18

Nov

Google Chief: Don’t blindly trust what AI tells you

People should not "blindly trust" everything AI tools tell them, the boss of Google's parent company Alphabet has told the BBC. In an exclusive interview, chief executive Sundar Pichai said…

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04

Sep

Google services were down in Turkey, parts of Europe

Some Google services including YouTube temporarily went down on Thursday in Turkey and some parts of Europe including Greece and Germany, according to a Turkish deputy minister, internet monitors and…

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11

Dec

The top trending Google searches of 2024

As 2024 comes to a close, we’re looking back at the top trending searches, from global sporting events to viral internet sensations that captivated our curiosity. Top trending sports moments…

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26

Nov

Google proposes fresh tweaks to search results in Europe

Google has proposed more changes to its search results in Europe after some smaller rivals complained about lower traffic to their sites resulting from previous tweaks by the Alphabet unit…

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21

Nov

Google must divest Chrome to restore competition in online search, DOJ says

Alphabet's Google must sell its Chrome browser, share data and search results with competitors and take a range of other measures to end its monopoly on searching the internet, U.S.…

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15

Oct

Google to buy power for AI needs from small modular nuclear reactor company Kairos

Alphabet's Google said it signed the world's first corporate agreement to buy power from multiple small modular reactors to meet electricity demand for artificial intelligence. The technology company's agreement with…

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10

Sep

Google loses fight against $2.7 billion EU antitrust fine

Alphabet's Google on Tuesday lost its fight against a 2.42 billion euro ($2.7 billion) fine levied by EU antitrust regulators seven years ago, one of a trio of hefty fines…

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14

Aug

Breaking up Google an option being considered by US

The U.S. Department of Justice is considering options that include breaking up Alphabet's Google, a week after a judge ruled the tech giant illegally monopolized the online search market, Bloomberg…

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06

Aug

Google has an illegal monopoly on search, US judge finds

A U.S. judge ruled that Google violated antitrust law, spending billions of dollars to create an illegal monopoly and become the world's default search engine, the first big win for…

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28

Jun

Italy claims 1 billion euros in unpaid taxes from Google

Italy is asking Google to pay 1 billion euros ($1.07 billion) in unpaid taxes and penalties, three sources with direct knowledge of the matter said on Friday, seven years after…

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04

Apr

Google looks to AI paywall option

Google, the search engine used by more than a billion people around the world, is reported to be considering charging for premium content generated by artificial intelligence (AI). The company,…

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25

Mar

Apple, Google, Meta targeted in EU’s first Digital Markets Act probes

By Foo Yun Chee and Bart H. Meijer BRUSSELS, March 25 (Reuters) - Apple , Alphabet's Google and Meta Platforms will be investigated for potential breaches of the Digital Markets…

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15

Mar

Microsoft singles out Google’s competitive edge in generative AI

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Alphabet unit Google enjoys a competitive edge in generative artificial intelligence due to its trove of data and AI-optimised chips, Microsoft has told…

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16

Feb

Google to launch anti-misinformation campaign ahead of EU elections

By Martin Coulter LONDON (Reuters) - Google is preparing to launch an anti-misinformation campaign across five countries in the European Union (EU), the company told Reuters ahead of the bloc's…

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18

Jan

Google CEO tells employees to expect more job cuts this year – The Verge

(Reuters) - Google CEO Sundar Pichai told employees to expect more job cuts at the Alphabet-owned company this year, The Verge reported, citing an internal memo. Pichai said in the…

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11

Jan

Google lays off hundreds in Assistant, hardware, engineering teams

By Gursimrankaur Mehar and Jyoti Narayan Alphabet's Google said it is laying off hundreds of employees across multiple teams, with Fitbit co-founders James Park and Eric Friedman also leaving the…

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30

Dec

Google’s Top Trending searches of 2023

Google has just revealed what trending global searches were the most popular for the past year. The lists are based on search terms that had the highest spike this year…

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07

Dec

Governments spying on Apple, Google users through push notifications -US senator

By Raphael Satter WASHINGTON, (Reuters) - Unidentified governments are surveilling smartphone users via their apps' push notifications, a U.S. senator warned. In a letter to the Department of Justice, Senator…

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01

Dec

Inactive Google accounts to be deleted from Friday

Old Google accounts that have not been used for a couple of years could soon be deleted. Google is going to be getting rid of them, starting from Friday, under…

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08

Oct

DuckDuckGo CEO says Google’s billions got in the way of a deal with Apple

By Diane Bartz WASHINGTON, Oct 5 (Reuters) - The CEO of privacy-oriented search engine DuckDuckGo said its talks with Apple about a potential contract failed because the smartphone maker was…

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27

Sep

Google’s 25-year journey from dorm to internet dominance

(Reuters) - More than 25 years ago, two students at Stanford University brainstormed in their dormitory and came up with an idea - to create an internet search engine that…

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26

Jul

AI lesson for Microsoft and Google: Spend money to make money

By Akash Sriram and Stephen Nellis  (Reuters) - Artificial intelligence is expected to pay off big for tech giants including Microsoft and Alphabet someday. But expect deeper investments before gains…

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17

Apr

Google May Lose Search on Samsung Devices to Microsoft

Microsoft Corp.’s Bing may replace Alphabet Inc.’s Google as the default search service on Samsung Electronics Co. devices, according to a New York Times report Suwon-based Samsung, the world’s leading…

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23

Mar

Google opens Italy’s second cloud region in Turin city

March 23 (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google will set up its second cloud region in Italy, the company said on Thursday in a blog, underscoring the country's efforts to turn…

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23

Feb

Google tests blocking news content for some Canadians

 (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google is rolling out tests that block access to news content for some Canadian users, the company confirmed, in what it says is a test run…

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20

Jan

UPDATED: Google parent to lay off 12,000 workers – memo

By Jeffrey Dastin Jan 20 (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc is eliminating 12,000 jobs, its chief executive said in a staff memo shared with Reuters. The cuts mark the latest to shake the technology…

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01

Jan

What were the most Googled terms in 2022?

Google has released the results for their most searched for terms over 2022 and there were a few big winners. Across the world, the single most searched for term was…

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08

Dec

Google must remove ‘manifestly inaccurate’ data, EU top court says

By Foo Yun Chee LUXEMBOURG, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Alphabet unit Google must remove data from online search results if users can prove it is inaccurate, Europe's top court said…

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08

Dec

The most Googled word globally in 2022

Americans dug for new word definitions in Google this year, looking up terms like tacit, cacao and foray, driven by a nearly singular pursuit - Wordle. The word Wordle itself…

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21

Oct

Texas sues Google for allegedly capturing biometric data of millions without consent

WASHINGTON, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Texas has filed a lawsuit against Alphabet's Google for allegedly collecting biometric data of millions of Texans without obtaining proper consent, the attorney general's office…

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14

Sep

Google loses challenge against EU antitrust decision, other probes loom

LUXEMBOURG, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Google suffered one of its biggest setbacks on Wednesday when a top European court fined it 4.125 billion euros ($4.13 billion) for using its Android…

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25

Aug

Google to start campaign against misinformation on Ukrainian refugees

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Google's Jigsaw subsidiary will next week launch a campaign aimed at tackling disinformation about Ukrainian refugees in Poland, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic based on research by…

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12

Aug

Australian court orders Google to pay $43 mln for misleading users

Aug 12 (Reuters) - Australia's competition watchdog said on Friday that Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google unit was ordered by the country's Federal Court to pay A$60 million ($42.7 million) in…

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23

Jul

Google fires software engineer who claimed its AI chatbot is sentient

(Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google said on Friday it has dismissed a senior software engineer who claimed the company's artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot LaMDA was a self-aware person. Google, which…

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14

Jul

Italy’s competition watchdog probes Google over data portability

MILAN, July 14 (Reuters) - Italy's competition authority AGCM said on Thursday it had launched an investigation against Google GOOGL.Ofor suspected abuse of its dominant position in data portability, an accusation the Alphabet unit denied. The watchdog said in…

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13

Jul

Alphabet to slow hiring in second half of 2022 as economy sputters

July 13 (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc said on Wednesday it would slow the pace of hiring for the rest of the year, the latest company to make such a move as decades-high…

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07

Jul

Big Tech platforms could face new major EU limits on targeted political ads

Facebook and Google could be significantly restricted from targeting people with political ads ahead of the 2024 European Parliament elections, according to a draft Parliament report released Wednesday. Lead MEP,…

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02

Jul

Women travelling for abortions will be protected – Biden

US president Joe Biden has said that women travelling for abortions will be protected by the federal government. Millions of women in the US lost the constitutional right to abortion…

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30

Jun

Google targeted in fresh EU consumer groups’ privacy complaints

BRUSSELS, June 30 (Reuters) - Google has been targeted by a French consumer group and its peers in complaints to privacy watchdogs over its vast trove of users' personal data harvested via…

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22

Jun

Big tech should be regulated- MEPs

Labour MEP Alex Agius Saliba and German Greens MEP Alexandra Geese have asserted that big corporations like Apple, Google and Facebook may be regulated in the public interest despite the…

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14

Jun

Google, Facebook, Twitter to tackle deepfakes or risk EU fines

Alphabet Inc unit Google, Facebook Inc, Twitter Inc and other tech companies will have to take measures to counter deepfakes and fake accounts on their platforms or risk hefty fines…

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10

Jun

UK plans to probe Apple, Google’s mobile browser dominance

LONDON, June 10 (Reuters) - Britain's competition watchdog said it was planning to investigate the market dominance of Apple Inc AAPL.O and Google's mobile browsers, as well as the iPhone maker's restrictions on cloud…

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22

May

Google ‘private browsing’ mode not really private, Texas lawsuit says

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Google search engine collects data on users who think they can be anonymous if they use a "private browsing" mode, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton claimed on this…

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23

Apr

EU sets new online rules for Google, Meta to curb illegal content

BRUSSELS, April 23 (Reuters) - Alphabet  unit Google, Meta and other large online platforms will have to do more to tackle illegal content or risk hefty fines under new internet rules agreed between European…

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20

Apr

Google to set up first Africa product development centre in Nairobi

NAIROBI, April 20 (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc's Google  is investing in its first ever Africa product development centre in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, it said, as it positions itself to serve a…

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19

Mar

Russia tells Google to stop spreading threats against Russians on YouTube

March 18 (Reuters) - Russia on Friday demanded that Alphabet Inc's GOOGL.O Google stop spreading what it called threats against Russian citizens on its YouTube video-sharing platform, a move that could presage an outright…

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28

Feb

Google temporarily disables Google Maps live traffic data in Ukraine

Alphabet Inc's  Google confirmed it has temporarily disabled for Ukraine some Google Maps tools which provide live information about traffic conditions and how busy different places are. The company said…

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04

Feb

EU, tech giants boost cooperation on fighting online hate

LILLE, France, Feb 4 (Reuters) - European justice ministers and tech giants Google's and Meta agreed on Friday that a clear legal framework was needed to step up cooperation against…

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06

Jan

France imposes fines on Facebook Ireland and Google

PARIS, Jan 6 (Reuters) - France's data privacy watchdog CNIL said on Thursday it had fined Alphabet's Google a record 150 million euros ($169 million) for making it difficult for…

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07

Dec

Russia fines Google 5 million roubles for not deleting banned content

Russia fined Alphabet's Google 5 million roubles ($67,190), a Moscow court said on Tuesday, the latest in a string of penalties against the technology giant for failing to delete content the government deems…

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10

Nov

Google loses court challenge against EU antitrust ruling

LUXEMBOURG, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Alphabet unit Google suffered a setback on Wednesday after Europe's second-highest court dismissed its challenge to an EU antitrust ruling and 2.42 billion euro ($2.8…

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03

Nov

Spain adopts EU copyright law, paving way for Google News to return

Spain has adopted a European Union copyright directive that allows third-party online news platforms to negotiate directly with content providers, the government said, setting the stage for Alphabet's  Google News…

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28

Oct

Australia plans to make Google offer alternative search engines on smartphones

SYDNEY, Oct 28 (Reuters) - An Australian regulator said it wants to make Google install a "choice screen" on smartphones so users can pick another search engine if they want,…

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27

Oct

Alphabet earns record profit on Google ad surge

Google owner Alphabet Inc on Tuesday reported higher than expected third-quarter ad sales, a sign that the business is overcoming new limits on tracking mobile users and that online shopping…

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18

Oct

Google warns of surge in activity by state-backed hackers

Google has warned of a surge in activity by government-backed hackers this year, including attacks from an Iranian group whose targets included a UK university. The search group said that…

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07

Oct

Google rivals want EU lawmakers to act via new tech rules

 DuckDuckGo and three other search engine rivals to Google on Thursday urged EU lawmakers to take action against the Alphabet unit via new tech rules, saying they have yet to…

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06

Oct

Google to invest $1 billion in Africa over five years

Google plans to invest $1 billion in Africa over the next five years to ensure access to fast and cheaper internet and will back startups to support the continent's digital…

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