With freebies, OpenAI, Google vie for Indian users and training data
World 15:26 18/12/2025BENGALURU -- OpenAI, Google and Perplexity have begun an unprecedented fight for artificial intelligence users in India, rolling out freebies in a strategy seen as a way to harvest troves of multilingual training data in the world's most populous nation.
OpenAI launches GPT-5.2 after 'code red' push to counter Google's Gemini 3
World 10:21 12/12/2025OpenAI on Thursday launched its GPT-5.2 artificial intelligence model, after CEO Sam Altman reportedly issued an internal "code red" in early December pausing non‑core projects and redirecting teams to accelerate development in response to Google's Gemini 3.
Google ditches EU antitrust complaint about Microsoft cloud amid EU probe
World 15:25 29/11/2025Alphabet's Google on Friday dropped its EU antitrust complaint about rival Microsoft's cloud computing practices, a week after EU regulators launched an investigation to see if Microsoft should be subject to rules aimed at curbing its power in this sector.
India's Adani seeks up to $5 billion investment in Google data center to join AI boom
World 09:58 29/11/2025India's Adani Group plans to invest up to $5 billion in Alphabet-owned Google's India AI data centre project, an executive said on Friday, as it seeks to cash in on booming demand for data capacity in the world's most populous nation.
Google to invest $6.4 billion in cloud infrastructure in Germany
World 09:23 12/11/2025BERLIN -- Alphabet's Google (GOOGL.O) will invest 5.5 billion euros ($6.41 billion) in Germany in the coming years in a push to expand its infrastructure and data center capacity in Europe's largest economy, company and government officials said on Tuesday.
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.
