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Big Tech CEOs Didn’t Win Over Congress At Hearing
Big Tech CEOs Didn’t Win Over Congress At Hearing
July 30, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

The big day finally came — the CEOs of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google‘s parent, Alphabet, sat in front of lawmakers (at least virtually) and...

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Alphabet Bolsters Advertising Features As Cloud Gains Traction Amid Pandemic
Alphabet Bolsters Advertising Features As Cloud Gains Traction Amid Pandemic
July 30, 2020  |  Earnings

Alphabet, the parent company of Google, strengthened its advertising capabilities in the second quarter as it looked to help connect business with customers through new...

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Loon Goes Live In Kenya Providing Internet Access Through Balloons
Loon Goes Live In Kenya Providing Internet Access Through Balloons
July 08, 2020  |  International

Loon, the balloon-centric project attempting to connect people to the internet, is live in Kenya, according to Alastair Westgarth from the company in a Medium...

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Big Tech CEOs Head To Washington July 27 To Testify In Antitrust Probe
Big Tech CEOs Head To Washington July 27 To Testify In Antitrust Probe
July 06, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

The CEOs of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google parent Alphabet will all appear before Congress this month as part of a governmental probe into their...

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Google Buys Smart-Glasses Maker North For A Reported $180M
Google Buys Smart-Glasses Maker North For A Reported $180M
June 30, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Google’s parent, Alphabet Inc., confirmed on Tuesday (June 30) that it has purchased North, the Canadian startup best known for Focals, its $600 smart glasses.  Terms were not...

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Aye Finance Raises Another $27.5M Amid Pandemic
Aye Finance Raises Another $27.5M Amid Pandemic
June 24, 2020  |  Investments

Bucking the coronavirus-driven economic downturn, Indian FinTech Aye Finance on Wednesday (June 24) said it had raised $27.5 million from a group of investors led...

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Google Withdraws Offers To More Than 2,000 Contract Workers
Google Withdraws Offers To More Than 2,000 Contract Workers
May 29, 2020  |  Google

More than 2,000 people who had signed employment agreements with Google as temp and contract workers had their offers rescinded, The New York Times reported....

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The Rise And Fall Of Digital Initiatives For Toronto Retailers
The Rise And Fall Of Digital Initiatives For Toronto Retailers
May 13, 2020  |  Retail

It’s one step up and one step back for the retail community in Toronto. In the same week, the city’s Digital Main Street program got...

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Google’s Sidewalk Labs Pulls The Plug On Toronto Smart City Venture
Google’s Sidewalk Labs Pulls The Plug On Toronto Smart City Venture
May 07, 2020  |  Internet of Things

Sidewalk Labs, a subsidiary of Google’s parent company Alphabet, is pulling the plug on its plans to create a smart city district in Toronto, CEO...

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