Google launches RCS business messaging as a more secure alternative to SMS
GOOGLE has worked with local telcos to launch Rich Communication Services (RCS) business messaging for RCS-enabled Android users in Singapore. On Thursday (Aug 15), Google announced at its Safer...
Google Fitbit, Peloton announce fitness content partnership
GOOGLE’S Fitbit has partnered with Peloton Interactive to give its premium users access to the exercise equipment maker’s fitness content, starting in early September, the companies said on Tuesday...
US considers a rare antitrust move: breaking up Google
A RARE bid to break up Alphabet’s Google is one of the options being considered by the Justice Department after a landmark court ruling found that the company monopolised...
Google unveils new phones and other gadgets powered by AI
ALPHABET’S Google on Tuesday (Aug 13) unveiled a lineup of new Pixel smartphones with deeper integrations of its artificial intelligence (AI) technology as it races to incorporate AI into...
Google wins dismissal of US consumer lawsuit over mobile search
A FEDERAL judge in California has dismissed a lawsuit accusing Google of unlawfully dominating web search on smartphones, but said the consumers should get another chance after a Washington,...
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,...
