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Facebook, Google Ad Market Rebounds From April Bottom

By Nick Bastone · July 7, 2020 11:38 AM PDT · 1 comment
Digital advertising, the main source of revenue for Facebook and Google, just finished one of its most difficult three-month stretches ever. The bright side for these firms: The ad market looks to have hit rock bottom in April, and since then, ad prices and ad spending have been creeping back up to pre-pandemic rates, say advertising... Digital advertising, the main source of revenue for Facebook and Google, just finished one of its...
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Google Reorg Gives Top Exec Portfolio to Jump-Start Shopping

By Nick Bastone · June 18, 2020 12:28 PM PDT · 2 comments
Until a few weeks ago, when Google staffers wanted to test new shopping features for Google’s search home page, the need to get approval from Google’s search team sometimes held things up, former employees say. But a management shake-up earlier this month, giving a key executive responsibility for search and e-commerce, could smooth... Until a few weeks ago, when Google staffers wanted to test new shopping features for...
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Google Plans to Expand Google Pay Into Commerce Portal

By Juro Osawa and Nick Bastone · June 12, 2020 10:27 AM PDT · 2 comments
Google is working on a major overhaul of its payment app, Google Pay, in hopes of jump-starting its use in the U.S. Google Pay plans this year to let online and brick-and-mortar merchants set up their own branded buttons inside the U.S. version of the app, potentially turning it into a one-stop portal for commerce, say two people familiar with... Google is working on a major overhaul of its payment app, Google Pay, in hopes of jump-starting...
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Antitrust Battle Focused on Ads Might Play to Google’s Advantage
By Christopher Stern and Nick Bastone · June 8, 2020 7:01 AM PDT · 1 comment
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Antitrust Battle Focused on Ads Might Play to Google’s Advantage

By Christopher Stern and Nick Bastone · June 8, 2020 7:01 AM PDT · 1 comment
As regulatory agencies intensify their probe of Google’s business practices, the discussion in Washington, D.C., and Silicon Valley has shifted from whether the Justice Department will sue Google for anticompetitive behavior to when it will do so.But one question remains unclear: what exactly the government is going to accuse Google... As regulatory agencies intensify their probe of Google’s business practices, the discussion...
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Zoom in Talks With Google to Use Cybersecurity Service

By Kevin McLaughlin · June 4, 2020 10:01 AM PDT · 1 comment
At a moment when Zoom’s security practices are receiving renewed attention, the fast-growing video-calling company is turning to a big tech business—Google—to help make those calls safer.Zoom is in advanced talks with Google’s cloud division about using a Google security service that alerts users to the dangers of... At a moment when Zoom’s security practices are receiving renewed attention, the...
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Google’s Pixel Division Undergoes Shakeup After Disappointing Launch

By Nick Bastone · May 13, 2020 7:01 AM PDT · 11 comments
When Google announces its latest Pixel smartphone in the coming weeks, it will be without some key architects of its previous model, which drew rare internal criticism from the company’s head of hardware, Rick Osterloh, The Information has learned.The mastermind behind Google’s Pixel camera, Marc Levoy, who last year showed off his... When Google announces its latest Pixel smartphone in the coming weeks, it will be without some...