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 $ […]
The decision of the Constitutional Court violates Ukraine’s obligations to Western creditors. This was reported by the Ministry of Finance with reference to the statement of the head of the department Serhiy Marchenko. He addressed to the assessments of the World Bank management regarding the decision of the Constitutional Court on the officials’ e-declarations. “They […]
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In the US, Democrats in the lower house of the Congress presented a package of the assistance to combat the effects of the epidemic COVID-19, valued at $ 2.2 trillion. It was reported by the Voice of America. The House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi, issued the letter stating that the bill “provides much-needed resources to protect […]
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The value of bitcoin for the first time since December 2017 exceeded the mark of $ 18 thousand. The cryptocurrency rate reached $ 18,174. For the first time since December 2017, the bitcoin exchange rate exceeded 18,000. This is evidenced by data from the electronic cryptocurrency exchange Coindesk and the portal CoinMarketCap. So, on the […]
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The state food and grain corporation of Ukraine (SFGCU) provided an active work on previous years receivables return. As Ukrsadprom association reported,229 million of UAH and the taken measures into accounts of the corporation were still returned. Andrew Kovalenko, deputy director of economic security department and financial risks of JSC SFGCU noted: “Practically all receivables […]
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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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The robotics company Miso Robotics has launched the robot Flippy, which is able to replace part of the staff in the kitchen of the restaurant. “Flippy goes on sale in the midst of the pandemic and supports the cooking of 19 different dishes, including fries and burgers made of the artificial meat of the Impossible […]
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More than the half of the American companies plan to reduce their office space because of the remote work will become a common option even after the end of the COVID-19 pandemic. This was reported by the Bloomberg, citing to the study by Cisco Systems. Agency interviewed 1,569 business leaders, employees of companies responsible for […]
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The largest Chinese Internet company Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. will acquire from Auchan Retail International shares of the largest Chinese hypermarket operator Sun Art Retail Group for $ 3.6 billion, according to the press release from Alibaba. “Alibaba is investing $ 28 billion ($ 3.6 billion) to acquire … 70.94% of Auchan Retail’s stake in […]
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American chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD) is buying rival Xilinx Inc for $ 35 billion under a deal that it will be paid for in full by AMD shares. According to a press release from AMD, the operation will create a company worth about $ 135 billion. “The acquisition of Xilinx will allow AMD […]
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Today Wells Fargo, the fourth-largest U.S. bank, reported record losses of $2.4 billion in the second quarter, which was even worse than the bank management and Wall Street analysts expected. For the three months by June 30, Wells Fargo’s loss was $0.66. This is $0.46 worse than analysts’ forecast of $0.20 loss per share. One […]
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Until quite recently, the Petcube took the lead position in the Ukrainian niche of gadgets for pets. But a startup team of the Moggie project proved their importance. The company is developing a smart collar for cats and mobile application, which in pairs or individually will allow owners to monitor the health of their pets, […]
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On Monday, the Cabinet of Ministers of the United Kingdom officially announced the implementation of more than 700.000 million shares of the largest national retail bank Lloyds Banking Group total value of which, at the close of the stock market on Friday, estimated at 481 million pounds. Thus, a majority of assets owned by the […]
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Hundreds of thousands of workers could lose their jobs in the aviation sector if states do not provide the additional assistance. “In the absence of additional government measures to provide assistance and open borders, hundreds of thousands of airline jobs will disappear, ” – said the executive director of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) […]
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Some owners of PrivatBank payment cards can have difficulties while paying goods and services via the terminal or PayPass. It is reported by Ukrainian news portal AIN.UA referring to the information furnished by the Bank. According to official explanations by consultants of nationalized financial institution customers whose card starts from a combination of numbers 5457, […]
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Warren Buffett’s US company – Berkshire Hathaway intends to invest more than $ 570 million in Snowflake, a cloud technology company. It was reported after Snowflake announced a price range for its future initial public offering. The company wants to get the estimate of $ 23.7 billion, writes the Financial Times. Snowflake said that during […]
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Inflation in Ukraine in 2017 has an upward trend. Experts predict the order of 8%. With regard to the dollar – the assumption is not very comforting. All these things and more were discussed at the general meeting of the EBA Ukraine’s Business Climate-Global Outlook, which took place on January 26, 2017. In 2017 on […]
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