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Google Offers To Boost Rivals In Search Results To Avoid EU Antitrust Fine Under Digital Markets Act: Report
Saturday, June 21, 2025 - 3:23am | 573To avoid a hefty fine from the EU, Alphabet Inc.’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google is reportedly offering to revamp its search results to better showcase rivals, as scrutiny over the tech giant’s dominance intensifies. What Happened: According to internal documents seen by Reuters,...
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App Auto Generates Google Shopping Ads For Shopify
Monday, September 9, 2019 - 3:54pm | 317An Australian company is touting its ability to automatically generate Google Shopping ads directly from data on the websites of Shopify Inc. (NYSE: SHOP) stores. Google Shopping ads show up at the top of search results on Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG)'s Google results when a...
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Google Gets Out Of Shopping, Will Shut Down Google Compare
Tuesday, February 23, 2016 - 11:10am | 203The New York Times reported on Tuesday that Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) and its Google subsidiary will shut down Google Compare, a comparison shopping website for insurance products in the UK and US. Google Compare has been operating for three years in the UK and saw its debut in the US back in...
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What CEOs Are Saying About Washington Politics
Saturday, December 6, 2014 - 1:37pm | 845Privately, CEOs are probably like most people, fed up with gridlock in Washington and feeling somewhat powerless to do anything about it. Based on the “polite declines” Benzinga received when reaching out to several corporate leaders for comment, however, many preferred to keep...
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Google Snaps Up SparkBuy
Tuesday, May 24, 2011 - 12:00pm | 186Google (GOOG) has acquired Sparkbuy, an online service that allows users to compare prices and features of electronic gadgets. Details of the transaction were undisclosed, but Sparkbuy said it plans to shut down the service, and Sparkbuy's three-person team will move into Google's offices in...