Google urges Malaysian business to embrace AI upskilling programmes
By Siti Noor Afera Abu KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian businesses can benefit from the immense potential of artificial intelligence (AI) by establishing comprehensive upskilling programmes and adopting advanced generative AI solutions, said Google’s global head of government affairs and public policy Karan Bhatia. By doing so, they can position themselves as leaders in technology and drive […]
Google to pay US$700 mln to settle application store dispute
MOSCOW: Alphabet, Google’s parent company, has agreed to pay out US$700 million and introduce some changes to its application store to settle an anti-trust lawsuit filed by a number of the US states, according to court documents filed in the California District Court, reported Sputnik. In 2021, 36 US states and the District of Columbia […]
Apple tells US court Google is best in search
WASHINGTON: A top executive at Apple said Tuesday he believed that Google’s search engine was the best product for its customers as he took the stand at a landmark antitrust trial. Google is facing prosecution by the US Justice Department on grounds that it illegally used its dominant position in online search to prevent the […]
Google makes final appeal to overturn EU fine
NEW YORK: Google on Tuesday made a final appeal to overturn a US$2.6 billion anti-trust fine imposed by the European Commission in 2017, reported German news agency (dpa). The fine, arising from allegations of market abuse through Google’s online shopping service, has been the subject of a prolonged legal battle. While Google initiated its appeal […]
Ottawa suspends advertising on FB over online news act disagreement
OTTAWA (Canada): The Canadian federal government announced Wednesday it has decided to suspend all of its advertising on Facebook and Instagram as it is battling with tech platforms Meta and Google over the Online News Act. Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez said in a news conference that the federal government cannot continue paying advertising dollars to […]
Google to delay launch of bard chatbot in EU over data privacy concerns
MOSCOW: US tech giant Google will have to postpone the launch of the Bard artificial intelligence chatbot in the European Union as the company has provided insufficient information about how the AI tool will protect the privacy of Europeans, the Irish Data Protection Commission, Google’s main data supervisor under the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation, […]
Google Cloud to establish New Zealand cloud region
WELLINGTON: Google Cloud has decided to establish a New Zealand cloud region, a move welcomed by the New Zealand government. The decision was made through Google Cloud’s independent due diligence, and it is not a government procurement, according to New Zealand Minister for the Digital Economy and Communications David Clark on Wednesday, said Xinhua. “Becoming […]
Apple, Google, Microsoft to expand support for password-less sign-in standard
SAN FRANCISCO: In a joint effort to make the web more secure and usable for all, Apple, Google and Microsoft on Thursday announced plans to expand support for a common password-less sign-in standard created by the FIDO Alliance and the World Wide Web Consortium. The new capability will allow websites and apps to offer consistent, […]
Dutch probe Google over Play Store app
THE HAGUE, Netherlands: The Dutch consumer watchdog on Wednesday said it had launched a preliminary investigation into Google over its Play store for apps, months after targeting fellow tech giant Apple. The Match Group, which owns dating site Tinder, lodged a complaint saying that Google only allowed its own payment system to be used when […]
Matrade-Google Malaysia collaboration to enhance SMEs’ digital export skill sets
KUALA LUMPUR: The Google’s Market Finder module has recently been introduced as a digital market insights tool to assist small medium enterprises (SMEs) find new export business opportunities through the Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (Matrade)-Google Malaysia collaboration. Besides, it is a tool to strengthen Malaysian SMEs export fundamentals, as well as to broaden exports […]
