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[unable to retrieve full-text content] Google fires more workers for ‘disruptive’ protests over contract with Israel  The Times of Israel Google firings: More workers out after pro-Palestinian protests  USA TODAY Google CEO stresses ‘this is a business’ after in-office protesters fired  Fox Business Source link

Google said on Wednesday that it was working on privacy measures meant to limit the sharing of data on smartphones running its Android software. But the company promised those changes would not be as disruptive as a similar move by Apple last year. Apple’s changes to its iOS software on iPhones asked users for permission before allowing advertisers to track them. Apple’s permission controls — and, ultimately, the decision by users to block tracking — have had a profound impact on… Source link

While the pandemic had a slight impact on Apple’s sales last year and a slump in advertising affected Google’s revenue, the quarter was huge for both companies. Apple earned $81 billion in the quarter, more than any fiscal second quarter in the company’s history, thanks to soaring sales of iPhones and services, which includes Apple’s streaming service and cloud storage. Google earned $62 billion, a 62 percent increase from the same quarter last year. Source link

Enterprise software company Oracle (ORCL) in recent days formed a partnership with an outfit that will strengthen its blockchain-related services, and Bank of America launched a cryptocurrency research team — the latest signs of major firms embracing decentralized finance. Blockchain can claim another believer among the nation’s top financial institutions in Franklin Templeton (BEN) CEO Jenny Johnson, whose fund manages more than $1.5 trillion in assets. Johnson told Yahoo Finance in a… Source link