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Google appeals $1.7BN EU AdSense antitrust fine
Like clockwork, Google has filed a legal appeal against the €1.49 billion ($1.7BN) antitrust penalty the European Commission slapped on…
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KaiOS raises $50M, hits 100M handsets powered by its feature phone OS
While Android and iOS have locked up the market for smartphone operating systems, a feature phone platform that has the…
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A young entrepreneur is building the Amazon of Bangladesh
At just 26, Waiz Rahim is supposed to be involved in the family business, having returned home in 2016 with…
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Google’s new plan to push Google Pay in India: cashback incentives in Android apps
Google is gunning for India’s payment companies. The U.S. search giant entered India’s payment space in 2017, and now it…
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Adobe brings new Amazon and Google integrations to Magento
It’s only been a few months since Adobe launched its Commerce Cloud, based on its $1.6 billion acquisition of Magento.…
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Partnering with Visa, emerging market lender Branch International raises $170 million
The San Francisco-based startup Branch International, which makes small personal loans in emerging markets, has raised $170 million and announced a…
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AI-powered booking service Google Duplex rolls out to iOS & Android 5.0+ devices
Google confirmed its Google Assistant feature for booking restaurant reservations via the phone, powered by Duplex’s AI technology, has begun…
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Google’s anti-trans controversy is the latest case of big tech overcorrecting to the right
Google just smoothed over one spat with the LGBT community, but it’s already well into the next one. Last week,…
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STARTUPS
Lidar startup Ouster raises $60 million in production run-up
Ouster has raised $60 million as the San Francisco-based lidar startup opens a new facility that will have the capacity…
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