Following last week’s reports, Swedish music-streaming leader Spotify (NYSE:SPOT) has officially launched in Russia, along with a dozen other markets in Eastern Europe. The other countries are Albania, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia,… Source link
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According to a report in Politico, California has become the 49th state to launch an antitrust investigation into Google. California and Alabama were the only states that did not participate in an antitrust investigation by 48 states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia, that began in September and is focused on Google’s dominance in online advertising and search. It is still unclear what aspects of Google’s business the reported California investigation will focus on. The… Source link
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Alexa and Google Home are getting some stiff international competition. Russian search engine Yandex recently launched its own version of a smart speaker called the Yandex Station. The Yandex Station is the company’s first foray into hardware elements, and yes, the Yandex speakers have an assistant. While Amazon has Alexa, Yandex has Alice — a Russian-speaking assistant developed by the company’s in-house engineers. Alice has been available on mobile devices since she launched in October… Source link
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