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[New] Later this year, Spain will introduce a 3 percent digital services tax on the revenue of companies including Facebook and Google.
[New] Among the more notable moves was Microsoft's extension of Azure Cost Management to AWS, with support for Google Cloud expected next year.
Consumers across the globe now expect their cards to work across all popular platforms, whether it is for e-commerce, mobile wallets like Apple Pay, Google Pay, Samsung Pay or contactless payments.
Data privacy regulation will be the biggest threat to the likes of Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple over the next few years.
Amazon, Facebook and Google are all expected to increase revenue by more than 16% a year in the three years from 2019 to 2021.
Tech giants Amazon, Google and Microsoft will continue to evolve their product offerings and develop their marketing tactics in 2020, all aiming for the coveted 'top spot' and market dominance.
CES 2020 will feature devices infused with artificial intelligence for cars, homes, smart cities and for personal health, with many gadgets embracing voice assistants from Amazon, Google and others.
This year will be the first time that Google and Facebook's combined share of the digital ad market will drop.
The $2.1 billion deal will give search and advertising giant Google the capability to take on Apple and Samsung in the crowded market for fitness trackers and smart watches.
Google will buy Fitbit Inc for US$2.1 billion, as the biggest Web search company looks to take on Apple and Samsung in the crowded market for fitness trackers and smart watches.
Eight tech titans including Google, Facebook and Amazon dominate the global advertising industry and will spend £25bn on advertising this year.
Projections show that Apple Pay and Google Wallet will continue to vie for the top spot into 2019 and beyond, but Android Pay and Samsung Pay still have their share of supporters.
In order to combat the threat from Amazon in the last few years, brands have been teaming up with Google at an ever-increasing rate.
A recent report on smartphone wallets has indicated that the $22 billion of revenue across the major Australian banks is at risk from the digital wallets offered by Google Pay, Apple Pay, Samsung Pay and PayPal.
Google Cloud will need to watch its back because next year, Alibaba will likely steal its third place spot in the cloud wars against Amazon and Microsoft.
In 2020, Alibaba will surpass Google Cloud in revenue and become the third place cloud globally, behind Amazon Web Services and Microsoft.
Google is looking for 8-10 startups from Europe, the Middle East, and Africa to take part in a six-month accelerator program in early 2020.
Google, Amazon, and Microsoft are expected to release true wireless earbuds in the second half of this year.
Although Google Cloud Platform is smaller in market share relative to other hyperscalers, ISG anticipates growth in 2019, driven by Google's strong competencies in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning.
Starbucks outshone those of major third-party mobile pay services in 2018: The coffee giant was projected to have more than 23.4 million U.S. mobile payment users that year, compared to Apple Pay's 22 million, Google Pay's 11.1 million and Samsung Pay's 9.9 million.
Tech giants including Microsoft, Google, and Apple have all hired sci-fi writers for the express purpose of writing design fiction that will eventually lead to tomorrow's commonplace commercial products.
Google says that local searchers are 39% more likely to call a business, while analyst firm BIA/Kelsey estimates that mobile searches will drive 61 billion calls to businesses this year - a 113% increase from 2014.
Emerging voice-activated technologies, like Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant will have a significant impact on how audiences access content over the next few years.

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Last updated: 23 February 2020