Scores of Google rivals want EU tech law used in antitrust case. More than 40 European rivals to Google’s shopping service urged EU antitrust regulators on Monday to use newly adopted tech rules to ensure the Alphabet unit complies with a 2017 EU order to allow more competition on its search page. The European Commission […]
Google approves Trump’s Truth Social for Play Store
Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google has approved former U.S. President Donald Trump’s social media app Truth Social for distribution in the Google Play Store, a company spokesperson said on Wednesday. Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), which operates Truth Social, is expected to make the app available in the Play Store shortly, Google said. “It’s been a pleasure […]
Google loses appeal against record EU antitrust fine
Luxembourg: The European Union’s second-highest court on Wednesday overwhelmingly upheld the EU’s record fine against Google over its Android operating system for mobile phones, slightly reducing the fee for technical reasons. In a statement, the EU’s General court said it “largely confirms the commission’s decision that Google imposed unlawful restrictions on manufacturers of Android mobile […]
Europe’s battle with Big Tech: billions in fines and tough laws
Luxembourg: The European Union is on a mission to rein in US tech giants, which have been accused of tax avoidance, stifling competition, raking in billions from news without paying for it and spreading misinformation. In the past few years, the EU has slapped eye-watering fines on Apple and Google in tax and competition cases, […]
Google, Meta face record fines in South Korea over privacy violations
SEOUL: Google, Meta face record fines in South Korea over privacy violations. South Korea has fined Google and Meta more than $71 million collectively for gathering users’ personal information without consent for tailored ads, regulators said Wednesday, the country’s highest-ever data protection fines. Investigations into the two US tech giants found they had been […]
Google launches international appeal for flood victims in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Google on Monday launched an international appeal to collect relief funds for the flood victims of Pakistan. The world’s largest search engine launched the appeal, asking its users across the globe to donate for the flood victims. People from all over the world can donate $15, $25 and $50 each. The unprecedented rains and […]
Google announces $500,000 donation for flood relief efforts
Google announced on Thursday that it would contribute $50000 to Pakistani flood relief efforts. Google Southeast Asia Vice President Stephanie Davis said on LinkedIn that the company would donate the money, which is equal to around Rs110 million, to the Centre for Disaster Philanthropy through Google.org. She added that The Focus for Disaster Philanthropy would, […]
Google opposes Facebook-backed proposal for self-regulatory body in India
Google has grave reservations about developing a self-regulatory body for the social media sector in India to hear user complaints, though the proposal has support from Facebook and Twitter, sources with knowledge of the discussions told Reuters. India in June proposed appointing a government panel to hear complaints from users about content moderation decisions but […]
Man Gets Hired By Google After 39 Attempts: viral news
Man Gets Hired By Google After 39 Attempts. It is the story of a man who never stopped trying and finally got a job at his dream organization Google is inspiring people online. Tyler Cohen applied at the tech giant, not one or twice, but a whopping 39 times. He has shared the screenshot of […]
Russia fines Google $98 mn over banned content
A Moscow court slapped Google with an unprecedented hefty fine of nearly $100 million on Friday as Russia ramps up its pressure on foreign tech giants. Moscow has piled fines on the world’s biggest internet platforms, accusing them of not moderating their content properly and interfering in the country’s affairs. But so far fines on […]