Google expands European information ‘prebunking’ initiative
US internet giant Google is worried about people getting the wrong information online and has decided some interventions are required.
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Microsoft adds ChatGPT to Bing as Google makes rare misstep
For the first time possibly ever, Microsoft appears to have got one over on Google in the search market.
Apple, Amazon and Google feel the heat in Q4
Three of Silicon Valley’s juggernauts posted some less than celebratory Q4 2022 results, revealing a gear shift from the boom times many aspects of Big Tech experienced during the pandemic.
Now app stores are in Biden’s sights
The US government is calling for changes to the way Apple and Google host and promote apps.
Google joins tech cull by cutting 12,000 staff
Search giant Google has announced plans to make 12,000 redundancies, heaping further misery on tech sector workers.
Samsung and Google make their smart home gizmos even more interoperable
Consumer electronic giant Samsung and big tech leviathan Google are nailing down some of the promises made through Matter, the IoT connectivity standard backed by tech’s heavy hitters.
Google pushes back on the ‘sender pays principle’
Following the renewed plea by European operators for video streamers to contribute to the cost of telecoms infrastructure, Google delivered a riposte.
Google loses appeal against huge EU Android fine
Over four years after Google was fined €4.3 billion for abusing the dominant position of Android, a European court has dismissed most of its appeals.
Google spinoff aims to provide global connectivity with space lasers
A startup that uses novel connectivity technologies developed by Google promises to ‘revolutionize communications networks across land, sea, air, and space’.
Ericsson and Nokia both partner with Google for network slicing trials
Google’s network slicing credentials are under the spotlight this week thanks to a fresh round of trials by Europe’s big two telco vendors.
Fitbit updates its smartwatch range
Smartwatch fitness brand Fitbit has released 3 new watches into the wild, none of which appear to be loaded with parent company Google’s Wear OS.
Microsoft and Google post solid growth but still miss expectations
Google’s Q2 2022 results registered 13% growth in revenue, while Microsoft enjoyed a 12% hike, but investor were apparently expecting more.
The public cloud wilts in the UK heatwave
Google and Oracle both confessed to data centre outages as temperatures hit 40C in the UK yesterday.
Russia fines Google for not deleting content relating to its invasion of Ukraine
The World Court of the Tagansky District of Moscow has slapped a 21 billion ruble fine on Google, which comes out at around $380K.
Vodafone and Google’s new mega AI is the best of big tech and telco collaboration
AI Booster can handle thousands of machine learning tasks a day and will ‘have a considerable impact on people’s roles, learning, and ways of working’ at UK operator Vodafone.
UK probes Apple and Google mobile duopoly
‘Apple and Google have an effective duopoly on mobile ecosystems that allows them to exercise a stranglehold over these markets’ says UK markets regulator the Competition and Markets Authority.
RCS could be finally justifying its existence
Much-maligned Rich Communication Services (RCS) are said to be proving their worth to advertisers.
Google sprinkles AI on everything at I/O
As well the new gadgets that were paraded out on the catwalk of Google I/O yesterday, there were a myriad of other updates to Google’s ludicrously wide product set, usually involving AI enhancements.
Google is building its own gadget ecosystem
The tech giant signals its growing intentions in the devices market, unveiling new Pixel phones, a smartwatch, a tablet, high-end earbuds and more at its annual announcement parade in California.
Tinder operator Match sues Google over Play Store billing
Match Group runs a bunch of dating apps and it reckons Google is abusing its power by making its own billing system mandatory on the Play Store.
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