than 2% for the week. Benzinga · May 19, 2022
Facebook Archrival Marks Gaming Push With Latest Move ByteDance Ltd owned TikTok conducted tests for users to play games on its video-sharing app in Vietnam, marking its major push into gaming, Reuters reports. Featuring games on its platform would boost advertising revenue and user time on the app. The Meta Platforms Inc's (NASDAQ:FB) Facebook rival looks to roll out gaming more widely in Southeast… Benzinga · May 19, 2022
YouTube Forays Live Stream Shopping, Intensifies Rivalry With Instagram Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) YouTube pitched itself to advertisers at the YouTube Brandcast event as a better place for their TV ad dollars, TechCrunch reports. YouTube teased upcoming features that it claimed would make it easier for viewers to discover and buy from brands. YouTube touted its forthcoming tools to offer advertisers… Benzinga · May 19, 2022
'Urgent Need' To Regulate Apple, Google's App Store Practices, Says Indian Trade Body Indian industry body Alliance of Digital India Foundation has called for an "urgent need" to bring regulations for Apple Inc's (NASDAQ: AAPL) App Store and Alphabet Inc's (NASDAQ: GO Benzinga · May 19, 2022
Why Alphabet Shares Are Diving Today Shares of several companies in the broader tech sector, including Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG), are trading lower amid overall market weakness as stocks fall following weak retail earnings this week. Benzinga · May 18, 2022
Walmart Intensifies Rivalry With Google, Amazon By Targeting India's Budding Payments Market Walmart Inc's (NYSE:WMT) Indian payments unit PhonePe will acquire two wealth management firms for a total enterprise value of $75 million, Bloomberg reports. PhonePe will buy WealthDesk for about $50 million and OpenQ for nearly $25 million. The acquisitions will help broaden PhonePe's offerings in India's budding payments market, where Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL)… Benzinga · May 18, 2022
Google's Russia Subsidiary To File For Bankruptcy Alphabet Inc's (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google's Russian subsidiary looks to file for bankruptcy, unable to pay employees and suppliers, the Wall Street Journal reports. An earlier move by authorities to seize its bank account made it difficult to continue operations in the country. Google had already paused most of its commercial operations in Russia, including… Benzinga · May 18, 2022
Apple Exec Who Quit Over Return-To-Work Policy Jumps Ship To Google An Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) executive who put in his resignation over the tech giant’s return-to-work policy last week has already found his next opportunity at rival Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDA Benzinga · May 18, 2022
Microsoft Jumps the Sustainability Tracking Product Bandwagon With Latest Launch Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT) launched a new offering called Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability to improve its carbon footprint. Salesforce, Inc (NYSE:CRM), Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google, and International Business Machines Corp (NYSE:IBM) made similar endeavors, the TechCrunch reports. Microsoft's solution looks to use a set of measuring devices to collect the data and exploit Microsoft's cloud-based data collection services to… Benzinga · May 17, 2022
Reuters · May 17, 2022 Russia says it's not planning to block YouTube or cut itself off from internet Russia is not planning to block Alphabet Inc's YouTube, the minister for digital development said on Tuesday, acknowledging that such a move would likely see Russian users suffer and should therefore be avoided.
Benzinga · May 17, 2022 Google's Pixel Watch Is Reportedly Using Outdated Chip Google, a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG), said recently it is coming out with the Pixel Watch this fall but now details have emerged that the wearable is underpinned by a four-year-old proces
Benzinga · May 16, 2022 Big Tech Urges US Top Court To Block Social Media Law Curbing Political Opinion Lobbying groups representing Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: FB), Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR), Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL), Google, and other tech companies filed an emergency request with the U.S. Supreme Court, Reuters reports. The groups looked to block a Texas law prohibiting sizeable social media platforms from banning users based on their political views. Also Read: Google, Facebook Restrict…
Benzinga · May 13, 2022 US Court Relieves Google From DOJ Allegations Alphabet Inc's (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google dodged court sanctions after the Justice Department reprimanded it for hiding documents from government lawyers, Bloomberg reports. The U.S. government argued that Google used "silent attorney" emails to avoid disclosing records in litigation. Google allegedly exploited the legal privilege to protect sensitive internal communications. The DOJ wanted Google to…
Benzinga · May 12, 2022 Alphabet Stock Hits 52-Week Low: What's Going On? Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) shares are trading lower Thursday and have fallen nearly 6% over the last week.
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Benzinga · May 12, 2022 Google's Latest Smart Glasses Keeps In Mind Privacy Concerns Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) showcased a pair of standard-looking glasses at the Google I/O developer conference that displays translations of conversations in real-time with no hint of a camera, Reuters reports. Google showed only a video of its prototype, which displayed translations for conversations. "What we're working on is a technology that…
Benzinga · May 12, 2022 Google Is Bringing You A New Alternative To Apple Watch In Its Pixel Series Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) subsidiary Google confirmed that it will be bringing out the Pixel Watch wearable this fall alongside its Pixel 7 smartphone.
Benzinga · May 12, 2022 Google Finally Gets Apple-Like 'Courage' To Remove Headphone Jack From New Pixel Phone Alphabet Inc’s (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) Google has removed the headphone jack in its just introduced Pixel 6A smartphone.
Benzinga · May 11, 2022 Google Looks To Tap India's Cricket Frenzy By Pitting Itself Against Amazon, Disney, Sony Google parent Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) looks to bid for the broadcast rights of the Indian Premier League, Bloomberg reports. Google's interest in India's top cricket league intensifies the fight for a sports event that has emerged as the world's third-largest, trailing only the Premier League and the National Football League in terms…
Tribune News Service · May 11, 2022 Google is remaking search, maps for the TikTok generation Alphabet Inc.’s Google unveiled a series of planned upgrades to its search and maps services revealing the company’s augmented reality ambitions—and its appeal to a generation of internet users drifting away from the company.