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Facebook parent Meta Platforms’ stark warning of a retreat from Europe may just be the start, as one of the region’s top privacy watchdogs prepares a decision that could paralyse transatlantic data flows and risk billions in revenue for technology giants.Ireland’s Data Protection Commission, which polices the Silicon Valley tech giants that have flocked to the nation, is soon to weigh in on the legality of so-called standard contractual clauses (SCCs) used by Meta, Alphabet’s Google and others…

New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai has announced a new $100 million Google Career Certificates Fund to prepare a skilled workforce for high-paying, high-growth jobs in fields like data analytics, IT support, project management and user experience design. The goal, he said, is to enable ‘Social Finance’ to reach more […] The post Pichai unveils $100 mn Google Career Certificates Fund appeared first on Buziness Bytes .

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Highlights US unemployment benefits claims increased by 23,000 in the previous week. In January, homebuilding permits increased by 0.7%, the highest level since May 2006. Home-building permits increased by 0.7% in January, the highest level since May 2006. The US government on Thursday released two new sets of economic data, showing the number of new unemployment benefits claims surged unexpectedly in the week ended February 12, while the housing starts declined 4.1% on an adjusted annual rate in January. Despite growth in the number of claims, it remained lower than the pre-pandemic levels. Economists said that harsh weather conditions in some parts of the country may have forced people to drop out of work, increasing the number of jobless claims. However, they anticipate another month of solid employment growth in February. US employers raised wages and doled-out incentives to attract workers amid a labor shortage. Also Read: What did Charlie Munger say on cryptocurrencies? 5 things to know The National Centers for Environmental Information reported that the temperature in the Midwest, Tennessee Valley, and the Northeast was below average in January.

The Alphabet unit grabbed headlines with pledges to limit tracking, but details remain murky. Read More

Approach by Alphabet unit seems more collaborative than that of Apple but uncertainty remains, advertisers say.

Highlights Billionaire investor Charlie Munger expressed his disdain for cryptocurrencies in an annual general meeting of the Daily Journal. He supported a complete crypto ban. He also spoke about the elevated inflation and increasing US-China tension. While the cryptocurrency market has many supporters, a few loathed it. Its opponents see many drawbacks in cryptocurrencies, including persistent volatility, and wish they are banned. One such opponent is the billionaire investor and Berkshire Hathaway VC Charlie Munger. During an annual general meeting of Los Angeles-based publication Daily Journal, Munger reiterated his aggressive stance on digital currencies. Munger has been managing the publisher’s investment portfolio since 1977. Here’s what he has to say. Also Read: Tech sector gyrates between gains and losses as FB, GOOGl face heat Cryptos are "beneath contempt" Munger dubbed Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as terrible and worthless. He said the primary use of this "apparent modernity" is limited to crimes like "extortion, kidnappings", or tax avoidance.

The testing of Truth Social comes a year after Trump was banned from Facebook, Twitter and Alphabet''s YouTube.

Alphabet Inc''s (NASDAQ: GOOG ) (NASDAQ: GOOGL ) Google has announced Privacy Sandbox, a multi-year initiative to build more private advertising solutions . Google said these solutions will "limit sharing of user data with third parties and operate without cross-app identifiers, including advertising ID." Roth Capital analyst Darren Aftahi points out that Google''s news has shares of Digital Turbine Inc (NASDAQ: APPS ) down in double-digit percentage. He thinks the initial reaction by investors is that this is "deja vu" of the Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL ) IDFA news and the subsequent impact that Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: FB ) and others saw. Related Content: Here''s Why Magnite, Digital Turbine, Trade Desk Shares Are Trading Lower Today Given Digital Turbine''s relationship with Google, which Aftahi believes is still a very strong one, he can … Full story available on Benzinga.com

Shares of adtech companies fell on Wednesday morning on a report that Alphabet Inc''s (NASDAQ: GOOG ) (NASDAQ: GOOGL ) Google will stop cross-app tracking on Android phones, following a similar move by Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL ). "We don''t think there should be a forced choice between privacy and developers building their business," Anthony Chavez, VP of product management for Android security and privacy, told The Wall Street Journal. Google has not yet provided details about its plans for how its new systems would work. However, it plans to keep supporting current smartphone identifiers for at least the next two years and give the industry important notice before any changes. Following the report, Oppenheimer analyst Timothy Horan said … Full story available on Benzinga.com

Shares of social-media companies fell on Wednesday, after comments from Alphabet suggested the potential for another headwind to online advertising revenue, months after a similar move at Apple weighed on the industry.

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