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Google Fiber loses yet another CEO – connectivity ambitions questionable

The CEO of Access, the part of Alphabet that contains Google Fiber, has reportedly stepped down after just five months at the helm.

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• 6 days ago

Google extends long arm of influence further into AI

Google has launched a new initiative, Gradient Ventures, its own VC arm to seek out AI talent and invest in start-ups.

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• 12 Jul 2017

Europe shakes down Google to the tune of €2.42 billion for search bias

Internet giant Google has received its anticipated spanking from the European Commission, but the fine is significantly larger than expected.

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• 27 Jun 2017

Google might have been a very naughty boy

Whispers around Brussels tell the industry Google could be on its way to a whopping €1 billion fine from the European Commission after claims it abused its search market dominance.

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• 16 Jun 2017

Softbank continues spending spree, grabbing smart robotics firm from Google

Japanese tech conglomerate SoftBank continued its drive to take centre stage in the evolution of the tech industry with the acquisition of Boston Dynamics from Google/Alphabet.

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• 09 Jun 2017

Europe has another go at getting more access to private data

An inevitable consequence of the recent spate of terrorist incidents has been calls for greater access to private data and now the European Commission has joined in.

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• 08 Jun 2017

Apple unveils its late, expensive take on the smart home speaker market

Among a bunch of announcements from its developer conference, Apple introduced its HomePod smart speaker into a crowded market.

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• 06 Jun 2017

Facebook & Google pass Europe hate speech test, Twitter fails

New findings from the European Commission concluded online giants are starting to remove hate speech from their platforms in a more timely manner.

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• 01 Jun 2017

Google unleashes a flurry of new Android and Google Home features

Google has hosted its I/O 2017 conference this week, and the internet giant certainly has a lot to shout about.

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• 18 May 2017

Google moves to claim a bigger piece of the IoT pie

Internet giant Google has launched Cloud IoT Core, a new service in its Google Cloud Platform designed to extend its capabilities to distributed devices.

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• 17 May 2017

Europe under pressure to restrict power of mobile platforms

The ability of mobile platform owners to act as gatekeepers to the mobile consumer has been criticized by leading music streaming services in a letter to the European Commission.

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• 05 May 2017

Cash Cloud – AWS, Google and Azure are smashing it

AWS, Google and Azure has all reported healthy growth figures, with artificial intelligence forming the central role in the future of the platforms.

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• 28 Apr 2017

Mobile now accounts for the majority of US ad spend

We’ve been waiting for this moment for a while, but it has finally arrived. Mobile advertising now accounts for more than half of the total digital advertising spend across 2016.

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• 26 Apr 2017

Samsung capitulates to Google over music player

Starting with the Galaxy S8 the default music player on all new Samsung mobile devices will be Google Play Music, not Samsung’s own app.

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• 24 Apr 2017

Android’s Russian rebuke could have global implications

Google has reached a settlement with Russian authorities over claims it has been abusing Android’s dominant position, but that might not be the end of it.

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• 18 Apr 2017

Burger King advert hijacks Google Home Device

A new advert from Burger King threatens to irritate millions as the actor attempts to activate Google Home Devices to read the Wikipedia entry for its Whopper burger.

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• 13 Apr 2017

Google: You bring the artificial fish, we’ve got the intelligent chips

Google claims it has made a significant step forward in the delivering the reality of artificial intelligence after releasing details of its Tensor Processing Unit, a machine learning chip.

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• 06 Apr 2017

Google tries to bring peace to the Android galaxy

The owner of Android has created a patent-pooling scheme with the stated aim of ending patent litigation between Android OEMs.

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• 04 Apr 2017

Infographic: 68% think the telcos have missed the smart home boat

After the launch of Google Home in the UK, the Smart Home is starting to become a commercial reality, but can the operators recoup lost fortunes through this IoT segment?

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• 30 Mar 2017

Watch out, Google’s about

With operators in the UK continuing to scrap and scrimp to recoup the lost fortunes of yesteryear, search giant Google has sauntered across the pond and is looking to make a play for the smart home gateway.

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• 28 Mar 2017