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Google loses monopoly case to Fortnite maker Epic Games
Add a CommentThe maker of popular video game Fortnite has won a US court battle against Google, with a jury deciding that the search giant had operated an illegal monopoly. Epic Games sued Google in 2020, accusing it of unlawfully making its … Read more →
AI ‘godfather’ Geoffrey Hinton warns of dangers as he quits Google
Add a CommentA man widely seen as the godfather of artificial intelligence (AI) has quit his job, warning about the growing dangers from developments in the field. Geoffrey Hinton, aged 75, announced his resignation from Google in a statement to the New … Read more →
Google and Microsoft hit by slowing economy
Add a CommentSales at the tech giants Alphabet and Microsoft have slowed sharply, adding to fears of a downturn in the economy. Alphabet, which owns Google and YouTube, said sales rose just 6% in the three months to September, to $69bn, as … Read more →
Google to invest $740m in Australia
Add a CommentGoogle has announced that it will invest A$1bn ($740m, £550m) in Australia over the next five years. It is the US technology giant’s largest investment in the country to date. Google says the money will be used to build a … Read more →
Trump to sue Twitter, Google and Facebook
Add a CommentFormer US president Donald Trump has announced plans to sue tech giants Google, Twitter and Facebook, claiming that he is the victim of censorship. The class-action lawsuit also targets the three companies’ CEOs. Mr Trump was suspended from his social … Read more →
Kennedy Agyapong’s daughter gets promotion at Google
Add a CommentAmanda Agyapong, the 23 year old daughter of business mogul and politician Kennedy Agyapong has been promoted at Google Ann Arbor. Amanda Agyapong is the second of Kennedy Agyapong’s seven daughters. The 23-year-old started her career in the organization as … Read more →
More people have been searching for ‘World War 3′ in past 1 month – Google
Add a CommentAccording to Google, more people are using the search engine to look up the phrase “World War 3” at an increased rate. Searches for the terms “Trump War” and “Nuclear War” have also increased during the past few weeks as … Read more →
Apple and Google settle patent row
Add a CommentMobile phone industry giants Apple and Google have agreed to dismiss lawsuits they had brought against each other over technology patents. In a joint statement, the companies said they would work together in “some areas of patent reform”. But the … Read more →
South Korea fines Google $194,000 for unauthorized Wi-Fi data collection
Add a CommentSouth Korea has fined Google 210 million won ($194,000) for unauthorized Wi-Fi data collection in 2009 and 2010, The Korea Herald reports. The data was collected by Google’s vehicles while taking photos for the Street View service. Besides the fine, the Korea Communications Commission ordered Google to delete … Read more →
Google and Microsoft agree measures to block abuse images
Add a CommentLeading search engine companies Google and Microsoft have agreed measures to make it harder to find child abuse images online.As many as 100,000 search terms will now return no results that find illegal material, and will trigger warnings that child … Read more →
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