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In what has been seen by many as a move into the fitness sector, Alphabet Inc. parent company of Google has been in talks with fitness device manufacturer Fitbit for the prospects of acquisition. Alphabet Inc. has been eyeing the wearable fitness device for some time and this could be a culmination of the innovative company’s intentions to get a slice of the fitness pie.Sources familiar with the matter indicate that while Alphabet is already at par with other device makers in terms of devices...

Google announced its first Stadia Games and Entertainment studio in Montréal on Thursday. Games chief Jade Raymond revealed that the new studio will focus on producing “exclusive, original content.”The Google VP explained ways in which the tiered party structure for Stadia games will develop. These “spectrum of bets” are recognized by how much they are using features that are only possible with Stadia’s cloud-based platform.She said:“We have a plan that includes building out a few different...

In what has been seen by many to be a gutsy move Facebook is set to create a separate tab on users’ timelines for news which will be driven by content from major news organizations. Sources indicate that as early as tomorrow the tab will be available on users’ timelines and that the news will come from high authority websites that are owned by major news organizations.This new initiative is just what Mark Zuckerberg previewed during his testimony. “Later in this week we actually have a big...

American retail giant Amazon has made a new acquisition: the company purchased Health Navigator, a company focused on developing APIs for online health services and providing evidence-based digital health information content. The sum of the deal is not yet clear.According to Amazon, Health Navigator will join the membership of the Amazon Care group, a pilot healthcare service program for Amazon employees launched in September that delivers prescriptions with remotely communicated treatment...

It seems that the guys at Google set to beat everyone else in the game of quantum computing which has already set certain sparks in motion as to the veracity of such claims. According to Google, they have made a breakthrough that enables computers to be able to make calculations that are seemingly impossible with the speeds of today’s computers and are virtually unheard of in terms of technological breakthroughs. Referred to as “Quantum Supremacy”, this achievement allegedly puts Google...

Veteran United States investor, writer, and Entrepreneur Rob Arnott has come out in favor of the American major technology stocks again as being in a bubble even as he lashes out at Bitcoin. He made his thoughts known to the Financial Times in an exclusive while defending the position of including Microsoft in the popular acronym FANMAG which he says is the new direction of technology stocks rather than FAANG.FAANG which is a play on technology companies Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix and...

German multinational software corporation, SAP has announced recently that it has entered into an official partnership with Microsoft. A Reuters report states that the partnership, which will last for 3 years, is to facilitate the company’s decision to help customers’ move their core business activity and processes, to the cloud.According to SAP’s Co-Chief Executive Officer, Jennifer Morgan, the partnership is dubbed “Embrace” and will assist the company’s many customers to continue their...

Photo: CoinsbitCoinsbit is an Estonia-based crypto exchange launched in 2018 and licensed for trading activities in the EU. The exchange has roughly 43 trading pairs of cryptocurrencies. The most recognized pays include BNB/ETH, BNB/USD, BNB/BTC, ETC/BTC, LTC/ETH, LTC/USD, ETH/BTC, ETH/USD, and BTC/USD.In a bid to remain relevant in the competitive crypto market, the company is introducing several essential services that will assist in differentiating the exchange from the stiff competition....

The cryptocurrency-browser privacy-focused web browser Brave has recently attained a new milestone reaching 8 million monthly active users. Brave, with its powerful vision, aims to revolutionize the online browsing and advertising experience for its users.Now 8 million monthly active users for Brave, & nearly 400 privacy-preserving ad campaigns (with a stellar 14% click-through rate, compared to 2% industry average)! Thank you to all our users and partners as we expand our platform for a...

Charles Schwab, a San Francisco-based bank and stock brokerage company, has announced they will allow their clients to buy and sell fractions of stocks. The initiative aims at attracting the interest of young investors to Charles Schwab and makes it the first online brokerage that offers its customers such an opportunity.The announcement follows the company’s decision to eliminate trading commissions for U.S. stocks, ETFs and options trades earlier this month, which led to other brokerage...