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Is Social Media Key to Hitting the Trillions for (Fin)Tech Companies?

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Analyst Michael Markowski seems to think so, citing the technology giant’s recent acquisition of professional social media site LinkedIn as the boost that pushed Microsoft into the race. Could Microsoft be the first technology company to earn a one trillion market value?

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Google Quits Cookies As Data Privacy Regs Show Fangs

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In the middle are the consumers whose data fuels eCommerce, social media and basically the entire internet as we know it. The European Union (EU) has levied $126 million USD in fines in that brief time, the biggest against Google at $57 million. That’s a bad moon rising for some Big Data operators.

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DOJ, State AGs To Meet On Antitrust Suit Against Google

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Department of Justice (DOJ) is putting the finishing touches on its antitrust lawsuit against Google that could be filed as early as this week, sources told The New York Times. Google didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. Google, Facebook Inc. A DOJ spokeswoman declined to comment.

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Google Rolls Out ‘Product Discovery Solutions For Retail’ Suite

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Google Cloud is rolling out Product Discovery Solutions for Retail, a new suite of services that will use artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to help eCommerce firms deliver personalized consumer experiences during a shopping journey’s initial phase. "As

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Google Dumps Zagat

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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. But it remains to be seen if Zagat still has the same clout and relevance in this mobile, social media-driven world.

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How Tech Innovators Are Enabling Contextual Commerce Experiences

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In the highly connected digital age, consumers are interacting with a multitude of social media sites as well as apps and connected devices. Simply said, contextual commerce occurs when a consumer sees a product on a smart device or social media feed (and even a recommendation from a friend) and buys the product.

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Weekly Wrap: Google launches PPP solution and banks tackle social media

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Google recently got involved with three new tools backed by artificial intelligence to help banks navigate the program. Banks and tech companies continue to launch Paycheck Protection Program solutions.