X, ByteDance and Booking.com could be added to the European Union’s “gatekeeper” list. The European Commission (EC) made that announcement Friday (March 1) after receiving notifications from the three companies, Reuters reported. The gatekeeper list is part of Europe’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) and applies to companies that have...
Tech companies are acting quickly to install updates and new programs to help people stay safe and informed as the coronavirus continues its worldwide spread. Google, for instance, has updated its search engine for more specific details and resources regarding the virus. The search engine...
Google‘s plan to buy Fitbit isn’t going as well as it had hoped, reports said. The search engine giant has been running into a wall of regulatory red tape, as competition officials across multiple continents worry that the mass control of data by tech giants...
Fiat Chrysler, in partnership with Chinese-based AutoX, wants to launch robo-taxis in China later this year, according to an announcement. The automobile maker, one of the “Big Three” in Detroit, has been casting a wide net for autonomous vehicle tech, and wants to keep pace...
July 01, 2019
The megamergers of 2019 have been reshaping the payments industry. For merchant services, especially, the chessboard looks much different. Daniela Mielke, CEO of RS2 North America, weighs in on why, for incumbent players tied to legacy systems and processes, scale is not enough — not when tech upstarts are folding payments into ecosystems that combine platforms, services, speed and security.
June 19, 2024
Companies in Silicon Valley are reportedly doing more staff vetting over concerns about Chinese espionage. As the Financial Times (FT) reported Wednesday (June 19), firms such as Google and OpenAI have begun doing tighter screening of employees and potential hires, according to sources working directly with these companies. It’s a move, the report noted, driven […]
March 03, 2024
X, ByteDance and Booking.com could be added to the European Union’s “gatekeeper” list. The European Commission (EC) made that announcement Friday (March 1) after receiving notifications from the three companies, Reuters reported. The...
March 22, 2020
Tech companies are acting quickly to install updates and new programs to help people stay safe and informed as the coronavirus continues its worldwide spread. Google, for instance, has updated...
February 11, 2020
Google‘s plan to buy Fitbit isn’t going as well as it had hoped, reports said. The search engine giant has been running into a wall of regulatory red tape, as...
