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The CO2 Coalition is increasingly focused on using Facebook to reach more people with its message that climate change fears are overblown and that burning more fossil fuels would help humanity.
The hub, which Facebook announced earlier in 2020, will be prominently positioned at Facebook and Instagram and will serve as a one-stop-shop to give people in the US the tools and information they need to make their voices heard at the ballot box.
The hub, which the internet giant announced earlier in 2020, will be prominently positioned at Facebook and Instagram and will serve as a one-stop-shop to give people in the US the tools and information they need to make their voices heard at the ballot box.
A new law will require Facebook and Google to share revenue from news content with Australian media companies.
Tech behemoths Google, Facebook and others are expected to lose billions in advertising revenue this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Australia will become the first country to require Facebook and Google to pay for news content provided by media companies under a royalty-style system that will become law in 2020.
Digital platforms such as Google and Facebook will be forced to compensate news media companies for using their content, under a new mandatory code to be drawn up by Australia's competition watchdog.
Facebook has already announced its intention to launch a new cryptocurrency, Libra, by 2020, with emerging markets being its prime focus, alongside Calibra, a digital wallet which will be integrated into Messenger and WhatsApp.
US telecoms giant Verizon has become the latest company to suspend advertising on Facebook, threatening to further damage the social media firm's primary revenue stream after it has already taken a hit from the coronavirus pandemic.
The five largest US technology firms, Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Microsoft will be well placed to expand into the Gulf should the regulatory framework become more favourable.
Flash forward two years: China has ramped up its efforts to launch a digital currency of its own; Facebook has attempted to launch a global digital currency network that was seen as a serious threat of the economic status quo.
New Form Factors for Smartphones: 2020 will see the launch of innovative form factors supporting smart devices, including AR glasses, microLED and stretchable displays, and graphene batteries from global leaders such as Apple, Facebook, Samsung and Amazon.
Many companies in the Bay Area have already drastically expanded their work-from-home policies, some like Facebook have banned group meetings over 50 until 2021, and Twitter has gone so far as to allow remote work for all employees indefinitely.
In the developing world, where Facebook is looking for user growth and advertising is less lucrative, Libra could attract an entirely new segment of users looking for a stable, low-cost and smartphone-native international banking option.
With companies such as Facebook and Google enabling their staff to continue working remotely for the rest of the year, many other businesses are expected to follow suit.
The novel coronavirus pandemic can wipe out more than $44 billion in global ad revenue for the tech giants Facebook and Google in 2020 as digital advertising runs dry.
With Apple launching a credit card with Goldman Sachs, Google gearing to roll out checking accounts this year, and Facebook trying to drum support for Libra, FinTechs will be competing with Big Tech in 2020.
On Monday the The Australian government will not bow to threats from big tech companies not to show local content, describing the coming stoush with Google and Facebook as a battle worth fighting.
This year, the United States lawmakers are preparing bills to provide clarity concerning stablecoins and offer regulations for technology firms such as Facebook that could be interested in creating cryptocurrencies.
Google looks set to lose a significant chunk of ad dollars due to COVID-19, with soma analysts estimating that both Google and Facebook will lose around $44 billion in ad revenue collectively in 2020.
2020 will see the launch of innovative form factors supporting smart devices, including AR glasses, microLED and stretchable displays, and graphene batteries from global leaders such as Apple, Facebook, Samsung and Amazon.
Amazon's share of global ad investment is forecast to rise to 2.5% next year, Alphabet (Google and YouTube) 23.1%, and Facebook 12.9%.

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Last updated: 13 September 2020