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Google temporarily disables Google Maps live traffic data in Ukraine

Alphabet Inc's Google confirmed on Sunday it has temporarily disabled for Ukraine some Google Maps tools which provide live information about traffic conditions and how busy different places are.

EU's Breton wants Google, YouTube to ban war propaganda accounts

EU's Breton wants Google, YouTube to ban war propaganda accounts

Alphabet Inc and its YouTube unit should ban users pushing war propaganda as part of measures to stop disinformation after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, EU industry chief Thierry Breton told the chief executives of the companies on Sunday.

Russia demands Google restore access to its media YouTube channels in Ukraine

Russia demands Google restore access to its media YouTube channels in Ukraine

Russia's state communications regulator on Sunday said it had written to Alphabet Inc's Google and demanded that access to Russian media's YouTube channels be restored on Ukrainian territory.

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Google blocks Russia's RT app downloads on Ukrainian territory

Alphabet Inc's Google has banned downloads of Russian state-owned media outlet RT's mobile app on Ukrainian territory at the request of the government in Kyiv.

Google blocks RT, other Russian channels from earning ad dollars

Alphabet Inc's Google barred on Saturday Russia's state-owned media outlet RT and other channels from receiving money for ads on their websites, apps and YouTube videos, similar to a move by Facebook after the invasion of Ukraine.

How Is The Market Feeling About Alphabet Inc - Class A?

Alphabet Inc - Class A's (NASDAQ:GOOGL) short percent of float has risen 5.71% since its last report. The company recently reported that it has 2.22 million shares sold short, which is 0.74% of all regular shares that are available for trading.

Russia's Ukraine Invasion Breeds Trouble For YouTube: Bloomberg

Russia's Ukraine invasion has compelled Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) YouTube to remove or cut commercial ties with some of its most prolific pro-Russian channels, Bloomberg reports. YouTube's massive reach in Russia has become vulnerable to the U.S., the U.K., and Europe discussing restrictions that could target groups and people with huge audiences on…

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Here's Why Online Publishers Are Ditching Google

Here's Why Online Publishers Are Ditching Google

Multiple leading online publishers look to ditch Alphabet Inc's (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google's Accelerated Mobile Pages program to optimize readers' mobile-browsing experience, the Wall Street Journal reports. Media executives admitted that dropping AMP would give them more control over their page designs and ad formats, and make it easier to sell ad space in…

Google Eases COVID-19 Restrictions For Return To Office

Google Eases COVID-19 Restrictions For Return To Office

Alphabet Inc's (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google loosened some of its Covid-19 restrictions as it plans to return to the office, CNBC reports. It revived some of its buzzy perks like fitness centers, massages, and nixing vaccinations. Google Real Estate and Workplace Services VP David Radcliffe sent an email to San Francisco Bay Area…

How Is The Market Feeling About Alphabet Inc - Class C Capital Stock?

How Is The Market Feeling About Alphabet Inc - Class C Capital Stock?

Alphabet Inc - Class C Capital Stock's (NASDAQ:GOOG) short percent of float has fallen 7.27% since its last report. The company recently reported that it has 1.41 million shares sold short, which is 0.51% of all regular shares that are available for trading.

Read How JPMorgan Views Meta, Apple, Amazon, Netflix

Read How JPMorgan Views Meta, Apple, Amazon, Netflix

Tech-dominated "growth" stocks are still not cheap despite sharp falls over the last six months, analysts at U.S. investment bank JPMorgan cautioned, Reuters reports. The so-called FAANGs have seen some of their COVID-era surges cut back this year. Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:FB) fell 38%, Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) was down 5.7%, Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) down 8.5%, and was Netflix Inc (NASDAQ: NFLX)…

Huawei Aims To Spend $633M On Digital Energy HQ, R&D Center

Huawei Aims To Spend $633M On Digital Energy HQ, R&D Center

Huawei Technologies looks to spend CNY4 billion ($632.52 million) on building a new headquarters and R&D center for its digital power unit, Reuters reports. Huawei Digital Power inked an agreement on February 17 with the local government of the southern metropolis of Shenzhen, where its parent is headquartered, for the project.…

How Google's Privacy Solution Will Impact Magnite, Digital Turbine, Trade Desk As Per Analysts

How Google's Privacy Solution Will Impact Magnite, Digital Turbine, Trade Desk As Per Analysts

Alphabet Inc's (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google has announced Privacy Sandbox, a multi-year initiative to build more

Google Keeps Android Ad Tool into at Least 2024, Exploring Other Options

Google Keeps Android Ad Tool into at Least 2024, Exploring Other Options

Alphabet Inc's Google on Wednesday said it would keep alive for at least two years a tracking technology on its Android phones that is relied upon by advertisers, easing speculation about its plans after Apple Inc frustrated the ad industry by restricting a similar tool. Google said it would give…

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Here's Why Magnite, Digital Turbine, Trade Desk Shares Are Trading Lower Today

Shares of adtech companies fell on Wednesday morning on a report that Alphabet Inc's (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google will stop cross-app tracking on Android phones, following a similar move by Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL). "We don't think there should be a forced choice between privacy and developers building their business," Anthony Chavez, VP of product management for Android…

Why Is Facebook Parent Meta's Stock Trading Lower Today?

Alphabet Inc's (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google looks to adopt new privacy restrictions to curtail tracking across apps on Android smartphones. Google’s plans for Android could drive an end to more than a decade of advertising practices across smartphones, the Wall Street Journal reports. The move would affect companies, including Meta Platforms…

Alphabet's Drone Delivery Unit Promotes CTO To CEO Role

Alphabet Inc's (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Wing unit promoted its longtime CTO to the CEO role. Wing seeks to expand its drone delivery operations rapidly, including the Dallas suburbs. Adam Woodworth replaced James Ryan Burgess as the CEO, who stepped aside from most of his duties following a health issue. Burgess will remain an adviser…

Here's Why BofA Calls Roblox 'Category Leader' In The Emerging Metaverse Media Category

BofA analyst Omar Dessouky reinstated coverage of Roblox Corp (NYSE:RBLX) with a Buy rating and $84 price target, calling the company the "category leader" in the emerging "Metaverse" media category. The price target implies an upside of 20.8%. Roblox has no "old media" businesses to cannibalize and invests 100% of its resources exclusively towards leadership…

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India Bans 54 Chinese Apps Including That From Sea, Alibaba, NetEase, Tencent

India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has banned 54 apps it says are of Chinese origin, including Sea Ltd (NYSE:SE) marquee game Free Fire, Bloomberg reports. The apps banned include those belonging to Tencent Holdings Ltd (OTC:TCEHY), Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE:BABA), and NetEase Inc (NASDAQ:NTES), and are re-branded versions of apps already banned by India in 2020.…

Google Faces Scrutiny From French, Russian Regulators: All You Need To Know

France's watchdog CNIL alleged Alphabet Inc's (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google Analytics of giving U.S. intelligence services access to French website users' data, Reuters reports. The regulator alleged the U.S. tech giant lacking sufficient measures to guarantee data privacy rights under European Union regulation when transferring data between Europe and the U.S. The French website…

YouTube Talks Metaverse, Blockchain Plans Firing Up Rivalry With Facebook

Alphabet Inc's (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) YouTube looks to start creating metaverse experiences on its video platform, beginning with gaming, amid increasing competition with ByteDance Inc's TikTok and Meta Platforms Inc's (NASDAQ:FB) Instagram. YouTube elaborated on its blockchain and metaverse plans for 2022, saying it could harness emerging technologies to cut fraud in the fast-growing digital art market and…

Facebook Parent Meta Falls Behind Nvidia

Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:FB) continued its slide on February 8 and has now dropped so much in the past week that the company is worth less than chipmaker NVIDIA Corp (NASDAQ:NVDA), CNBC reports. Meta shares dropped 2.1% to close at $220.18 on Tuesday. The stock is down 35% this year and has reached its…

Here's How KeyBanc Views Meta, Snap

KeyBanc analyst Justin Patterson lowered the price target on Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ:FB) to $280 from $420 (16% upside) and kept an Overweight rating on the shares following quarterly results. The analyst notes measurement headwinds are clearly more significant than envisioned, and estimates reset materially. The positive is that Meta has historically managed these transitions before…

Why Alphabet Shares Are Rising Today

Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) is trading higher Wednesday morning after the company reported its fourth-quarter financial results and announced a stock split.

US Big Tech Faces Heat In India Over Fake News

The Indian Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) strongly criticized Alphabet Inc's (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ:

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