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Google to overhaul ad tracking system on Android devices
Google's parent Alphabet pulled in over $60 billion in the fourth quarter of 2021 just in ad revenue
Google parent Alphabet nearly doubles annual profit
The firm predicts that its growth will continue in 2022
Microsoft sees strong earnings on cloud computing
Microsoft competes with Amazon and Google in the cloud computing market.
Microsoft muscles in on first wave of the metaverse
Google, Amazon and Apple have -- in public at least -- kept their distance.
Tech 2022 trends: meatless meat, Web 3.0, big tech battles
The spike toward record ransomware attacks and data leaks in 2021 looks likely to spill over into the coming year.
Google, Lenovo join consumer electronics show exodus
Another major conference planned for January, the World Economic Forum, announced Monday it would delay its annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, due to Omicron.
Google disrupts cybercrime web infecting 1 million devices
The internet giant took down some 63 million Google Docs and terminated over 1,100 Google accounts
Google agrees 5-year deal to pay AFP for online content: executives
Under the agreement AFP will also offer fact-checking training on several continents, details of which will be announced soon
Facebook ends facial recognition over privacy fears
Tech giants like Amazon, Microsoft, IBM and Google have stopped, at least temporarily, selling facial recognition software to police forces.
Google-parent Alphabet profit soars to over $18 bn
Twitter however on Tuesday posted a $537 million net loss in the quarter after settling a lawsuit alleging investors were misled about slowing user growth.
US seals agreement to end European digital taxes
That historic move aims to put an end to corporations sheltering profits in low-tax haven countries, and would address the issue the DSTs aimed to solve.
Google debuts new Pixel, latest try in Smartphone fight
Pixel 6 models, with superfast 5G wireless capability, debut Google's own Tensor chip crafted to enable computers to think more like people do.
Google to spend $2 billion on New York City office
The final site is to be spread over three buildings between Hudson Street and Washington Street, with construction of two of them already completed.
New Asia undersea data cable plan unveiled by Google, Facebook
Earlier this year the companies announced another cable project dubbed Echo connecting the United States, Singapore, Guam and Indonesia.
As Covid variant delays return to offices, many in US don't mind
Across the United States, a growing number of companies are delaying their employees' return to the office out of concern over the new wave of disease.
Microsoft requires vaccinations for workers, as office returns slow
Google last week made campuses off-limits to unvaccinated employees and extend its global work-from-home option through October 18.
Google and Facebook say on-campus workers must be vaccinated
Tech titan Facebook put out similar word on Wednesday, saying that as its offices re-open, only vaccinated workers will be welcomed.
France fines Google 500 million euros in news copyright row
A Google spokesperson said in a statement to AFP that the company was "very disappointed" by the decision.
Microsoft wins $22 billion US Army contract for augmented reality gear
Apple, Google, and Facebook are among the tech titans investing in mixed reality.
Prince William is 'world's sexiest bald man' according to Google searches
The Duke of Cambridge beats Jason Statham and Mike Tyson with over 17 million describing him as "sexy."
Russia sues social media platforns for non-deletion of posts urging children to join protest
The filing of cases against these social media giants came after Alexei Navalny's imprisonment and sentencing.
Facebook restores news for Australian users after media bargaining deal
In announcing the end of its news blackout, Facebook said it "looks forward to continuing to work with the industry to find the best ways to support news."
Google to pay 1.1 million euros for displaying misleading rankings of French hotels
Hoteliers did not really like the ranking that Google gave them and started to complain about it to the French government.
Google to pay $2.5 million for alleged discrimination against 'disadvantaged' female and Asian applicants
The U.S. Department of Labor discovered disparities in pay, which affects their female software engineers, during a routine compliance evaluation.
Google to convert some offices into COVID-19 vaccination sites
The tech giant will be providing more than $150 million to be used to promote vaccine education and equitable distribution.
Google threatens to block Australians over media law
The legislation was introduced last year to force Google and Facebook to pay local media organisations to host news content or face millions of dollars in fines.
Google to say goodbye to its smart home OS Android Things
It seems that even refocusing the smart OS to cater only to smart displays and speakers still did not perform in the way Google expected it to.
Google to integrate bank accounts in payments app
Google at the same time said it was updating its Google Pay app to help users better organize payments to people and businesses.
YouTube outage: Reason for downtime still unclear as investigation continues
Shortly after more complaints were logged by real-time outage monitoring website Downdetector, the YouTube Twitter account acknowledge the issue.
YouTube Premium subscribers receiving Stadia Premiere gaming kits from Google
Unfortunately, this offer is limited to YouTube Premium subscribers who signed up before the November 6, cutoff and in specific regions only.