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Google Discontinues Chromecast Portfolio
The Chromecast portfolio is being discontinued by Google, after the streaming dongle had first gone on sale back in 2013
OpenAI Tests Search Engine Prototype Called ‘SearchGPT’
Google's dominance of online search is being challenged, after OpenAI unveiled a search prototype tool called SearchGPT
Google Cancels Plan To Axe Third Party Cookies For Chrome Browser
Better switch to Firefox? After years of delays, Google performs u-turn and will no longer cancel third-party tracking cookies
OpenAI Signs Content Agreement With Time
OpenAI signs “strategic content partnership” with Time to access current and archive content from last 101 years
Microsoft At Risk Of EU Antitrust Charge Over Teams Bundling With...
Unfair advantage says EU regulator, as Microsoft faces antitrust charge for bundling its Teams video app with Office suite
Japan Passes Law To Allow Third Party App Stores, Payments
Copy of EU's DMA? Japan passes law that will require Apple and Google to open up their respective ecosystems
Alphabet Names Anat Ashkenazi As CFO
Anat Ashkenazi swaps CFO role in pharmaceutical industry to join Alphabet, replacing outgoing CFO Ruth Porat
Google Staff Question Layoffs After Record Earnings
Staff at Google question CEO Sundar Pichai over 'significant decline' in workforce morale amid ongoing job cuts, despite strong financials
OpenAI To Announce Google Search Competitor Next Week – Report
Google's search domination to be challenged next week, with OpenAI reportedly set to announce its own AI search product
Google Delays Removal Of Third-Party Cookies, Again
For third time Google delays phase-out of third-party Chrome cookies after pushback from industry and British regulator
Google Begins Removal Of California News Ahead Of Proposed Law
Consequences of Assembly Bill 886. Google begins removing California news websites from some search results
Google To Destroy Billions Of Private Browsing Records
Lawsuit settlement. Google agrees to destroy billions of private or “incognito” mode records as part of lawsuit settlement
Alphabet’s Ad Revenue Miss Punished By Investors
Another tech industry bellweather, Alphabet, delivers strong Q4 and FY23 financials, yet investors not happy at ad revenue miss
Microsoft Profit Rises 33 Percent Thanks To AI, Cloud
Strong AI adoption and cloud helps Microsoft deliver another strong quarterly performance, amid $3 trillion valuation
Netflix Subscribers Surge Amid Password Crackdown
Saturated streaming market? Netflix pleases investors by recording notable rise in paid subscribers, on top of strong Q4 financials
Google To Invest $1 Billion To Build UK Data Centre
New data centre for Alphabet's Google to be constructed in Hertfordshire to meet demand for AI and cloud services
Google CEO Warns Staff To Expect More Job Cuts – Report
Internal memo from CEO Sundar Pichai warns Google staff to brace for more job cuts, as the firm has to “make tough choices”
Google Axes Hundreds Of Staff In Ad Sales Team
More job loss misery at Google, after it confirmed hundreds of job losses in ad sales team, after 1,000 layoffs last week
Amazon Cuts Staff In Audible, Prime Video and MGM Studio Divisions
Bad week this week for staff at Amazon divisions, with job losses at Twitch, Prime Video, MGM Studies, and Audible units
Twitch To Lay Off 35 Percent Of Staff – Report
Amazon-owned Twitch is handing a sizeable portion of its workforce the worst news in early 2024 by axing their jobs
Microsoft To Add Copilot Key To Windows PC Keyboards
Microsoft is to add a Copilot key on future keyboards for Windows PCs, in first major keyboard change in 30 years
Google, Meta, TikTok Russian Debts Removed From Bailiff Database...
Debts allegedly 'owed' by Google, Meta and TikTok to the Russian government have been removed from state bailiff database
Google Settles $5bn Web Tracking Lawsuit
Settlement not disclosed after Google ends web tracking lawsuit with Chrome browser in “private” or “incognito” mode
Amazon Prime Video To Carry Ads In UK From 5 February
Adverts will start appearing for UK users of Amazon Video Prime on 5 February 2024, unless extra fee is paid
Toshiba Delisted From Toyko Stock Exchange After 74 Years
End of an era for Japanese electronics giant Toshiba, as it undergoes transition into private ownership after years of upheaval
Apple, Paramount Discuss Bundling Streaming Service Offer –...
Streaming tie-up? Discussions reportedly between Apple and Paramount discuss bundling respective streaming services
UK’s CMA Wins Appeal To Investigate Apple
Apple's mobile browser and cloud gaming services will be investigated after the CMA won an appeal on Thursday
Google Agrees To Pay Canadian News Publishers
Agreement with Canadian government will see Google pay local news publishers $73 million a year. Meta dispute however, continues
YouTube Denies Slowing Down Mozilla Firefox
Alphabet's YouTube insists it is not slowing down Firefox, after complaints videos are taking extra long to load on the browser