Google To Invest $1bn To Improve Internet Access In Africa
October 6, 2021 Google on Wednesday said it will invest $1 billion over the next five years to allow for faster and more affordable internet access and support entrepreneurship in…
Facebook unveils its first smart glasses
Sept. 10, 2021 Facebook Inc launched its first smart glasses on Thursday in a step toward its aim of offering true augmented-reality spectacles. The glasses, which were created in partnership…
For bank regulators, tech giants are now too big to fail
Aug 20, 2021 More than a decade on from the financial crisis, regulators are spooked once again that some companies at the heart of the financial system are too big…
After $268.3m French fine, Google initiates changes to evade more global sanctions
JUNE 8, 2021 On the heels of the French fine, Google has initiated changes which it said would benefit its partners, the media. Google’s commitment applies to its business in…
Google agrees to alter ad practices as France imposes fine
June 7, 2021 Alphabet’s Google agreed to make changes to some of its widely-used online advertising services under an unprecedented settlement with France’s antitrust watchdog released on Monday. The authority…
U.S. senators question Apple and Google on app store dominance
April 22, 2021 A panel of U.S. senators questioned officials from Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google on Wednesday about the dominance of their mobile app stores and whether the…
OSINBAJO URGES WORLD LEADERS: END UNFAIR BURDENS ON DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, CRITICISES VACCINE NATIONALISM
April 14, 2021 The Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo has called on world leaders to build a fairer world that takes into account the interest of the poor and the marginalized….
$1bn News Showcase Programme: Google says ‘not up to us’ to dictate how news companies run their business
Alphabet Inc’s Google has reached licensing deals with over 600 news outlets around the world and is seeing a “huge increase” in users requesting more content from specific publications as…
Google Doodle celebrates Dr. Wu Lien-teh, Chinese-Malaysian epidemiologist who invented surgical mask
Google says today’s Doodle celebrates the 142nd birthday of Chinese-Malaysian epidemiologist Dr. Wu Lien-teh, who invented a surgical face covering that is widely considered the precursor to the N95 mask.Born…
IWD: Google Animated Doodle Gives Women ‘Big Hands’
In honour of women who have made a difference through the years, Google is giving a ‘big hand’ to honour this year’s international women’s day. The tech giant is celebrating…