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Should Google’s ad market be regulated like the stock market?– Wired

As antitrust scholar Dina Srinivasan puts it in a forthcoming paper, online advertising “is likely the most sophisticated of all electronic trading markets"; writes...

Epic’s battle for “open platforms” ignores consoles’ massive closed market — Ars Technica

Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo demand the same platform control—and the same 30% fee; writes Kyle Orland. Here is the link: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2020/08/as-epic-attacks-apple-and-google-it-ignores-the-same-problems-on-consoles/

What is confidential computing, and why are cloud companies so interested in it — Fortune

Cloud technology companies are betting that businesses worried about being hacked will adopt a new computing technique, writes Jonathan Vanian. Here is the link: https://fortune.com/2020/07/20/confidential-computing-cloud-hackers/

Google launches balloon-powered internet service in Kenya — CNN

A fleet of balloons has begun providing internet service to remote areas of Kenya, Google's Project Loon and Telkom Kenya announced, writes Bethlehem Feleke. Here...

Schwab clients can check portfolio through Google Assistance via voice

Charles Schwab has inked an integration with Google, enabling Google Assistant users to access certain Schwab account and portfolio updates across multiple devices via voice.