Big Tech

Google Exec Comes Out Against Paying For ISP Upgrades
Google Exec Comes Out Against Paying For ISP Upgrades
September 26, 2022  |  Google

A Google executive has said big tech companies shouldn’t have to pay for internet service providers’ (ISP) network-upgrade costs in the EU, a report from...

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EMEA Daily: Irish Life Partners With Stripe for Investment Platform Solutions
EMEA Daily: Irish Life Partners With Stripe for Investment Platform Solutions
September 26, 2022  |  emea

In today’s news from Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), Stripe announced that will be providing payment solutions for Irish Life’s investment app and...

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UK Scrutinizes Amazon, Google, Microsoft Over Competition in Cloud Market
UK Scrutinizes Amazon, Google, Microsoft Over Competition in Cloud Market
September 25, 2022  |  Big Tech

The U.K. has begun probing the cloud market to see whether Amazon, Microsoft and Google are stifling competition and innovation. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Flutterwave Adds Google Pay Integration for African Businesses
Flutterwave Adds Google Pay Integration for African Businesses
September 22, 2022  |  emea

Pan-African payment platform Flutterwave has announced a Google Pay integration that will allow merchants using Flutterwave for business, the San Francisco-based firm’s eCommerce platform, to...

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Facebook Parent Meta, Google Quietly Reduce Jobs
Facebook Parent Meta, Google Quietly Reduce Jobs
September 21, 2022  |  Big Tech

Two of the world’s largest tech companies have begun to quietly eliminate jobs as they endeavor to cut costs. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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The Anti-Monopoly Campaigners Taking On Big Tech in Europe
The Anti-Monopoly Campaigners Taking On Big Tech in Europe
September 21, 2022  |  Big Tech

Under Ursula von der Leyen’s presidency, the European Commission (EC) has moved to firm up what she refers to as “tech sovereignty.” Get the Full...

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iRobot Says It Is Cooperating With FTC Review of Amazon Deal
iRobot Says It Is Cooperating With FTC Review of Amazon Deal
September 20, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Amazon’s proposed acquisition of iRobot has drawn the attention of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which has reportedly asked the two companies for more...

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Apple Increasing App Store Prices in Certain European, Asian Countries
Apple Increasing App Store Prices in Certain European, Asian Countries
September 20, 2022  |  Apple

Apple is raising the price of apps and in-app purchases in some countries in Europe and Asia as of Oct. 5, though auto-renewable subscriptions will...

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App Developers’ Powerbroker Funded Primarily by Apple
App Developers’ Powerbroker Funded Primarily by Apple
September 19, 2022  |  Big Tech

An association for app developers gets more than half of its funding from the same source that gives many of its members reason to gripe...

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