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Google says will buy back US billion in shares, posts earnings beat
Google says will buy back US$70 billion in shares, posts earnings beat
April 24, 2025
[BENGALURU/SAN FRANCISCO] Google parent Alphabet said it would buy back US$70 billion worth of shares as it reported first-quarter profit above Wall Street expectations on Thursday (Apr 24).Shares jumped...
Google paid Samsung ‘enormous sums’ for Gemini AI app installs
Google paid Samsung ‘enormous sums’ for Gemini AI app installs
April 21, 2025
Published Tue, Apr 22, 2025 · 07:47 AM[WASHINGTON] Alphabet pays Samsung Electronics an “enormous sum of money” every month to preinstall Google generative artificial intelligence (AI) app, Gemini, on...
Google faces historic trial in US bid to end search monopoly
Google faces historic trial in US bid to end search monopoly
April 21, 2025
[WASHINGTON] Alphabet’s Google needs strong measures imposed on it to prevent it from using its artificial intelligence products to extend its dominance in online search, a US Department of...
Google held a monopoly in online ad tech, U.S. judge finds
April 17, 2025
In another major legal blow to Google, a federal judge on Thursday ruled that the search giant held an illegal monopoly over some advertising technology.Judge Leonie Brinkema of the...
Google lays off hundreds of employees in Android, Pixel Group: The Information
Google lays off hundreds of employees in Android, Pixel Group: The Information
April 11, 2025
[BENGALURU] Alphabet’s Google on Thursday (Apr 10) laid off hundreds of employees in its platforms and devices unit, which works on the Android software, Pixel phones and the Chrome...
Google launches new Ironwood chip to speed AI applications
Google launches new Ironwood chip to speed AI applications
April 10, 2025
The new chip brings functions from earlier split designs together and increases the available memory, which makes it better suited for serving AI applications[SAN FRANCISCO] Alphabet’s on Wednesday (Apr...
EU AI Rules Delay Tech Rollouts, But Civil Societies Says Safety Comes First | TechRepublic
April 8, 2025
Tech companies are adamant that the regulation of artificial intelligence in the E.U. is preventing its citizens from accessing the latest and greatest products. However, a number of civil...
An AI ‘gold rush.’ What to know about OpenAI’s record $40-billion funding round
April 2, 2025
SAN FRANCISCO — ChatGPT maker OpenAI this week announced it raised a whopping $40 billion as it races to dominate a competitive AI landscape against tech giants like Google, and rivals...
Is Google Rigging Search? EU’s Preliminary Findings Are In
March 20, 2025
Image: Guillaume Périgois/Unsplash The European Commission claims that Alphabet, Google’s parent company, has breached the Digital Markets Act. The specific allegation is that Google is self-preferencing on Search and...
Hollywood creatives urge government to defend copyright laws against AI
March 18, 2025
More than 400 Hollywood creatives, including director Guillermo del Toro and actors Cynthia Erivo and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, are urging the U.S. government to uphold existing copyright protections against artificial...