Google says Australian law on teen social media use 'extremely difficult' to enforce
World 12:15 13/10/2025SYDNEY - Alphabet-owned Google on Monday said it would be "extremely difficult" for Australia to enforce a law prohibiting people younger than 16 from using social media, warning that the government's initiative would not make children safer online.
Google adds Gemini to Chrome browser after avoiding antitrust breakup
World 12:31 19/09/2025Google will integrate Gemini into its Chrome browser for users in the U.S. starting Thursday, just weeks after a federal judge spared the company from a forced breakup in an antitrust case.
Rolling Stone, Billboard owner Penske sues Google over AI overviews
World 14:05 14/09/2025The owner of Rolling Stone, Billboard and Variety sued Google on Friday, alleging the technology giant's AI summaries use its journalism without consent and reduce traffic to its websites.
Google hit with $3.45bn EU antitrust fine over adtech practices
World 14:34 06/09/2025BRUSSELS -- Alphabet's (GOOGL.O) Google was hit with a 2.95-billion-euro ($3.45 billion) European Union antitrust fine on Friday for anti-competitive practices in its lucrative adtech business, a sharp sanction that riled up U.S. President Donald Trump.
Jury tells Google to pay $425 mn over app privacy
World 14:36 04/09/2025A U.S. federal jury on Wednesday ordered Google to pay about $425 million for gathering information from smartphone app use even when people opted for privacy settings, the company confirmed.
Apple in talks to use Google's Gemini AI to power revamped Siri, Bloomberg News reports
World 13:46 23/08/2025Apple is in early talks to use Google's Gemini AI to revamp the Siri voice assistant, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.
Google settles YouTube children's privacy lawsuit
World 11:12 20/08/2025Google will pay $30 million to settle a lawsuit claiming it violated the privacy of children using YouTube by collecting their personal information without parental consent, and using it to send targeted ads.
Google inks $3 billion US hydropower deal in largest clean energy agreement of its kind
World 11:34 16/07/2025Google has agreed to secure as much as 3 gigawatts of U.S. hydropower in the world's largest corporate clean power pact for hydroelectricity, the company said on Tuesday, as Big Tech pursues the expansion of energy-hungry data centers.
Google hires Windsurf execs in $2.4bn deal to advance AI coding ambitions
World 12:59 12/07/2025Alphabet's Google has hired several key staff members from AI code generation startup Windsurf, the companies announced on Friday, in a surprise move following an attempt by its rival OpenAI to acquire the startup.
Tech expert explains why Google is slow to reflect Vietnam’s administrative reorganization
Vietnam News 17:03 08/07/2025Google is taking time to update its search and mapping services with Vietnam’s newly-merged provincial boundaries and two-tiered local government model, according to a technology expert.
Google faces setback as EU court adviser backs antitrust regulators
World 11:56 20/06/2025Alphabet's Google faced a potential setback on Thursday as an adviser to Europe's highest court sided with EU antitrust regulators in the company's fight against a record 4.34 billion euro ($4.98 billion) fine levied seven years ago.
Malaysia PM says $10 bln committed to national grid upgrade
World 14:02 16/06/2025Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Monday that state utility Tenaga Nasional has committed 43 billion ringgit ($10.1 billion) to upgrade the national grid infrastructure.
