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Trump threatens EU with tariff investigation after Google hit with $3.45 billion antitrust fine

Reuters  —  President Donald Trump on Friday threatened the European Union with an investigation that could lead to higher tariffs, after the EU fined Google billions of dollars for violating its antitrust laws. The EU announced earlier Friday that Google must pay a €2.95 billion ($3.45 billion) antitrust fine for anti-competitive practices in its lucrative …

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Google’s courtroom victory just saved Apple from a big headache

Google was spared the worst possible judgment in its landmark antitrust case Tuesday: A judge allowed it to keep Chrome and Android under its fold and continue to pay tech companies to promote its search engine. That good news for Google is also good news for Apple. Judge Amit Mehta on Tuesday ruled that Google …

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Our phones are flooded with apps. Google wants to help

New York  —  How many apps does it take to plan a work meeting or a dinner with friends? It likely involves bouncing between your text messaging app, an email app, a navigation app like Google Maps and perhaps a reservation app like Resy or Opentable. Google wants to cut down on that back-and-forth with …

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Google’s DeepMind CEO has two worries when it comes to AI. Losing jobs isn’t one of them

CNN  —  Demis Hassabis, CEO of Google’s AI research arm DeepMind and a Nobel Prize laureate, isn’t too worried about an AI “jobpocalypse.” Instead of fretting over AI replacing jobs, he’s worried about the technology falling into the wrong hands – and a lack of guardrails to keep sophisticated, autonomous AI models under control. “Both …

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Google outlines its big plans for the future of search

CNN  —  The very basic meaning of what it means to ” Google” something – typing in keywords and sifting through links, images and information snippets is nearly behind us, according to Google. The search giant laid out its vision for the future of searching the web on Tuesday, introducing a flurry of updates that …

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Google makes its biggest-ever acquisition

CNN  —  Google announced a $32 billion deal on Tuesday to buy rapidly growing cybersecurity firm Wiz for $32 billion. It will be the tech giant’s biggest-ever acquisition. The all-cash takeover of privately held Wiz represents a big bet by Google on cloud security and cybersecurity in this period of explosive growth for artificial intelligence. …

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‘We don’t want to leave anyone behind,’ says Google’s Alex Okosi on the company’s drive to cut data costs in Africa

CNN  —  In 2021, Google announced $1 billion of investment in Africa, aiming to enhance connectivity, drive innovation and support local entrepreneurs. Three years on, it claims this investment is working. According to a recent report commissioned by the tech giant, in 2023 its services – including Search, Maps, and YouTube – generated $16 billion …

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US government considers a breakup of Google

CNN  —  For the first time since AT&T was dismantled into Baby Bells four decades ago, the US government is weighing the breakup of one of the world’s largest and most consequential monopolies: Google. The US Department of Justice in a court filing Tuesday night said it may recommend dismantling Google’s core businesses, separating Google’s …

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