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 National Bank did not enter the interbank foreign exchange market this week, as in the previous seven weeks. Since the beginning of the year, the NBU has bought $ 290.5 million on the interbank market and sold $ 70 million. The balance of interventions amounted to 220.5 million dollars. It will be recalled that […]
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The largest Chinese company Alibaba Group announced the acquisition of the largest English-language printed edition in Hong Kong – South China Morning Post (SCMP). The agreement between two large companies estimated at $ 266 million. Representatves of companies told about the agreement on December 14, 2015. All details of the agreement are kept in a […]
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Проект, що його розробляє уряд, визначає введення 10% збору на купівлю іноземної валюти імпортерами. Деталі ініціативи Кабміну повідомив нардеп Ярослав Железняк, який є заступником голови податкового комітету Верховної Ради. “Тут варто зазначити, що обрана концепція не передбачає додаткових імпортних мит (що є складним при адмініструванні), а визначає запровадження 10% збору на валютообмінні операції із купівлі всіх […]
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Closing a topic of legal relations registration niceties with the builder, we have approached to the last which LDaily so-called as a”scheme” of investment attraction. It is apartment purchase through securities. This method deserves a special attention because it is simple, reliable and becomes more and more popular. Therefore builders practice the conclusion thicket and […]
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Last year, DTEK’s largest energy holding company of Rinat Akhmetov did not allow representatives of the State Inspecyorate to inspect dozens of times last year, while some indicators of TPP are several times higher than normal. The chairman of inspection Andrey Malovany told about it in interview for Oilpoint. According to him, now, according to […]
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The global tourism industry could lose 120 million jobs due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. This was stated in a video message by UN General Secretary Antonio Guterres. According to him, tourism has become one of the sectors most affected by the pandemic, and no country has been unaffected by the sharp decline in international […]
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At the Tesla Battery Day event, its founder Elon Musk announced the plans to build a budget electric car for $ 25,000 using a much cheaper battery. If the plans will be realized, the new car will be the most budgetable in the Tesla line. Nowadays the company’s cheapest model – sedan Model 3 – […]
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The world economy will grow faster this year than expected at the end of last year. The chief economist of the IMF Gita Gopinat announced this on Tuesday, April 6. “We now forecast a stronger recovery of the world economy in 2021 and 2022 compared to our previous forecast in January, with growth to 6% […]
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The National Bank did not go out this week with interventions on the interbank market, according to the press service of the regulator on Friday, November 27. The Central Bank has been refusing to buy or sell currency for three weeks in a row. At the same time, since the beginning of the year, the […]
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Tesla Inc. paid its chairman and founder, Elon Musk, $ 3 million in compensation for D&O insurance to defend, settle disputes, or make court decisions. This was reported by Insurance Business. This insurance covers the expenses of the members of the board of directors, which are not included in the general expenses of the top […]
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European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) provides a revolving credit facility for $ 20 million for working capital of the “Ukrainian Agrarian Investments” company, that has more than 70 farms in northern and western Ukraine. This loan replaces the previous funding of $ 13 million, which was granted to “Ukrainian Agrarian Investments” in 2014. […]
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Верховна Рада на засіданні у середу, 28 липня, 233 голосами ухвалила законопроект про спрощення приватизації, повідомляє нардеп Ярослав Железняк. Ухвалений законопроект №7451 дозволяє відновити приватизацію, яка була зупинена через воєнне вторгнення Росії. Законопроект пропонує зробити приватизацію швидшою. Так, приватизація з моменту оголошення аукціону до підписання договору триватиме не більше двох місяців, а вся інформація про об’єкти приватизації […]
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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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The Supreme economic court of Ukraine made the statement on the official site, concerning initiation of Garant-Auto insurance company bankruptcy proceedings on September 21, 2016 . On October, 17, the Economic court of the Kyiv city began insolvency proceeding in this case. Insolvency proceeding is open based on the statement of the creditor: MTIBU (Motor […]
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For the three quarters of 2021, the budget was overfulfilled in terms of revenues by 5.3%, or UAH 46.65 billion, from the plan and exceeds last year’s level by 20.8%. This was reported on the website of the State Treasury. In particular, in September the budget was overfulfilled by 6.4%, or UAH 6.2 billion, and […]
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The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine allowed the state Ukrgasbank to sell to the enterprise of agricultural companies Kernel Group rights to the loan of the private joint-stock company Creative for $95,753,000, transmit “Ukrainian News”. The order has been agreed by the National Bank. Collateral for loans was performed the complex for the production of […]
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