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Russia says $20 decillion fine against Google is ‘symbolic’

Moscow trying to force tech firm to lift YouTube ban on pro-Kremlin media with fines totalling astronomical sum. The Kremlin has said that Russia’s huge fines imposed on Google were largely ...

World - The Guardian - October 31

Google's cloud outpaces rivals in third quarter as AI battle heats up

One takeaway from tech earnings reports this week is that Google's cloud business is gaining momentum.

Business - CNBC - November 2

Indonesia steps up trade protectionism with Apple and Google phone bans

South-east Asia’s largest economy pushes foreign tech groups to invest locally or lose market access

World - Financial Times - November 5

Google fixes 'where to vote' issue in Harris, Vance searches

Google said Tuesday it fixed an error that was causing a “where to vote” panel to appear when searching for Vice President Harris and Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio). The search giant said the panel was ...

Politics - The Hill - November 5

Google curbs politics discussion among employees on U.S. Election Day

During Election Day, employees tried flooding popular internal message board with election-related memes despite warnings by company executives.

Business - CNBC - November 6

Google’s Next AI Just Leaked, and It Can Take Over Your Computer

Here’s what to know about Jarvis.

Business - Inc. - November 7

European Google rivals partner on search engine infrastructure to counter Big Tech

Ecosia and Qwant are partnering to build a European search index and reduce their dependence on U.S. Big Tech firms.

Business - CNBC - 4 days ago

Two Upstart Search Engines Are Teaming Up to Take on Google

Generative AI and new rules targeting tech giants are giving Ecosia and Qwant fuel to challenge Google and Microsoft and develop a web index for Europe.

Tech - Wired - 4 days ago

Google Executive Picked to Supercharge News Efforts Has Resigned

Shailesh Prakash departs after two years at the tech giant. Relationships between Google News and publishers remain strained.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - 4 days ago

Google gets new head of search and ad business as part of AI-focused reshuffling

Google is getting a new leader for its core business, which includes search, ads and commerce, as the tech giant restructures itself for the AI era.

Business - MarketWatch - October 18

After rejecting Google takeover, cyber firm Wiz says it will IPO 'when the stars align'

Wiz is hoping to achieve $1 billion in annual recurring revenue in 2025 — a key condition the company wants to meet before going public.

Business - CNBC - October 18

Judge delays order in antitrust case requiring Google to open up its app store

A federal judge has delayed an order requiring Google to open up its Android app store to more competition

Tech - ABC News - October 18

Nvidia, Google, Microsoft and more head to Las Vegas to tout health-care AI tools

Tech companies are in Las Vegas this week to talk health-care AI at the HLTH conference.

Business - CNBC - October 21

Everything You Can Do From Google Chrome’s Address Bar (Besides Run Searches)

Chrome’s omnibox is not just for typing out URLs or searching Google. Use it to take notes, write emails, and chat with Gemini.

Tech - Wired - October 20

Amazon-backed Anthropic debuts AI agents that can do complex tasks, racing against OpenAI, Microsoft and Google

Anthropic, the Amazon-backed AI startup founded by former OpenAI research executives, announced AI agents that can use a computer to complete complex tasks.

Business - CNBC - October 22

Hong Kong bars services like WhatsApp and Google Drive from government computers

The Hong Kong government is barring most civil servants from using popular apps like WhatsApp, WeChat and Google Drive on their work computers due to potential security risks

Tech - ABC News - October 23

Chinese smartphone maker Oppo doubles down on AI, says in regular talks with Google and Microsoft

As Chinese smartphone company Oppo gears up for a flagship phone launch overseas, it says it has weekly AI talks with Google and Microsoft senior management.

Business - CNBC - October 24

Microsoft's GitHub expands beyond OpenAI, lets developers use AI models from Anthropic, Google

GitHub is giving software developers more choices for its popular coding assistant, meaning they won't be limited to models from OpenAI.

Business - CNBC - October 29

Google's moneymaking machine still pumping out massive profits despite multiple threats

Google is still thriving while the company navigates through a pivotal shift to artificial intelligence and battles regulators trying to topple its internet empire

Tech - ABC News - October 29

Google's new CFO makes earnings call debut, says company can 'push a little further' on cost cuts

In her first earnings call as Alphabet CFO, Anat Ashkenazi said more streamlining will be needed so the company can invest in AI.

Business - CNBC - October 30

Google Gets Bogus Russian Fine So Big, We Can't Even Fit It In This Headline

Google is in big (fake) trouble right now, as a Russian fine against it has ballooned to $2.5 decillion over the last couple of years. In case you're wondering, that's ...

Tech - GameSpot - October 30

Google CEO says more than 25 percent of company's new code written by AI

More than a quarter of Google's new code is being generated by artificial intelligence (AI), CEO Sundar Pichai revealed during Tuesday's third-quarter earnings call for the leading tech company. ...

Politics - The Hill - October 30

Google Maps adds AI features to help users explore and navigate the world around them

Google Maps is heading down a new road steered by artificial intelligence

Tech - ABC News - October 31

Google employees pressure costumed execs at all-hands meeting for clarity on cost cuts

Following comments on Google's earnings call about continuing cuts, employees wanted answers at the company's latest all-hands meeting.

Business - CNBC - November 1

Everything you ever wanted to know about vaginas … but were too afraid to Google

Should you wash your vagina? Can a tampon get lost in one? And does having sex make you looser? Experts in all things ‘down there’ separate fact from fiction. FALSE “The word vagina only refers ...

World - The Guardian - November 2

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