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22 hours ago
Artificial intelligence

Google Gemini boss describes working with founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin to win the AI future | Fortune

Artificial intelligence
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 week ago

Google's quarterly results paint a picture of an internet powerhouse getting stronger in AI age

Google's ad business and AI-driven data-center division delivered robust growth, lifting Alphabet's profits, revenue, and market value.
Artificial intelligence
fromForbes
1 week ago

Google Stock Dips: Winning The Lead From OpenAI May Boost $GOOG

Google's stock fell 5% despite beating Q4 sales and earnings expectations after forecasting capital expenditures would double to $180 billion to meet AI compute demand.
fromFortune
22 hours ago
Artificial intelligence

Google Gemini boss describes working with founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin to win the AI future | Fortune

fromForbes
1 week ago
Artificial intelligence

Google Stock Dips: Winning The Lead From OpenAI May Boost $GOOG

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fromYahoo Finance
20 hours ago

Google targeted by EU over its search advertising auction practices

EU antitrust regulators are investigating Google's European search ad auctions for practices that may have artificially raised clearing prices and harmed advertisers.
Public health
fromFast Company
2 days ago

Social media lawsuits are putting Section 230 to the test

Major trials target social media companies for alleged harms to children and may force algorithm changes and financial damages.
fromSecurityWeek
2 days ago

EU Unconditionally Approves Google's $32B Acquisition of Wiz

The Commission gathered extensive feedback from customers and rival suppliers of cloud security and cloud infrastructure services, in order to investigate the impact of all material aspects of the transaction. Based on its market investigation, the Commission found that there are several credible competitors that customers could switch to if Google were to bundle Wiz's multi-cloud security platform with its existing products, or in case Wiz's platform no longer worked with clouds other than Google's.
Miscellaneous
Tech industry
fromBusiness Insider
3 days ago

Eric Schmidt-backed data center venture is negotiating a major deal with Google

Bolt Data and Energy, cofounded by Eric Schmidt, is negotiating with Google to anchor a large West Texas data center campus and raised $150M.
fromSearch Engine Roundtable
4 days ago

Reddit On Google & ChatGPT AI Citations

The way that these companies sort of cite not just you, but everybody on the Internet is they paraphrase the content, and then they put a little circle with a number, you sort of click to get more information from where the sources are. How do you like, if you could wave a magic wand or on your blackboard, like, what do you want it to look like so that you have a way to drive people more deeply into the Reddit, Inc. conversational content?
Artificial intelligence
fromThe Verge
4 days ago

YouTube Music starts putting lyrics behind a paywall

Free YouTube Music accounts are now seeing their access to lyrics limited, according to multiple reports. Google started testing lyrics as an exclusive feature for Premium users in September, but it appears that it's now receiving a wider rollout. It seems that free users will be limited to viewing lyrics for five songs per month, though we've reached out to Google for confirmation.
Music
#antitrust
US politics
fromThe Verge
3 weeks ago

Google is appealing a judge's search monopoly ruling

Google is appealing a federal court's finding that it illegally monopolizes online search and seeks a pause on court-ordered remedies requiring data sharing and syndication.
Marketing tech
fromAdExchanger
4 weeks ago

Maybe Europe Will Break Up Google; Best Practices For Disclosing AI Ads | AdExchanger

The EC warns Google's structural conflicts could sustain self-favoring dominance; the IAB advises disclosing AI only when it may mislead about identity or character.
#alphabet
fromAP News
1 week ago
Artificial intelligence

Google's quarterly results paint a picture of an internet powerhouse getting stronger in AI age

fromAP News
1 week ago
Artificial intelligence

Google's quarterly results paint a picture of an internet powerhouse getting stronger in AI age

fromEngadget
1 week ago

You can pre-order the Pixel 10a on February 18

The Pixel 10a is official, though details are limited. On Wednesday, Google posted a teaser video showing the mid-range phone dancing around colorful backgrounds. You can pre-order the Pixel 10a on February 18. Google hasn't yet revealed the phone's specs. In the short video, we can see a blue model that's virtually indistinguishable on the outside from the Pixel 9a.
Gadgets
#economic-espionage
fromAxios
1 week ago
Artificial intelligence

Ex-Google engineer found guilty of stealing AI secrets for China

fromAxios
1 week ago
Artificial intelligence

Ex-Google engineer found guilty of stealing AI secrets for China

Gadgets
fromBloomberglaw
1 week ago

Google Faces New 'Gemini' Trademark Suit From Speakers Company

P2B Trading Co. alleges Google's use of "Gemini" for speakers and headphones infringes its decades-old trademark and causes consumer confusion.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 weeks ago

Google and Pinterest cut Bay Area jobs as tech layoffs linger

Pinterest has decided to eliminate 118 jobs in the Bay Area. These include 102 jobs in San Francisco and 16 positions in Palo Alto. Google intends to cut 77 jobs, all of them in Sunnyvale. All of the job cuts are expected to be permanent, the EDD posts state. The Google layoffs are scheduled to occur over a period that begins on March 15 and ends on April 12, the official filings show.
Business
US news
fromDataBreaches.Net
2 weeks ago

Ex-Google Engineer Guilty of Stealing AI Tech for Chinese Firm - DataBreaches.Net

A Google engineer was convicted of stealing AI chip documents and committing economic espionage to build a competing startup in China.
fromSFGATE
2 weeks ago

UK proposes forcing Google to let publishers opt out of AI summaries

"We're now exploring updates to our controls to let sites specifically opt out of Search generative AI features," Ron Eden, Google's principal for product management, said in a blog post.
Miscellaneous
US politics
fromFuturism
2 weeks ago

Google Staffers Terrified of ICE After Attempt to Force Entry Into Company Building

Tech workers are divided between urging companies to sever ties with ICE and seeking corporate protection from government raids and violence.
#digital-markets-act
fromEngadget
2 weeks ago
Miscellaneous

The EU tells Google to give external AI assistants the same access to Android as Gemini has

fromEngadget
2 weeks ago
Miscellaneous

The EU tells Google to give external AI assistants the same access to Android as Gemini has

fromPCMAG
7 years ago

Tim Cook: The Tech Industry Needs to Prep for Regulation

"I'm a big believer in the free market. But we have to admit when the free market is not working. And it hasn't worked here,"
Privacy professionals
Marketing
fromThe Drum
2 weeks ago

Sky hasn't resumed YouTube ad spend, CEO says there's still not an adequate level of brand safety

Sky continues to withhold advertising from YouTube nearly 18 months after pulling ads due to persistent brand safety and transparency concerns with Google's platform.
fromChristianpost
2 weeks ago

Christian game creator TruPlay accuses Google, TikTok of censorship

In practice, however, Google applies its 'Religious belief in personalized advertising' policy to reject advertisements because they contain religious content, regardless of how the audience is targeted," ACLJ Executive Director Jordan Sekulow writes, along with Nathan J. Moelker, senior associate counsel, and Mark Kelly, the organization's director of government affairs.
US politics
#advertising-policy
fromNew York Post
3 weeks ago
US politics

Christian kids app TruPlay claims Google, TikTok blocked ads - urges Congress to act: 'It's devastating'

fromNew York Post
3 weeks ago
US politics

Christian kids app TruPlay claims Google, TikTok blocked ads - urges Congress to act: 'It's devastating'

fromFox Business
3 weeks ago
US politics

Christian kids app claims Google, TikTok blocked ads as Congress is pressed to act: 'It's devastating'

fromNew York Post
3 weeks ago
US politics

Christian kids app TruPlay claims Google, TikTok blocked ads - urges Congress to act: 'It's devastating'

fromNew York Post
3 weeks ago
US politics

Christian kids app TruPlay claims Google, TikTok blocked ads - urges Congress to act: 'It's devastating'

fromFox Business
3 weeks ago
US politics

Christian kids app claims Google, TikTok blocked ads as Congress is pressed to act: 'It's devastating'

Tech industry
fromThe Verge
3 weeks ago

Epic and Google have a secret $800 million Unreal Engine and services deal

Epic and Google formed a new partnership for joint product development and marketing that may have influenced Epic's antitrust settlement positions regarding Android.
#android
Information security
fromEngadget
4 weeks ago

Flaw in 17 Google Fast Pair audio devices could let hackers eavesdrop

A Fast Pair implementation flaw named WhisperPair allows nearby attackers to pair with and hijack Bluetooth audio devices, enabling microphone access, injection, and location tracking.
Media industry
fromThe Atlantic
4 weeks ago

Will Google Ever Have to Pay for Its Sins?

Big Tech, led by Google, used ad-tech monopoly power to capture and divert advertising revenue, severely harming publishers' finances and journalism's sustainability.
#apple
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago
Apple

Google confirms multiyear AI deal to power Apple models, Siri

Google will provide multiyear AI technology support to Apple, powering Siri and Apple Foundation Models while preserving privacy via on-device or Private Cloud Compute.
fromTechCrunch
1 month ago
Apple

Google's Gemini to power Apple's AI features like Siri | TechCrunch

Apple partnered with Google to use Google's Gemini models and cloud technology to power AI features like Siri.
Online marketing
fromArs Technica
1 month ago

Google: Don't make "bite-sized" content for LLMs if you care about search rank

Content chunking may yield short-term SEO gains, but Google expects systems to evolve and favor content written for humans over LLM-optimized, fragmented pieces.
fromThe Drum
1 month ago

Google paid 47m in tax on 22bn sales revenue last year

Google paid just €47.8m in tax against earned revenues of €22.6bn (£20.1bn) made across Europe, the Middle East and Africa which were funneled through its advertising sales business in Dublin. According to the Guardian, referencing company filings in Ireland, revenues at Google Ireland Limited rose 23% in 2015 to €22.6bn (a third of its global income) with an estimated $7bn (£5.6bn) coming from transactions with advertisers in the UK.
Miscellaneous
fromThe Verge
1 month ago

Character.AI and Google settle teen suicide and self-harm suits

Character.AI and Google have reached settlements with several families whose teens harmed themselves or died by suicide after interacting with Character.AI 's chatbots, according to new court filings. The details of the settlements are still unknown. The parties notified a federal court in Florida that they had reached a "mediated settlement in principle to resolve all claims," and asked to pause the case to finalize the agreement. A spokesperson for Character.AI, Kathryn Kelly, declined to comment.
Artificial intelligence
Mobile UX
fromGSMArena.com
1 month ago

Xreal goes all-in with Android XR, announces deepened collaboration with Google

Xreal extended its strategic partnership with Google and became a lead hardware partner for Android XR; Project Aura and upcoming devices will use Android XR.
Apple
fromTECHBOOK
1 month ago

How Famous Tech Brands Got Their Names

Tech brand names prioritize authenticity, brevity, memorability, and symbolic meaning, often reflecting personal stories, alphabetical strategy, or numerical symbolism (Apple, Amazon, Google).
Tech industry
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

11 executives and researchers who left Google in 2025 - mostly for Microsoft

Google lost at least 11 AI and cloud executives in 2025, many joining Microsoft, including senior DeepMind and Google Cloud leaders.
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

Google tells staff it will ramp up green card applications again in 2026. Here's who won't be eligible.

The company told staff in a December newsletter that employees eligible for PERM would hear from its outside lawyers in Q1, according to a copy of the memo seen by Business Insider. PERM allows employees to move from working on a visa to securing a green card. Tech companies commonly use it to transition staff from H-1 B status to a green card, which allows them to live and work permanently in the US.
Tech industry
Artificial intelligence
fromFortune
1 month ago

OpenAI vs. Apple? Sam Altman is setting his sights on winning what could be an even higher-stakes AI battle | Fortune

The LLM race favors Google for data and talent, while OpenAI aims to compete by building an integrated mass-market AI device targeting Apple.
Artificial intelligence
fromFortune
1 month ago

Is Google running way with the AI race? Its stock price sure seems to say so | Fortune

Google's superior AI execution drove a major 2025 stock outperformance while Microsoft, Apple, Meta and Amazon lag amid uneven AI strategy returns.
Privacy professionals
fromArs Technica
1 month ago

Google will end dark web reports that alerted users to leaked data

Google is shutting down its dark web scanning service, stopping new scans January 15 and deleting past reports by February 16, 2026.
Artificial intelligence
fromArs Technica
2 months ago

Disney says Google AI infringes copyright "on a massive scale"

AI companies and rights holders are driving a shift toward licensed content silos as copyright litigation and deals shape which characters AI tools can recreate.
#copyright-infringement
fromThe Verge
2 months ago
Intellectual property law

Disney accuses Google of 'massive' copyright infringement following deal with OpenAI

fromThe Verge
2 months ago
Intellectual property law

Disney accuses Google of 'massive' copyright infringement following deal with OpenAI

fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago

From Garlic to Avocado: The goofy AI model codenames you should know

It may sound like a trip through the produce aisle, but leading AI companies have something much more important on their lists. Meta, OpenAI, and Google have all relied on food-related names for their sometimes secretive plans for future AI models. Thinking with your stomach is nothing new for Silicon Valley, just look at the assortment of desserts Android assembled over the years before Google had its fill.
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