Google has updated its application store policy: the corporation makes it mandatory to use its payment system for digital purchases on the Google Play. The new rules will take effect in a year, on September 30, 2021.
The update of the usage policy means that in a year application developers will not be able to receive payments from users directly, by credit cards, or through third-party payment systems. This means that all Google partners will have to pay a commission of 30% of each user payment on Google Play. As a result, Google has introduced the same rules for the application developers as Apple.
IT giant Google and Singapore’s state-owned investment company Temasek have invested in Indonesia’s largest online store Tokopedia, writes Nikkei Asian Review. The amount of investments is not disclosed. In October, Bloomberg reported that Tokopedia was going to raise about $ 350 million from Google and Temasek. This is Google’s second investment in the Indonesian unicorn. […]
The French company has developed an augmented reality application for digital makeup. The Signature Faces application allows you to apply filters to your face in real time. “We believe that everyone is beautiful by themselves, but in a world where the camera is always on, it’s normal to want to “play” with filters. We want […]
Apple has announced that it will hold a presentation of new products next week – the third since the beginning of 2020. According to the company’s website, the event will be broadcast from the head office in California on Tuesday, November 10. The company announces the event with the words “One More Thing”. This phrase, […]
Shares of Amazon, which rose by 73.8% since the beginning of the year (more than the growth of Apple, Microsoft, Google and Facebook), fell 2% after closing trading on Thursday, when the company released a report for the 3rd quarter, which ended September 30. Amazon set a new revenue record, e-commerce increased sales by 57% […]
Shares of Alphabet, which rose 18.2% over the past 6 months, rose 9% after closing trading on Thursday when the global advertising giant announced significant improvements in the reporting quarter. Google’s parent financial report far exceeded analysts’ expectations and showed a resumption of advertising revenue growth after reporting a drop in revenue for the first […]
According to trading data, securities of the microblogging service Twitter Inc. after the close of the main trading session in the US fell in price by more than 17%, also according to financial statements, in the red were the shares of US technology giants Amazon, Apple and Facebook, only Alphabet reporting pleased investors. Thus, shares […]
South Korean company Samsung Electronics in the third quarter of this year took first place in the global smartphone market. This was reported on Friday by KBS, citing data from the international research company Counterpoint Research. According to this data, during this period, Samsung controlled 22% of the world market. In second place is the […]
American gadget manufacturer Apple Inc. in July-September reduced net income to $ 12.67 billion, or $ 0.73 per share, compared to $ 13.68 billion, or $ 0.76 per share, for the same period in 2019. Stock analysts forecast a rate of $ 0.71 per share. Apple’s quarterly revenue grew 1% year on year to $ […]
In the world last week, coronavirus was found in another 2.4 million people – a record high since the beginning of the pandemic. This was reported by the WHO on Tuesday, October 20. “The number of new COVID-19 cases continues to grow rapidly, while the number of new deaths remains relatively stable … As of […]
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The American company Pfizer and the German BioNTech have applied to the European Medicines Agency for registration of their coronavirus vaccine. The announcement was published on the BioNTech website. “On Monday, November 30, Pfizer and BioNTech filed a formal application with the European Medicines Agency for a conditional authorization to use their COVID-19 candidate vaccine […]
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US Employees of Facebook were allowed to work in a remote location by June next year. Most Facebook personnel were switched to remote mode in late March, and in April, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said that it is the last among of those to resume working in the office at the end of a pandemic of […]
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Amazon’s digital advertising business (AMZN) has received a new high estimate of growth in 2020 from experts from the global research company eMarketer. Amazon shares, which have not changed much since the beginning of 2021, rose at the beginning of trading on Wednesday. EMarketer analysts gave investors another confirmation of the strong growth of the […]
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Within 10 months of last year, Ukraine had supplied toy glass products (90.6%) in 25 countries, including most EU countries, amounting to $ 4,5mln. It is reported on the Facebook page of Natalia Mykolska – Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine. On the EU market it has sold 62.3% of Christmas decorations. […]
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Problems with the supply of the AstraZeneca vaccine to the European Union are partly because the contract plant in the Netherlands has not yet delivered a single dose, the Financial Times reported on March 14. The Leiden plant is one of the main producers of the active substance of the vaccine, along with the plant […]
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Before the fall of the economy in the second quarter of 11.4% led to strict quarantine restrictions and declining demand, as well as reduced investment. This is stated in the report of the National Bank. “The main factor in the deepening decline in GDP was expected to be a reduction in domestic demand. It is […]
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Chinese e-commerce company JD.com Inc announced on Saturday that it will be the first platform in the country to accept China’s digital currency. The Central Bank of China will hold its second digital yuan lottery among citizens of Suzhou, near Shanghai on Friday. The total amount of playable digital yuan is 20 million ($ 3.06 […]
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The American company Cargill invests $ 100 million in the construction of a grain terminal in the Ukrainian Yuzhnyi sea port (Odessa region). This was announced by the Prime Minister, Arseniy Yatsenyuk at the signing ceremony of the investment agreement, which took place on Wednesday in the Cabinet of Ministers. “It’s been 7 months, and […]
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On Tuesday, the world’s largest manufacturer of jeans and casual wear, Levi Strauss, announced better than expected results of its 3rd financial quarter, which ended on August 23. The company reported the profits of $ 27 million, after the loss of $ 364 million in the second quarter, when Levi was forced to cut 15% […]
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American gadget manufacturer Apple Inc. in July-September reduced net income to $ 12.67 billion, or $ 0.73 per share, compared to $ 13.68 billion, or $ 0.76 per share, for the same period in 2019. Stock analysts forecast a rate of $ 0.71 per share. Apple’s quarterly revenue grew 1% year on year to $ […]
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The US company Amazon will expand its business in six cities of U S, investing more than $ 1.4 billion in this activity. This is stated in a statement published on the website of the corporation on Tuesday, August 18. “Today, we are pleased to announce the plans which provide for continued investment and the […]
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Division of a major bank in Switzerland will pay to the USA government a fine of $ 99 million to settle the case to the complicity of American citizens in tax evasion, – reports The Wall Street Journal. In its defense, the bank’s representatives said that their establishment has never been support those who […]
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The TAS-Agro company plans to increase its land bank from 95 to 150 thous. Ha. The company is interested in areas in the northern part of Ukraine. This was announced by the investment chief of the TAS Group company – Anton Kernasovskyi, – says delo.ua. According to him, he does not know exactly when and […]
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The ambassadors of the G7 countries stressed the importance of swift action to resolve the situation in the Constitutional Court of Ukraine. In particular, they assessed Ukraine’s actions in this direction. They said this during a meeting with Verkhovna Rada Chairman Dmytro Razumkov. The G7 ambassadors said that swift action was needed to resolve the […]
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The company Walmart continues to follow the advanced technology in the field of e-commerce and delivery. Walmart has partnered with three drone manufacturers: Flytrex, Zipline and DroneUp, as well as with the large American network of clinical laboratories Quest Diagnostics. According to the company, DroneUp drones have already made 57 flights with the average time […]
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