AI? New jobs? California’s local news deal with Google leaves lots of unanswered questions
Early this summer, California seemed poised to play a leading role in shaping a new frontier of tech regulation as lawmakers considered bills to force big digital platforms to...
Google Overturns €1.5 Billion E.U. Antitrust Fine
Google has successfully overturned a €1.5 billion antitrust fine it was handed by the European Commission five years ago. Judges at the European General Court annulled the decision because...
Google urges tribunal to throw out US$9.3 billion UK lawsuit over search ‘dominance’
Google says the EC’s findings were simply “technical complaints about the particular form by which Google promoted its products”Google parent Alphabet on Wednesday (Sep 18) asked a London tribunal...
Google wins challenge against 1.49 billion euro EU antitrust fine
ALPHABET unit Google won its challenge on Wednesday (Sep 18) against a 1.49 billion euro (S$2.14 billion) antitrust fine imposed five years ago for hindering rivals in online search...
A computer on your face? Snap and others still trying to make AR glasses a reality
In its relentless search for ways to weave digital products into people’s lives, Big Tech has achieved some big wins. Smart phones are ubiquitous. Apple Watch users talk to...
Google to invest in satellites and AI to better detect wildfires
Amid an outbreak of recent wildfires in California, Google announced a commitment to spend $13 million to improve satellite imaging to help track and detect wildfires, starting as early...
Even Facebook couldn’t compete with Google, ex-ad chief says
Meta Platforms entered into a 2018 deal with Google after concluding internally that it couldn’t successfully compete against the search giant, because of its monopoly over the technology undergirding...
Apple Must Pay Back €13 Billion in Unpaid Taxes to Ireland, E.U. Court Rules
Apple has been ordered to pay back €13 billion ($14.4 billion) worth of tax to Ireland by the European Court of Justice. Two of its subsidiaries illegally received tax...
