US state attorneys general will meet Justice Department attorneys next week to share information on their investigations into Alphabet Inc’s Google, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Sunday. The probes revolve around monopolistic behavior that may harm consumers through Google’s control of online advertising markets and search traffic. The Wall […]
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TripAdvisor cuts 200 jobs as Google steps up competition with new travel search tools
TripAdvisor Inc. is cutting hundreds of jobs, according to people familiar with the situation, underscoring the company’s need to reduce costs as competition from Google intensifies. The online travel information provider is eliminating about 200 workers, said the people, who asked not to be identified discussing private decisions. The company […]
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Which company just hit $1 trillion? Google it.
As Google-parent Alphabet Inc <GOOGL.O> became on Thursday the fourth U.S. company to top a market value of more than $1 trillion (£764.88 billion), some funds holding its shares are wondering whether now is the time to cash in on the stock’s extraordinary gains. Shares of the Internet search giant […]
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Annoyed by Chrome browser notifications? Google is going to remove them
Most websites these days mean a whole bunch of pop-ups with notification requests. And if you ever make the mistake of agreeing to any of these notifications, your phone will keep buzzing. However, worry not, Google is all set to change that. Google has finally accepted that these unwanted notifications […]
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Google News is discontinuing digital magazines as no one’s reading them
Realising that people are not even reading magazines like Rolling Stone or Conde Nast Traveller and newspapers online, Google has decided to discontinue ‘print replica’ PDFs of magazines on its Google News app. The tech giant is sending emails to Google News users about full refunds that are being processed and there […]
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Google to pay a fine of 150 million Euros to France
France’s competition authority fined Google 150 million euros ($167 million) for anti-competitive behaviour and for having unclear advertising on the Google Ads page. The fine comes as France and other European countries maintain high levels of scrutiny on major US tech companies such as Google, Facebook, Apple and Amazon, which are […]
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Google is going to hire 3,800 full-time employees and India is on list
After facing criticism that the tech giant relies more on low-cost, third-party temporary workers, Google has announced that it is going to be hiring 3,800 “in-house” full-time employees in 2020 at various sites, including in India who will provide customer care support 24/7. To date, customer and user support, such as answering […]
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Ex PayPal COO to become new Google Commerce chief
Google has turned to departing PayPal executive Bill Ready to fill up the position of the new president of commerce at the company. Earlier in June, PayPal had announced its COO Ready would be leaving the company at the end of this year. Ready will officially join Google in January and […]
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Google ends support for Explorer Edition of Glass
Google has announced that it will end support for the Explorer Edition of Glass in February 2020. Google said that the wearable device is receiving a final update that needs to be installed manually. “Glass Explorer Edition is receiving a final update that you will need to manually install. After February 25, […]
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In Alpha bet, Sundar Pichai to be Google parent CEO
Google chief executive officer (CEO) Sundar Pichai will take over the additional reins of parent Alphabet in place of co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin as the sole occupant of the hot seat amid an unprecedented global demand for more safeguards, regulatory scrutiny and taxes. The 47-year-old IIT Kharagpur and […]
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New Alphabet chief Sundar Pichai started at Google, made name with Android
Google Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai will replace company co-founder Larry Page as CEO of parent Alphabet Inc the company said in a blog post on Tuesday. Below are some key facts about Pichai: * Born in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India on June 10, 1972 * An alumnus of Wharton business school, […]
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Google founders give up on being the Warren Buffett of tech
The Google founders’ decision to step down ends a multiyear effort to turn their company into the Berkshire Hathaway of technology by embracing Warren Buffett’s hands-off management style. Larry Page and Sergey Brin created the Alphabet Inc. holding company in 2015 to give themselves more time to invest in new […]
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US lawmakers question Google about collection of health records
US Presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren along with fellow Senators Richard Blumenthal and Bill Cassidy wrote a letter to Alphabet’s Google on Wednesday to raise questions about its access to the health records of tens of millions of Americans. Warren and Blumenthal, who are Democrats, along with Cassidy, a Republican, were […]
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Google, Facebook business models threat to human rights
The data-collection business model fuelling Facebook and Google represents a threat to human rights around the world, Amnesty International said in a report Wednesday. The organization argued that offering people free online services and then using information about them to target money-making ads imperils a gamut of rights including freedom […]
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Huawei sells Mate X with no Google after US ban
Chinese tech giant Huawei is selling its first folding smartphone without Google apps or U.S.-made processor chips following sanctions imposed by Washington. The Mate X, which unfolds to 14.6 centimeters (5.8 inches) wide, went on sale Friday on Huawei’s online store in China priced at 16,999 yuan ($2,422). It competes […]