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Australia To ‘Charge’ Tech Firms For News Content, After Meta Ends Licensing DealAustralia To ‘Charge’ Tech Firms For News Content, After Meta Ends Licensing Deal

Australia To ‘Charge’ Tech Firms For News Content, After Meta Ends Licensing Deal

News fee. Australia looks introduce mandatory charge on social media platforms and search engines to force them to pay local…

4 months ago
Google Unveils Next Gen AI Gemini 2.0Google Unveils Next Gen AI Gemini 2.0

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
Reddit Introduces AI Search ToolReddit Introduces AI Search Tool

Reddit Introduces AI Search Tool

AI-powered Reddit Answers allows users to access information based on Reddit posts, in move to reduce Google dependence

4 months ago
OpenAI Releases Sora Video-Generation ToolOpenAI Releases Sora Video-Generation Tool

OpenAI Releases Sora Video-Generation Tool

OpenAI releases Sora AI video-generation tool to ChatGPT Plus and Pro subscription users amidst concern over copyright, deepfakes

4 months ago
Google Announces Quantum Chip Error ‘Breakthrough’Google Announces Quantum Chip Error ‘Breakthrough’

Google Announces Quantum Chip Error ‘Breakthrough’

Google Willow quantum chip makes significant improvements in error correction, moving quantum computing closer to reality

4 months ago
Waymo To Expand Ride-Hailing Service To MiamiWaymo To Expand Ride-Hailing Service To Miami

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
Canada Sues Google For Alleged Anti-Competitive Conduct In AdvertisingCanada Sues Google For Alleged Anti-Competitive Conduct In Advertising

Canada Sues Google For Alleged Anti-Competitive Conduct In Advertising

More legal trouble. Canada's Competition Bureau sues Google for alleged anti-competitive conduct in online advertising

4 months ago
Google Asks Appeal Court To Throw Out Epic App Store VerdictGoogle Asks Appeal Court To Throw Out Epic App Store Verdict

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

4 months ago
Closing Arguments Delivered In Google Ad Tech Monopoly CaseClosing Arguments Delivered In Google Ad Tech Monopoly Case

Closing Arguments Delivered In Google Ad Tech Monopoly Case

Google, Justice Department make closing arguments in case targeting company's ad tech business, on heels of search monopoly ruling

4 months ago
Apple, Google Mobile Ecosystems Should Be Investigated, CMA ToldApple, Google Mobile Ecosystems Should Be Investigated, CMA Told

Apple, Google Mobile Ecosystems Should Be Investigated, CMA Told

CMA receives 'provisional recommendation' from independent inquiry that Apple,Google mobile ecosystem needs investigation

4 months ago
Google Labels DoJ’s Structural Remedies As ‘Extreme’Google Labels DoJ’s Structural Remedies As ‘Extreme’

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…

4 months ago
US DoJ Demands Google Sell Off Chrome, End Default Search PaymentsUS DoJ Demands Google Sell Off Chrome, End Default Search Payments

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

4 months ago
CMA Halts Google Anthropic InvestigationCMA Halts Google Anthropic Investigation

CMA Halts Google Anthropic Investigation

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

4 months ago
US DoJ To Push Google To Sell Off Chrome Browser – ReportUS DoJ To Push Google To Sell Off Chrome Browser – Report

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…

4 months ago
Waymo Opens Ride-Hailing Services In Los AngelesWaymo Opens Ride-Hailing Services In Los Angeles

Waymo Opens Ride-Hailing Services In Los Angeles

End of road for taxi drivers? More people seeking transportation in Los Angeles can now summon a driverless Waymo robotaxi

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

Google To Make MFA Mandatory Next Year

Improving security. Mandatory multi-factor authentication (MFA) is coming to the Google Cloud by the end of 2025

5 months ago

OpenAI Adds ChatGPT Search Features

OpenAI's ChatGPT gets search features, putting it in direct competition with Microsoft and Google, amidst questions over accuracy

5 months ago

Google Fined More Than World’s GDP By Russia

Good luck. Russia demands Google pay a fine worth more than the world's total GDP, over YouTube bans on pro-Russian…

5 months ago

Intel, AMD Form x86 Group To Tackle Challenge Posed By ARM

New x86 ecosystem advisory group formed by Intel, AMD, as well as a slew of tech giants, to confront ARM…

6 months ago

Google Signs Nuclear Deal To Power AI Data Centres

Google signs deal to buy nuclear power from small-scale reactors to meet soaring energy demands for AI data centres

6 months ago

Nobel Prizes Awarded To Current and Former Google Scientists

Demis Hassabis, John Jumper of Google DeepMind awarded 2024 Nobel prize in chemistry, while former Googler Geoffrey Hinton wins physics…

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

US Judge Orders Google To Allow Android App Store Competition

US federal judge orders Google to undertake wide range of measures allowing third-party app stores on Android, as Google seeks…

6 months ago

Google Threatens New Zealand News Ban Over Law

Google says it would stop linking to news in New Zealand if country passes law forcing revenue-sharing deals with media…

6 months ago

Google Brings Ads To AI Search Summaries

Google begins broad roll-out of ads for AI Overviews in search results, adds AI-organised results, video search for Google Lens

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

6 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…

6 months ago

Epic Sues Google, Samsung Over App Store Barriers

Epic Games says Samsung's Auto Blocker flags third-party app stores as malware, requires 21 steps to turn off

6 months ago

Google Expert Argues US Ad Case Is Too Narrow

Google expert economist argues Department of Justice ad tech case does not include market's shift to mobile, social media

6 months ago