Google’s $2.8 billion EU antitrust fine is the latest in a wave of action against Big Tech: The search giant and other major tech firms face criticism across the globe for anti-competitive search practices, and new regulation could forever change their hold on digital markets.
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| Nov 12, 2021
We've already seen this happen with one bank already this year in Europe, I think it's called Bunq, B-U-N-Q, where they launched their first generative AI platform that is customer-facing, so I think we've already seen it. Is it an awesome deployment?
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| Jan 23, 2024
The European Commission wants a minimum of 30% of material streamed to European audiences to be European in origin. With deeper pockets, US-based SVOD providers are better positioned to respond to these requirements. With money comparatively tight in Europe, regional producers may be hard-pressed to deliver that programming. Predictions.
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| Dec 15, 2021
US-China conflict over chips intensifies: AMD and Nvidia stocks plunge on reports of new government sales restrictions of chips to China and Russia. US chipmakers could be forced to abandon potential sales.
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| Sep 2, 2022
With regulatory fines piling up in Europe, there’s speculation about whether companies will ditch the combative market—last year, Meta floated the possibility of divesting from the EU entirely to combat regulation, though it later walked that back and relocated Instagram head Adam Mosseri to London. In short, the answer is no: Big Tech is not going to leave Europe any time soon.
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| Feb 21, 2023
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| Mar 23, 2022
Source: Insider Intelligence | eMarketer
The popularity of livestreaming ecommerce is spreading to other parts of the world besides China. But not every market has embraced this new retail format to the same degree.
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| Jul 14, 2023
In response, Apple said it gives all banks equal access to the payment system, with 2,500 banks in Europe connected, as well as smaller fintech companies. Further, Apple says it will continue to engage the EC to ensure Europeans have access to the payment options of their choice in a safe and secure environment.
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| May 3, 2022
On today's podcast episode, we discuss how young Gen Zers differ from older Gen Zers, the numbers that tell the story of teens' social media use, and how teens and parents approach screen time. "In Other News," we talk about whether 20-somethings saying "no" to TikTok is a big deal and whether a new push to ban TikTok is for real this time. Tune in to the discussion with our analysts Jasmine Enberg and Paola Flores-Marquez.
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| Mar 18, 2024
First of its kind: UK-based startup Evident created the index, which ranks the 23 largest banks in North America and Europe by their ability to develop and deploy AI-powered solutions. The index scores the bank across four factors: AI-focused talent, AI innovation, leadership in AI strategy and implementation, and transparency of responsible AI practices.
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| Feb 2, 2023
The Southeast Asia coverage in the Global Media Intelligence Report includes poll results from Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.
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| Oct 30, 2023
“Disruptions to the flow of any of these materials would have a costly effect around the world, particularly in Europe and North America,” Fitch Solutions Country Risk & Industry Research said.
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| Feb 28, 2022
The European Commission initiated a formal antitrust inquiry into whether an arrangement between Meta and Google code-named Jedi Blue may have violated EU competition rules. Meta racked up £50.5 million in fines ($69.5 million) pertaining to its purchase of Giphy—about one-fifth of what it paid to purchase the company.
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| Mar 16, 2022
At the beginning of 2022, the European Commission expected France’s GDP to rise 3.6% this year, predicting that the combination of high vaccination rates against COVID-19, increased international trade, and a rebound in tourism would boost economic activity. However, the Russia-Ukraine war has dented those projections.
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| May 18, 2022
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| Jan 19, 2024
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| Jan 23, 2024
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Despite France’s hot start to 2022, we expect it will continue to trail behind the leading European fintech hubs, the UK and Germany. UK-based and Germany-based startups raised $16.8 billion and $5.3 billion more in total venture capital funding last year than their French counterparts—a larger gap in both cases than in 2020, per a 2022 report from CB Insights.
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| Jan 19, 2022
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| Jan 18, 2024
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So, in a 2022 report titled Revisiting Bitcoin's Carbon Footprint, which was conducted by a consortium of climate and economic researchers in Europe, they estimated that Bitcoin mining may be responsible, and I don't know what these numbers mean, but 65.4 megatons of CO2 per year.
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| Jun 26, 2023
What this means: The EU has led a global wave of regulation and penalties against Big Tech companies, with search and ad technologies coming under especially severe scrutiny, making this investigation the latest in a series of fines, legal challenges, and penalties that have plagued Big Tech in Europe. Google in particular has had it rough.
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| Mar 14, 2022
Adults in the UK are spending more time than ever with digital media. Time spent watching videos online, particularly via social, is soaring.
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| Jun 6, 2022
Europe: EU regulators last week urged lawmakers to consider “further analysing the use of data in AI/machine learning models and potential bias leading to discrimination and exclusion.”. UK: The Office for AI will release its white paper on governing and regulating AI in early 2022. This could lead to a shift from the government’s current sector-led approach to blanket AI-specific regulations.
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| Feb 15, 2022
In the EU: The European Central Bank (ECB) said that while eurozone banks have built up strong reserves over the past few years, and lenders stand to benefit from rising interest rates, they still must deal with a looming recession and astronomical energy prices. The ECB says banks should focus on their exposure to the energy sector and other sectors that are affected by the ongoing energy crisis.
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| Sep 20, 2022
The increased focus isn’t without reason as crippling ransomware attacks have increased by an alarming 175% in Europe in 2021. In response, banks have been shoring up their defenses to protect consumer data: Global security revenues for retail banking are expected to rise to $9.8 billion by 2024, according to GlobalData. Compliance.
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| May 12, 2022
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| Jan 16, 2024
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