During a quarterly earnings call on Monday (Oct. 28), financial analysts may be as interested in the ongoing antitrust investigations into Google as in its reported revenue. Reuters is reporting that the analysts might be looking for details on continuing antitrust investigations, including one currently...
In an effort to grow usage of its Android smartphones in Brazil, Google has introduced a debit card payment program through Google Pay. Reuters is reporting that the company is making the move because many online retailers in Brazil only accept credit cards due to...
High-interest consumer loans — often known as payday advances — are now banned from having apps on the Google Play store, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on Sunday (Oct. 13). Apple doesn’t have a similar ban, but the company told the WSJ that it...
Google is stepping up its vacation rental business with enhanced listings that will include reviews, photos and more, and appearing before competitors on search, Skift reported on Saturday (Oct. 5). Nicola Simionato, director of business development for Travel at Google, revealed the new enterprise at...
Google has announced the launch of Action Blocks, a new tool that allows people with cognitive disabilities build Google Assistant commands. “Think about the last time you did something seemingly simple on your phone, like booking a rideshare. To do this, you had to unlock...
Olo has announced that it is integrating its rails platform with Google so that customers can order directly from restaurant brands across Google Search, Maps and Google Assistant. The integration allows Olo’s network of more than 70,000 restaurant brand locations to be enabled on Google’s...
If you really want to understand human nature — really gain a deep sense about how people operate, and where they want to go — you could do worse than to study maps. They can show how people thought about the world, and how they pushed...
Google’s plan to use a new internet protocol has caught the attention of Congressional antitrust investigators. In a letter sent to the tech giant on September 13th, investigators for the House Judiciary Committee requested information about Google’s “decision regarding whether to adopt or promote the...
To let users enjoy apps and games without ads or in-app purchases, Google debuted the Google Play Pass. The new subscription service provides them with access to over 350 games and apps that are “completely unlocked,” the company said in a blog post. The offering...
