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MARCH 6, 2018

The Infatuation, the restaurant discovery platform, announced Monday (March 5) it is acquiring the restaurant review brand Zagat from Google , nearly seven years after it paid $151 million for it. Iconic brands don’t become available very often, and Zagat is about as iconic as it gets.

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JANUARY 15, 2020

Google has updated its search function to make searching for clothing items and accessories easier, the company said in a blog post. To start using the service, a customer simply types in the name of the accessory they’re looking for in the Google search bar, like “bathrobes,” “pants” or “bathing suits.”

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NOVEMBER 15, 2019

This edition includes news about Facebook’s new payments push, Amazon’s new robotics plan and why Google is working more closely with financial institutions. Google Dives Into DDAs. The branding will reflect the financial institutions and not Google. Google’s Growing Global Challenge To Amazon’s Voice Dominance .

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JANUARY 15, 2020

Google has updated its search function to make searching for clothing items and accessories easier, the company said in a blog post. To start using the service, a customer simply types in the name of the accessory they’re looking for in the Google search bar, like “bathrobes,” “pants” or “bathing suits.”

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

General Motors (GM) plans to add Google apps capability to its cars in 2021, according to a report. Buick, Chevrolet, GMC and Cadillac vehicles will have in-car voice, navigation and other Google-enabled capabilities. It is based on the operating system that runs on phones and tablets, but was modified to work with cars.

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JANUARY 8, 2018

For the first time in years, Google had an official stand-alone booth at CES – a sign to buyers that it is ready to collaborate with both top brands and startups in the race for voice assistant dominance. Currently, Amazon’s Echo devices hold 67 percent of the smart speaker market, while Google has 25 percent.

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OCTOBER 16, 2020

In today’s top news, Americans are struggling as savings accounts run dry, and several states are preparing their own antitrust probe into Google. State AGs To Press Own Case Against Google. Several states are moving forward with their own antitrust probe into Google and could decide to join the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) case.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

earlier this year, Huawei has introduced a new line of 5G phones that won’t have an Android OS or any Google apps, according to a report by CNBC. The phones will not have some key Google apps like Maps, Youtube or Gmail, but Huawei has its own interface that’s based on Android called EMUI10.

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MAY 13, 2019

Now, according to a report , Adobe has announced some Magento updates that aim to help small and medium-sized businesses that use the service, with Amazon and Google integrations. Users can set pricing rules for the Amazon sales channel, handle multiple brands at a time with access to multiple accounts, and get access to Amazon product data.

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JULY 26, 2017

A good product at a good price: that used to be the recipe for a good brand. Payments can be one of the areas of greatest friction for eCommerce players, especially if they operate globally and need to handle many different forms of payment. Brand value. A smooth, secure checkout process has its own kind of value.

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MARCH 5, 2019

JD.com, one of the biggest eCommerce retailers in China, has teamed up with Google to launch a store on Google Express, according to a report by Reuters. . In June of last year, Google announced it was going to invest $550 million in JD.com in exchange for a 1 percent stake in the company.

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JULY 26, 2018

Alphabet’s Google released on Thursday (July 26) its Android P Developer Beta 5, as the company moves closer to rolling out the release of its mobile operating system, reported BGR. According to the report, in addition to working on the Android release, Google is also updating Wear OS, its operating system for wearable devices.

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AUGUST 5, 2020

What Thrasio is doing better than anyone else right now is making a business out of buying Amazon businesses, which it then onboards, optimizes and operates. Then there’s a checklist of 503 items that the Thrasio team applies to their new acquisition — from operations to platform compliance to product specs and marketing practices.

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OCTOBER 18, 2017

They weren’t Google phones exactly, but they were at least Google-adjacent smartphones. While Google became the vague banner under which all Android/“not-Apple” phones could be loosely grouped, a negation of an ecosystem does not itself an ecosystem make. Yes, Google comes close but not in the way that Apple owns the iPhone.

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APRIL 17, 2020

The IAB said effects are being felt across ad-supported websites, “as well as companies that provide technical infrastructure to support selling ads” such as network services, brand safety and attribution services. Neither Facebook nor Google break down their revenue by business size. Brands typically shy away from bad news.

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AUGUST 27, 2019

Google lost its second-place spot in smart speaker sales to Chinese tech company Baidu , whose only market is China, according to reports on Monday (Aug. Google and Amazon were always in the top two spots. million units shipped; Google sold 4.3 million units shipped; Google sold 4.3 million units; Baidu, 4.5 million. .

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AUGUST 22, 2017

While America was busy watching the solar eclipse (hopefully with the appropriate protective eyewear), Google rolled out its new Android OS and created the world’s first crowdsourced “Eclipse Megamovie” using footage from across the U.S. It rolls out first to the Google Pixel and Nexus 5X and 6P devices. Android Oreo Confirmed.

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MARCH 15, 2018

Google announced that it is launching a “wearables operating system for everyone” that will work for both Android and iPhone users. The best part: We’re just scratching the surface of what’s possible with wearables and there’s even more exciting work ahead.”.

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JUNE 29, 2018

Google is getting into the grocery delivery market, with NBC News reporting that it is testing a same-day delivery service that will bring food and other online orders to consumers’ doorsteps. If the test is successful, Google told NBC News it could expand into other markets. “We

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AUGUST 29, 2018

JD.com , a Chinese eCommerce company, is tapping Google and Walmart to help it expand outside China. Bloomberg , citing an interview with Richard Liu, the head of JD.com , reported Liu is in the initial stages of planning with Google to lure customers outside the country. and Southeast Asia. and Southeast Asia.

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AUGUST 14, 2018

New research shows that Google gained ground on Amazon ’s global smart speaker share for the second quarter of 2018. Conversely, Google increased its share to 28 percent in Q2 2018, up from 16 percent during Q2 2017. “However, its high price continues to hamper demand for the HomePod.

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MARCH 25, 2019

We started to really think about how [we] not only simplify integration and onboarding, but [how to] better manage operations on an ongoing basis,” he said. “We The company is testing the program with more than 20 beauty and fashion brands , including direct-to-consumer retailers and well-known companies. eBay Drafts Google Pay.

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JANUARY 27, 2021

Brands like Panera Bread and Jimmy John’s positioned themselves well by being early adopters of Apple Pay and Google Pay. Guests feel safe, and the brands deliver an exceptional experience.”. It revealed that 51 percent of operators are already leveraging contactless payments while 31 percent intend to implement the technology.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2019

Google confirmed that it will partner with Citi and Stanford Federal Credit Union to launch a checking account linked to Google Pay sometime next year. Cache, reportedly the project’s code name, is described by Google as a “smart” DDA. Google’s Everyday App Opportunity. It was the gasp heard ‘round the world last week.

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OCTOBER 20, 2020

Instead, it leverages the headless concept, which allows retailers to build and scale their operations with minimal coding or other technology. Masud believes his platform will do a better job than current market entries because he sees so many retailers that look exactly alike rather than differentiating and competing on brand.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

The Google Assistant finds a home away from the Home as third parties integrate it into their smart speakers using Google’s open software development kit. Soon it will also reside on Google’s own Home device and forthcoming Pixel 2 and Pixel XL 2 Android phones. All in this week’s tracker. Smart Move. The result? The Ad Machine.

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OCTOBER 7, 2020

For Big Tech, the bleeding may come from cuts, here and there, targeting individual agreements and operations. Vestager has said the injunctions would be more widely deployed as antitrust investigations continue into Google, Amazon and Apple, among others. “If

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JUNE 7, 2017

goes up against San Francisco’s grocery delivery champion Instacart, as well as AmazonFresh and Google Express, to become the U.S.’ number one grocery delivery brand. It rivals AmazonFresh in size and is actually bigger than Google Express.

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OCTOBER 14, 2019

A quarter-century later, that online bookstore has profoundly changed the retail landscape and every player operating within it. But the first few listings they see when the search results come back are the aggregators listing for those specific brands. Avoiding The Apocalyptic Scenario .

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JULY 27, 2020

“The pandemic has brought uncertainty to many businesses, but at the same time, it has sparked innovation,” said Ro Bhatia , chief operating officer at sticky.io. Helping brands launch their DTC and subscription businesses with the flexibility to sell how their customers want to buy – and fast – is the future of digital commerce.”.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Before there was Alexa , Bixby , Siri and Google Assistant , there was Emma Nutt. Emma Nutt, born in 1860 in a small town in Maine, was hired by Alexander Graham Bell in 1878 to be the world’s first female telephone switchboard operator. Google’s recent announcement makes it clear that it isn’t about to let Alexa hog the road.

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JANUARY 24, 2018

Like the Chefling app, these devices sometimes interface with voice-activated assistants, such as Amazon’s Alexa, and have the potential to save consumers from encountering expiring food and to inform brands on which products consumers are bringing home from the grocery store. Krishna also plans to expand Chefling’s workforce.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2022

The actual product includes the terms, fees, interest rate, operations, and details of how to access the product. The most successful product in the world, the products created by Apple, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, and Facebook, all solve a variety of emotional problems for the buyer. Unfortunately, that is only part of the battle.

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JUNE 5, 2019

Triad’s main business is selling advertising space on the websites of retailers and helping brands create digital advertising campaigns. It is now only behind Google and Facebook. Google is expected to lose share and drop to 37.2 The deal is aimed at increasing Target’s digital advertising efforts. billion this year.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Customers are rewarded “time currency” at the time of their checkout by using their Google Maps timeline to demonstrate precisely how far and long they have traveled to get to IKEA. And if you find yourself leaping to Google to figure out where the farthest IKEA you can drive to is, be warned.

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OCTOBER 21, 2020

21) that it is launching a new destination for electronics products to feature Certified Refurbished products, not from its sellers but from brands like De'Longhi, Dirt Devil, Hoover, Makita, Philips and Razer, which will sell exclusively on the eBay platform. The program is operable immediately. eBay announced on Wednesday (Oct.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

That’s a question with obvious relevance to payment and commerce operators. Perhaps a better, more specific question is this: Even with Google ’s search engine dominance (a dominance that seems as currently eternal as, say, the power of the British Navy in the late 19 th century), can any challenger make a significant push to gain ground?

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