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Tech Giants Warn Of Largest-Ever DDoS Attack

Google, Amazon, Cloudflare all issue warnings after dealing with the largest-ever DDoS attack they have ever seen

1 year ago

Google To Tweak Gmail To Combat Spammers

Battling the spammers. Google makes changes to Gmail to make life more difficult for those send thousands of emails a…

1 year ago

California Signs Law Requiring Firms To Report Carbon Emissions

Companies like Apple, Meta, Google will be forced to disclose their carbon emissions after new law signed in California

1 year ago

Microsoft Boss Nadella Testifies Against “Google Web”

“Everyone talks about the open web, but there is really the Google Web,” testifies Satya Nadella in landmark trial against…

1 year ago

Microsoft Chief Nadella To Testify In Google Trial

Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella to testify on Monday in Google antitrust trial as prosecutors seek to illustrate search dominance

1 year ago

Google To Sunset Gmail’s Basic HTML View In 2024

Another Google product is being sunsetted, with the simple version of its Gmail service set for retirement in early 2024

1 year ago

EU Tells Tech To Resist Russian Misinformation, With Twitter Singled Out

EU official warns Elon Musk that Twitter cannot avoid its responsibilities, after it is listed as worse for spreading Russian…

1 year ago

Google Maps Sued After Father Drives Off Collapsed Bridge

Google sued by family after father was allegedly directed by Google Maps off collapsed US bridge and to his death

1 year ago

Google Adds AI Chatbot Bard To Gmail, YouTube, Google Docs

Major expansion for Chatbot Bard as Google connects it to full suite tools including Google Docs, Gmail and YouTube

1 year ago

Google Begins Last Attempt To Overturn $2.6bn EU Antitrust Fine

Alphabet's Google goes to Court of Justice of the European Union in last ditch attempt to overthrow 2.42bn euro EU…

1 year ago

Google Agrees $93m Location Tracking Settlement With California

Another settlement over Google's location tracking practices, with agreement to pay California $93m to settle lawsuit

1 year ago

Alphabet Cutting Hundreds Of Jobs In Recruitment Unit

More job cuts at Google, as executive confirms “significant reduction” to its global recruiting organisation

1 year ago

Landmark Google US Antitrust Case Heads For Court

Landmark US Department of Justice antitrust case against Google set for first day in court on Tuesday amidst increasing regulatory…

1 year ago

Google Faces UK Lawsuit Claim It Contributes To Cost Of Living Crisis

Alphabet's Google has been hit with a multibillion-pound lawsuit, accusing the company of contributing to cost-of-living price rises

1 year ago

Canada Seeks To Address Facebook, Google Concern Over Online News Law

Canadian government outlines proposed regulations for Online News Act, which it says will address Alphabet and Meta concerns. Facebook not…

1 year ago

Max Schrems’ Noyb Files Privacy Complaint Against Fitbit

Complaint from campaign group alleges Google's Fitbit broke EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) rules

1 year ago

Judge Looks To Decertify Google Play Class-Action Lawsuit

US federal judge says class-action lawsuit targeting Google Play should be decertified, amidst broader antitrust fight

1 year ago

Influential Google Researcher Leaves To Co-Found ‘Sakana AI’

Former Google researcher Llion Jones, co-author of influential paper on machine learning transformers, leaves to co-found Sakana AI in Tokyo

1 year ago

Canada Demands End To Facebook News Ban Amidst Wildfires

Canada's government demands Meta lift news ban on Facebook, Instagram as tens of thousands evacuated in Northwest Territories

1 year ago

US Judge Narrows Google Antitrust Cases

US judge narrows claims in antitrust cases against Google by Justice Department and 38 states, but allows trial to go…

1 year ago

Researchers Disable AI Chatbot Safeguards

Researchers find automated way of removing guardrails that prevent ChatGPT, Bard, other AI chatbots from generating harmful content

1 year ago

Google Ordered To Pay $338.7m Over Chromecast Patents

Texas federal court orders Google to pay $338.7 million to New York developer for infringing video-transmission patents with Chromecast

1 year ago

AI Firms Agree Safeguards, Including Watermarks For AI Content

White House says AI firms including OpenAI, Google and others have agreed voluntary AI safeguards that includes use of watermarks

1 year ago

Canadian Government Halts Advertising On Facebook, Instagram

Federal government in Canada pulls its modest amount of advertising on Facebook, Instagram after Meta pulls news for Canadians

1 year ago

Google To Withdraw News In Canada After New Law

Search engine giant Google becomes second tech firm to block news on its platform in Canada, after new law passed

1 year ago

Google Closes Down Augmented Reality Glasses

Axing of another Google wearable. This time Google's AR Glasses prototype, Project Iris, is reportedly closed down

1 year ago

Google Takes Android Antitrust Challenge To Indian Supreme Court

Google challenges Indian antitrust regulator's directives on Android dominance in Supreme Court as it looks to protect key market

1 year ago

Google Files FTC Cloud Protest Against Microsoft

Cloud battle. Submission made by Google to US antitrust regulator, alleging anti competitive practices by Microsoft Azure

1 year ago

Largest US Publisher Sues Google Over Online Ad Monopoly

Newspaper publisher Gannett files lawsuit against Alphabet's Google, and alleges monopoly of online advertising sector

1 year ago