Big Tech

Big Q3 For Google, Facebook Ad-Buying Bodes Well For Holiday Sales
Big Q3 For Google, Facebook Ad-Buying Bodes Well For Holiday Sales
November 04, 2020  |  eCommerce

The latest earnings reports from Big Tech giants and social media platforms show that advertising spend is through the roof at present, after basically falling...

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Sweden’s Folksam Insurance Group Reports Data Breach Involving Big Tech
Sweden’s Folksam Insurance Group Reports Data Breach Involving Big Tech
November 03, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

One of Sweden’s largest private insurers, Folksam Group, says a data breach affected one million of its clients. Folksam said it had accidentally allowed big...

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Big Tech Compliance Tracker: Europe Plans To Release Drafts Of Digital Regulation Legislation; UN Initiative To Tax Big Tech In Developing Nations Gains Momentum
Big Tech Compliance Tracker: Europe Plans To Release Drafts Of Digital Regulation Legislation; UN Initiative...
November 02, 2020  |  Regulation

Here’s the latest news from Google and the technology industry, which is coming under increasing global scrutiny from regulatory watchdogs, consumers and organizations. Get the...

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Big Tech Earnings Cement Digital-First Economic Shift
Big Tech Earnings Cement Digital-First Economic Shift
November 02, 2020  |  Economy

Economic headwinds abound. This week marks the culmination of an election season like no other. Virus cases are rising. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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EU’s Digital Rules Draft May Not Include Big Tech Breakup, Antitrust Chief Says
EU’s Digital Rules Draft May Not Include Big Tech Breakup, Antitrust Chief Says
November 01, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

The European Union’s chief antitrust regulator told a German newspaper in an interview published Sunday (Nov. 1) that she sees no reason to break up...

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Digital-First Economy And SMBs Drive Facebook’s Earnings
Digital-First Economy And SMBs Drive Facebook’s Earnings
October 30, 2020  |  Earnings

Like Big Tech peers (Google among them), Facebook’s latest results show the tailwinds of eCommerce and the rebound in consumer spending buoying advertising revenues. But...

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Today in Payments: Mastercard Q3 Shows Cross-Border Spend Slump; Pinterest Revenue Surges As Ads Shift From Facebook
Today in Payments: Mastercard Q3 Shows Cross-Border Spend Slump; Pinterest Revenue Surges As Ads Shift...
October 29, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, Mastercard third-quarter earnings demonstrated the shift to digital, and Pinterest revenue was boosted due to a shift away from Facebook. And...

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EU Digital Chief Advocates For Tighter Rules, No Break Up For Big Tech
EU Digital Chief Advocates For Tighter Rules, No Break Up For Big Tech
October 28, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

European Union digital chief Margrethe Vestager has argued against breaking up Big Tech companies, which is contrary to what some officials want to see in...

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German Authority Opens Probe Into Amazon, Apple Over Alleged Anticompetition
German Authority Opens Probe Into Amazon, Apple Over Alleged Anticompetition
October 28, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

German antitrust regulators are investigating both Amazon and Apple over possible anticompetitive behavior in the country, according to German Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, quoted by Reuters....

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