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Google says rival search engines can appear on Android devices in Europe for free

Google says rival search engines can appear on Android devices in Europe for free

The logo of Google is seen on a building at La Defense business and financial district in Courbevoie near Paris, France, September 1, 2020. REUTERS/Charles Platiau Alphabet (GOOGL.O) unit Google has bowed to pressure from rivals and will let them compete for free to be the default search engines on Android devices in Europe, widening a pledge to EU antitrust regulators two years ago. The move by the world’s most popular internet search engine comes as the 27-country bloc considers rules that… Source link

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18 months after launch, Google Stadia now supports Android TV

18 months after launch, Google Stadia now supports Android TV

Enlarge / Google Stadia: Now for televisions. Google Televisions and video games have gone together since the beginning. It only makes sense: If you want to play a AAA video game, you often want to do it on the biggest, best screen in the house. So we’re a bit mystified that, just now, 18 months after launch, Google’s video game platform will support Google’s television platform. Google has announced that starting this month, Stadia will have… Source link

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Dallas SEO Agency KISS PR Releases Google Core Web Vitals

Dallas, June 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Qamar Zaman, SEO Consultant at KISS PR, has shared the recent core web vitals update in a recently published blog post. He has also published a comprehensive guide on how website owners can survive Google’s Core Web Vitals Update (Page Experience Update), happening less than two weeks from now. The most recent update is about Google lowering the threshold for a good core web vitals score for Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS). “Search Engine… Source link

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Google Pays $270 Million to Settle Antitrust Charges in France

Google Pays 0 Million to Settle Antitrust Charges in France

LONDON — Google agreed to pay roughly $270 million in fines and change some of its business practices as part of a settlement announced on Monday with French antitrust regulators who had accused the company of abusing its dominance of the online advertising market. The agreement was one of the first times an antitrust regulator had taken direct aim at Google’s online advertising infrastructure, a platform that scores of websites worldwide rely on to sell ads. The fine is a pittance… Source link

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Facebook will show creators how much money Apple and Google take from them

Facebook will show creators how much money Apple and Google take from them

Less than two hours before Apple’s big Worldwide Developers Conference, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that the company would be launching a new interface for creators that shows how different fees affect their earnings on the platform. The announcement comes as Apple is under intense scrutiny for its App Store fees. Here’s a preview of what the new interface will look like. This example breaks down exactly how taxes and fees are taken away from a creator’s event revenue:

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Google Stadia will support Android TV and Nvidia Shield on June 23rd

Google Stadia will support Android TV and Nvidia Shield on June 23rd

Google is expanding the availability of its Stadia game streaming service to more TVs and streaming devices later this month. The first version of Stadia on Chromecast with Google TV is launching on June 23rd, more than eight months after the device launched without official Stadia support. Alongside Chromecast with Google TV support, Stadia will also be available on a number of Android TV devices on June 23rd. Not every Android TV device is supported, but Nvidia’s Shield TV devices… Source link

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Google fined $270 million in France for unfair advertising practices

Google fined 0 million in France for unfair advertising practices

The penalty comes as the tech giant faces multiple US suits over anti-competitive behavior and could lead to similar agreements with officials elsewhere. Facebook (FB), the other dominant player in digital advertising, is being investigated separately by EU regulators over claims that its use of data gives it an unfair advantage in the business. In a statement on Monday, France’s competition authority said it had fined Google (GOOGL) “for abusing its dominant position” in the market for… Source link

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Amazon, Google and Facebook respond 

Amazon, Google and Facebook respond 

This photograph taken on September 28, 2017, shows a smartphone being operated in front of the logos of Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon web giants. Damien Meyer | AFP | Getty Images The world’s biggest tech companies are facing a corporate tax avoidance crackdown after the Group of Seven most developed economies agreed a historic deal Saturday. The G-7 backed a U.S. proposal that calls for corporations around the world to pay a minimum 15% tax on profits. The reforms, if finalized, would… Source link

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