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Google Sued In UK For Online Search DominationGoogle Sued In UK For Online Search Domination

Google Sued In UK For Online Search Domination

Search engine giant being sued for £5 billion ($6.64 billion) damages over allegations for online search domination

1 day ago
Google Cuts Hundreds Of Android, Pixel Staff – ReportGoogle Cuts Hundreds Of Android, Pixel Staff – Report

Google Cuts Hundreds Of Android, Pixel Staff – Report

Hundreds of staff within the Android, Chrome and Pixel teams at Alphabet's Google are reportedly being laid off

6 days ago
Waymo Confirms Washington DC Robotaxi Plan For 2026Waymo Confirms Washington DC Robotaxi Plan For 2026

Waymo Confirms Washington DC Robotaxi Plan For 2026

Pioneering robotaxi service from Alphabet's Waymo to go live in Washington DC next year, as US expansion continues

3 weeks ago
Alphabet Spins Out Taara To Challenge Musk’s StarlinkAlphabet Spins Out Taara To Challenge Musk’s Starlink

Alphabet Spins Out Taara To Challenge Musk’s Starlink

Moonshot project Taara spun out of Google, uses lasers and not satellites to provide internet connectivity in hard-to-reach locations

4 weeks ago
Google Starts Layoffs In Cloud, HR UnitsGoogle Starts Layoffs In Cloud, HR Units

Google Starts Layoffs In Cloud, HR Units

'Buyouts' offered to staff in Google's human relations unit in US, after reported layoffs in Cloud division earlier this week

2 months ago
Google Debuts AI Agent To Aid Scientists, ResearchersGoogle Debuts AI Agent To Aid Scientists, Researchers

Google Debuts AI Agent To Aid Scientists, Researchers

Google develops an AI agent, AI co-scientist, to act as virtual scientific collaborator to help scientists uncover new discoveries

2 months ago
Google To Pay $340m To Settle Tax Probe In ItalyGoogle To Pay $340m To Settle Tax Probe In Italy

Google To Pay $340m To Settle Tax Probe In Italy

Ouch. Italian prosecutors to drop tax case against Google, after tech giant agreed to pay a hefty settlement figure

2 months ago
Google Joins Others In Ending Diversity InitiativesGoogle Joins Others In Ending Diversity Initiatives

Google Joins Others In Ending Diversity Initiatives

Google becomes latest tech firm to scrap some of its diversity hiring targets, and cites executive order from Donald Trump

2 months ago
Alphabet Lifts Ban On AI For WeaponsAlphabet Lifts Ban On AI For Weapons

Alphabet Lifts Ban On AI For Weapons

Google ban on use of AI for developing weapons, surveillance tools ended by Alphabet, amid “increasingly complex geopolitical landscape”

2 months ago
Google Wins UK Injunction To Halt Russian Enforcement Of JudgementsGoogle Wins UK Injunction To Halt Russian Enforcement Of Judgements

Google Wins UK Injunction To Halt Russian Enforcement Of Judgements

Google wins permanent injunction from London's High Court to prevent enforcement of Russian YouTube judgements

3 months ago
Google Invests $1 Billion in AI Startup AnthropicGoogle Invests $1 Billion in AI Startup Anthropic

Google Invests $1 Billion in AI Startup Anthropic

More investment into OpenAI rival Anthropic, after Google reportedly makes fresh investment of more than $1 billion

3 months ago
UK CMA Investigates Google Over Online Search DominationUK CMA Investigates Google Over Online Search Domination

UK CMA Investigates Google Over Online Search Domination

More potential antitrust trouble for Google, after UK competition watchdog launches investigation into online search domination

3 months ago
Google Donates $1 Million To Donald Trump Inauguration FundGoogle Donates $1 Million To Donald Trump Inauguration Fund

Google Donates $1 Million To Donald Trump Inauguration Fund

Bending the knee continues from the tech industry, as Alphabet's Google becomes latest to make inauguration fund donation

3 months ago

Google Unveils Next Gen AI Gemini 2.0

Amid a potential breakup threat from US authorities, Google releases next generation of its AI tool Gemini

4 months ago

Waymo To Expand Ride-Hailing Service To Miami

Another major city in the United States is to receive Alphabet's Waymo ride-hailing service, with Miami the next stop

4 months ago

Google Asks Appeal Court To Throw Out Epic App Store Verdict

After Epic Games 2023 courtroom victory, Google appeal argues “dramatic redesign” of Play store will hurt app developers, consumers

5 months ago

Google Labels DoJ’s Structural Remedies As ‘Extreme’

Executive hits out at the DoJ's “staggering proposal” to force Google to sell off its Chrome web browser, plus other…

5 months ago

US DoJ Demands Google Sell Off Chrome, End Default Search Payments

US prosecutors confirm earlier reports, demand Google sells off Chrome web browser and end default search payments to Apple etc

5 months ago

CMA Halts Google Anthropic Investigation

British competition watchdog decides Alphabet's partnership with AI startup Anthropic does not qualify for investigation

5 months ago

US DoJ To Push Google To Sell Off Chrome Browser – Report

US Justice Department to ask Judge to force Google to sell off its Chrome browser, and also seeks rulings on…

5 months ago

Google Jarvis AI Extension Leaked On Chrome Store

Seemingly accidental leak reveals Google is developing Jarvis AI extension that can browse the web for the user

5 months ago

Alphabet Sees Jump In Advertising, AI Cloud Revenues

Google parent Alphabet sees strong demand for digital advertising, AI cloud services amidst stiff competition

6 months ago

CMA Begins Probe Into Alphabet Partnership With Anthropic

UK competition regulator begins phase one investigation into Alphabet's partnership with AI startup Anthropic

6 months ago

Google Confronts Break-Up Threat From US DoJ

US Department of Justice mulls asking judge to force Google to sell parts of its business to eliminate online search…

6 months ago

Russia Fines Google, Discord For ‘Banned Content’

Russia again fines Google, as well as Discord, for not deleting content that Moscow deems banned or illegal

7 months ago

Google To Invest $1 Billion For Data Centre In Thailand

Google to build a new data centre in Thailand as part of $1 billion investment, amid intense cloud and AI…

7 months ago

CMA States “Concerns Remain” After Google’s Cookie U-Turn

Privacy sandbox u-turn by Google prompts UK regulator to conclude “concerns remains” over cookie change for Chrome

7 months ago

YouTube Confirms Ads When Screen Is Paused

Chasing the almighty dollar. Alphabet's YouTube reportedly confirms it is delivering adverts on a user's pause screen

7 months ago