Google Tipped To Launch News Site In Australia Amid ACCC Battle
Google is reportedly reviving plans to launch its own news website in Australia very soon. The search engine giant – who is... Read More
Google Rolls Out Chromebook Update Highlighting CES Releases
With new Chromebooks announced at CES 2021, Google has updated Chrome OS with improvements billed as making the netbooks “as seamless as... Read More
US Urges Australia To Reconsider Forcing Facebook & Google To Pay For News
The Trump administration has added its two cents to the ongoing battle between Australia, Facebook and Google, urging the Federal government to... Read More
ACCC & DoJ Not Happy With Google-Fitbit Deal, Legal Action Looms
Google has indicated its lucrative Fitbit acquisition is all but complete – but it seems Australia’s consumer watchdog isn’t letting it go... Read More
Google Finally Gets Fitbit Deal Over The Line
Following a 12-month battle with regulators Google has finally completed its $2.1 billion acquisition of wearable device maker Fitbit. The deal had... Read More
Google Hides Results From Oz News Outlets In Protest Of News Media Bargaining Code
Google is trialling pushing down search results for commercial news outlets in Australia as part of its ongoing campaign against the News... Read More
Fitbit Google Deal Gets Green Light
Fitbit is closer to becoming a Google entity after the European Union gave the nod to the US$2.1 billion takeover of the... Read More
EU Confirms Tech Giant Rules
LONDON: The EU has officially announced sweeping new rules that could see tech giants face hefty fines and stricter controls over their... Read More
Technical Issues Hit Gmail – Again
Gmail suffered a service disruption again this morning, only a day after a wider Google outage took the mail service down worldwide.... Read More
Tech Giants Face EU Fines Of Up To 10 Percent Of Turnover
BRUSSELS: New draft EU rules may penalise US tech giants such as Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google if they don’t change their... Read More