Google plans US$40 billion Texas data center investment amid AI boom
ALPHABET’S Google said on Friday (Nov 14) it would invest US$40 billion in three new data centers in Texas, as part of its push to expand capacity for artificial...
Stuck in traffic? Google Maps has a smarter AI assistant for you
Drivers navigating traffic on their morning commutes will be able to do much more than just find directions and the nearest gas station on Google Maps.In the coming weeks,...
OpenAI launches its own browser to compete with Google
OpenAI launched its own web browser called Atlas, hoping to use its artificial intelligence superpowers to take away market share from Google, which has dominated the browser and search...
Google lays off dozens of workers in Sunnyvale
Google said it plans to lay off dozens of workers at its Sunnyvale offices, following job reductions at other large tech firms.Google notified the California Employment Development Department on...
‘Extremely chaotic.’ Tech industry rattled by Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee
President Trump’s new sky-high visa fees have shaken Silicon Valley’s tech giants as they contemplate a surge in the cost of hiring global talent and a new tactic the...
UK announces £400m Google Cloud info contract
[LONDON] The UK government has agreed a £400 million (S$695.6 million) contract with Google Cloud, days before President Donald Trump’s visit, saying on Friday (Sep 12) it will allow...
Google hit with 2.95-billion-euro EU antitrust fine over adtech practices
[BRUSSELS] Alphabet’s Google was hit with a 2.95-billion-euro (S$4.4 billion) EU antitrust fine on Friday (Sep 5) for anti-competitive practices in its lucrative adtech business, marking its fourth penalty...
Alphabet’s stock climbs after judge rules Google won’t be forced to sell Chrome
When a federal judge deemed Google a “monopolist” last year, questions lingered about how he would help restore competition in online search.On Tuesday, U.S. District Court Judge Amit Mehta...
