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Google rolls out Apple-like message summaries for Pixel phones
ALPHABET’S Google is adding new artificial intelligence features to its Pixel devices, including iPhone-like message summaries and…
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Google unveils 5.5 billion-euro investment in Germany
GOOGLE unveiled its biggest-ever investment in Germany on Tuesday, pledging 5.5 billion euros (S$8.3 billion) for a new data centre and…
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Here's How to Prioritize Who What Wear Articles in Your Google Search Results
For better or worse, our online lives are tightly controlled by algorithms that determine what we see when we scroll. It's great when you…
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Google fights breakup of ad tech business in US court
GOOGLE faced a fresh federal court test on Monday as US government lawyers asked a judge to order the breakup of the search engine giant’s…
Business
Clips of Indonesia protests misrepresented as Nepal demonstrations
Youth-led protests in Nepal in early September ousted its government and left several key government buildings torched, but a compilation…
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PayPal and Google expand partnership to power agentic commerce
The companies are working to establish standards to ensure merchants, consumers and autonomous AI agents are operating with sufficient…
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UK announces £400m Google Cloud info contract
The UK government has agreed a £400 million (S$695.6 million) contract with Google Cloud, days before President Donald Trump’s visit,…
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Google to obey South Korean order to blur satellite images on maps
This paves the way for the US tech giant to compete better with local navigation platforms Google said on Tuesday (Sep 9) that it would…
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Google hit with 2.95-billion-euro EU antitrust fine over adtech practices
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…
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Google ruling shows how tech can outpace antitrust enforcement
The rapid pace of development in the world of tech, particularly in AI, spurred a judge’s cautious approach to curbing Google’s online…
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Record French fines for Google and Shein over cookies
France's data protection authority on Wednesday issued record fines against search giant Google and fast-fashion platform Shein for…
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Google keeps Chrome and Apple deal but must share data in big antitrust ruling
GOOGLE won’t have to sell its Chrome browser, a judge in Washington said on Tuesday, handing a rare win to Big Tech in its battle with US…
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D2C Brands Must Master Meta and Google to Succeed
When new direct-to-consumer brands ask me about paid advertising strategies, I often see them searching for some secret channel or hidden…
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Meta's AI leaders discuss using Google, OpenAI models in apps, The Information says
META Platforms is considering partnerships with rivals Google or OpenAI to enhance artificial intelligence (AI) features in its…
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GovTech partners Google Cloud to trial agentic AI usage in public sector
The Government Technology Agency (GovTech) will collaborate with Google Cloud on a sandbox to experiment with agentic artificial…
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Google to invest additional US$9 billion in Virginia data centres
Alphabet’s Google is investing an additional US$9 billion in Virginia till 2026 to enhance cloud and artificial intelligence (AI)…
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Apple explores using Google Gemini AI to power revamped Siri
Apple is in early discussions about using Google Gemini to power a revamped version of the Siri voice assistant, marking a key potential…
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Google unveils latest Pixel phones packed with AI
GOOGLE on Wednesday unveiled new Pixel 10 smartphones that promise more artificial intelligence capabilities, as it seeks to elbow out…
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Nearly 90% of videogame developers use AI agents: Google study
A Google Cloud survey showed that 87 per cent of videogame developers are using artificial intelligence agents to streamline and automate…
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Google agrees A$55 million fine for anti-competitive deals with Australian telcos
Google agreed on Monday to pay a A$55 million (S$46 million) fine in Australia after the consumer watchdog found it had hurt competition…
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Sime Darby seeks loan to build Malaysian data centre for Google
The AI frenzy has fuelled demand for funding the centres in Asia, resulting in a series of record-breaking loans for operators Malaysian…
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The (Sort of) Win Over Google and Meta That Trump and Biden Agree On
Yet, even as they may break the long-standing monopolies of Google and Meta and open important digital markets to rivals, these lawsuits…
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US agency approves OpenAI, Google, Anthropic for federal AI vendor list
OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini and Anthropic’s Claude have been added to a list of approved AI vendors, the US government’s central…
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Google must open Android to rival app stores: US court
A US federal court ruled on Thursday that Google must open its Android operating system to rival app stores, after the internet giant lost…