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...Meta said: “Subscriptions as an alternative to advertising are a well-established business model across many industries . . . We will continue to engage constructively with the Commission.”...
...Banks could be at risk too; lower rates would pinch net interest margins, already at record lows, without doing much to curb the pipeline of bad property loans....
...“We saw that with 5G, it becomes much more important to do [chip development] in-house than it used to be,” said Freddie Sodergren, Ericsson’s head of technology and strategy for business area networks....
...“The Google folks clearly knew what they were doing,” Sweeney said. “They had very lucid writings internally as they were writing emails to each other, though they destroyed most of the chats.”...
...As the news of the Silicon Valley Bank collapse reverberates through the technology ecosystem — and investors and founders alike furiously Google terms such as “available-for-sale” and “held-to-maturity”...
...“Apple is increasingly incentivised to get into the search business as it builds out its advertising arm....
...DS: I think that we will see change, especially as a result of the litigation and the investigations the various government bodies are doing into their conduct....
...Pichai said the trimmed workforce at Alphabet would help sharpen the company’s focus particularly in areas such as artificial intelligence, which he described as a “substantial opportunity”....
...My argument was, if I was exceeding my performance and doing such a good job, I easily could have kept doing my role.”...
...So our business isn’t about extracting money from creators as much as helping them find opportunities — and profiting alongside them from the opportunities as they emerge....
...But a spokesman said the company did feel Microsoft “should be scrutinised like any other business”....
...“Commerce, speech, entertainment, news, work — as we’ve become more dependent on technology as a result of the pandemic, it’s not surprising to see these companies doing well.”...
...This no-nonsense attitude is welcomed by investors such as Walter Price, whose £1.2bn Allianz Technology Trust has Alphabet as its largest position....
...But the demands also largely mirrored those made by international investors for years as they have struggled to unshackle Korea Inc from opaque corporate governance structures common among the chaebol....
...business — namely exemption from the tariffs and restrictions imposed on mainland China....
...Shares of the largest US technology companies, including Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google and Microsoft shot higher on Wednesday....
...He just doesn’t wear it on his sleeve as others have. He’s doing a good job of being subtle, ingratiating himself in DC.”...
...It is right to experiment fast, as many governments are doing, and figure out the best ways to integrate app data with human tracing and tracking systems....
...long as prices are falling, everything is fine, and companies can get as big as they want?...
...Now, it seems to be business as usual, something investors are pricing into share valuations, as information technology has grown to represent one-quarter of the value of the S&P 500....
...Breaking down the distrust and building a network of alliances has become a high priority — one reason why the Waymo boss has been considering new ways of doing business alongside the carmakers....
...More niche publications — such as Politico for policy and politics, The Athletic for sport and The Information for technology — have also been able to command a premium to sustain smaller newsroom operations...
...Assessing exactly how well Google is doing in trying to catch up with Amazon and Microsoft, however, is not easy, given the different nature of their businesses....
...Google is estimated to ship four times as many speakers as Sonos. Amazon even more. Both sell speakers at low prices to funnel users on to voice-controlled platforms that feed into the wider business....
...Dr Feinberg was hired to bridge the gap between healthcare and technology. Far from a traditional Googler, he was nevertheless known as an innovator....
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