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Fintech Focus For December 2, 2020
Tuesday, December 1, 2020 - 6:02pm | 2069Read More...Quote To Start The Day: It’s possible to transcend anything that doesn’t kill you. Source: David Goggins One Big Thing In Fintech: The digitization of financial markets in Africa will continue to accelerate as local investors seek diversified access to higher-yield financial products....
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Google Maps Adds Feature To Identify COVID-19 Hot Zones
Thursday, September 24, 2020 - 3:09am | 269Read More...Alphabet Inc's (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) navigation app Google Maps has introduced a COVID-19 "layer" that will show areas-wise information on the spread of the virus to the users, the company said in a blog post on Wednesday. What Happened: More than one billion people...
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Google Maps To Offer Relevant Local COVID-19 Information For Public Transport, Driving And Testing Centers
Tuesday, June 9, 2020 - 2:51am | 387Read More...Alphabet Inc.’s (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) Google Maps will now assist users with local coronavirus information helping them to drive or take public transport safely, as well as guiding them to testing centers. What Happened On Monday, Ramesh Nagarajan, Product Management Director at...
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Netflix, Next Games To Develop 'Stranger Things' Game Similar To Pokemon Go
Thursday, June 13, 2019 - 2:22pm | 469Read More...Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) and Finnish game developer and publisher Next Games said they’re developing a free-to-play location-based game based on the Netflix hit series "Stranger Things." The mobile, walk-around-the-real-world-style game, which the publishers say reimagines the...
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UBS Says Alphabet 'Well-Positioned' For Local Ads
Monday, May 6, 2019 - 10:25am | 372Read More...Google parent company Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) is "well-positioned" to capitalize on local advertising, which represents 30 percent of the global ad and marketing services addressable market of around $650 billion excluding China, according to UBS. The Analyst Eric...
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BMO Stays Neutral On Alphabet After Q1 Print: 'Solid' Top-Line, 'Weak' Margins
Tuesday, April 24, 2018 - 9:34am | 452Read More...Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL)'s story exiting its first-quarter report on Monday is the same as it was heading into the print, according to BMO Capital Markets. The Analyst BMO's Daniel Salmon maintains a Market Perform rating on Alphabet's stock with an unchanged...
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Alphabet Exceeds Expectations, Bull Thesis Intact
Friday, October 27, 2017 - 8:12am | 403Read More...Analyst at KeyBanc turned incrementally bullish on Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) after the company reported its third-quarter results. The firm's Andy Hargreaves maintains an Overweight rating on Alphabet's stock with a price target boosted from $1,100 to $1,150. Alphabet's ad revenue...
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You Can Now Book An Uber Directly In Google Maps
Thursday, January 12, 2017 - 3:55pm | 318Read More...Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL) is ringing in the new year with a great new addition to Google Maps, allowing users to book an Uber or Lyft directly through Maps. According to Google's blog post, when opening the updated version of Google Maps under the ride-sharing tab, users will be...
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Google Feature Finally Addressing The 'I Lost My Phone' Problem
Thursday, June 2, 2016 - 10:23am | 334Read More...Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL) unit Google is finally taking on Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s Find my iPhone as it adds "Find Your Phone" feature to the My Account page. "Find your phone is a new feature that will help you if your phone is ever lost or stolen. In a few simple...
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GovBrain – Oxymoron Or Brilliant Idea?
Tuesday, June 2, 2015 - 12:24pm | 1319Read More...Political intelligence website GovBrain uses an automated process to analyze political "events," then ties them to a ticker symbol as a way of determining how government decisions affect the financial markets. The name, GovBrain, which founder Dr. Brent M. Eastwood admitted seemed to...
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Google Maps Launches New Traffic Alerts Just In Time For Memorial Day
Monday, May 25, 2015 - 11:23am | 462Read More...Memorial Day weekend drivers have a new tool in fighting congested traffic this year thanks to Google Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL). Just before this year's weekend travel rush, Google Maps launched a new traffic alert feature that is aimed at keeping drivers more informed about what...
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Apple Vs. Google: The Mapping War That's Just Beginning
Friday, May 22, 2015 - 12:55pm | 441Read More...Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) might soon be launching the public transportation directions feature on Apple Maps, which will put it head to head against Google Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL)’s Google Maps. Kevin Nabipour, SVP, Content Strategies at Allison & Partners, was on CNBC...
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Would Uber Buy Nokia's Here Mapping Service For $3 Billion?
Friday, May 8, 2015 - 8:33am | 283Read More...Nokia Corporation (NYSE: NOK) has already indicated it is exploring a sale of its mapping business, Here, which has drawn interest from automakers including Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz. At the same time, The New York Times reported that Uber may also be entering a potential bidding war. The German-...
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Gene Munster: Google Will Fall 3-5% If Apple Swaps Default Search Engine
Monday, March 9, 2015 - 10:12am | 901Read More...Piper Jaffray Managing Director and Senior Research Analyst Gene Munster – the world's top Apple analyst – is concerned about the possibility that Google Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG)(NASDAQ: GOOGL) will lose its spot as the default search engine in Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ: AAPL) web...
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Apple Or Google: Who's Going To Conquer The Car Dashboard?
Monday, February 23, 2015 - 2:08pm | 443Read More...After fighting the smartphone wars, tech giants Google Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL)(NASDAQ: GOOG) and Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) have found a new battleground in the car dashboard. Both companies are gearing up to outdo each other in the in-car tech space with their respective products, Android Auto and...
