Apple’s shift to AI is poised to soften blow from Google ruling
GOOGLE’S defeat in an antitrust suit filed by the Justice Department has cast a shadow over partner Apple, which generates roughly US$20 billion a year in payments from the...
Google loses major antitrust case over search, declared a monopoly by judge
In a major blow to Google, a federal judge on Monday ruled that the tech giant maintained and abused a monopoly on web searches.The much-anticipated decision marks a major...
Google pulls AI ad that irked some Olympics viewers
Google confirmed on Friday (Aug 2) that it had pulled an ad for its Gemini artificial intelligence (AI) after it landed flat with some Olympics viewers.The “Dear Sydney” ad,...
Get paid or sue? How the news business is combating the threat of AI
Journalist Javier Cabral wanted to test Google’s much-hyped, experimental artificial intelligence-powered search results. So he typed out a question about a topic he knew intimately: the Long Beach bakery...
Wiz calls off US$23 billion deal with Google, memo says
ISRAELI cybersecurity startup Wiz has ended talks with Google-parent Alphabet on a reported US$23 billion deal in which it would have become the US tech giant’s largest-ever acquisition, according...
Google faces Italian antitrust probe on commercial practices
European regulators are increasing their oversight over Big Tech’s practices, including potential abuses of market dominanceTHE competition authority in Italy has opened a probe into Google and its parent...
Google to require disclosures for digitally altered content in election ads
GOOGLE said on Monday (Jul 1)it would make it mandatory for advertisers to disclose election ads that use digitally altered content to depict real or realistic-looking people or events,...
Google buys stake in Taiwan solar power firm owned by BlackRock
GOOGLE said it has taken a stake in Taiwan’s New Green Power and could buy up to 300 megawatts of renewable energy from the BlackRock fund-owned firm to help...
