$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…
Founder Institute releases list of Lagos Ecosystem Canvas v2
Despite the harsh economic conditions of last year due to the covid-19 pandemic and the resulting lockdown, African start-ups were still able to raise a substantial amount of venture capital….
U.S. Senate Republican asks tech firms to explain account, content removals
The outgoing Republican chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee asked the chief executives of five major U.S. tech firms to answer detailed questions about decisions to restrict or permanently ban…
Facebook faces U.S. lawsuits that could force sale of Instagram, WhatsApp
Facebook Inc could be forced to sell its prized assets WhatsApp and Instagram after the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and nearly every U.S. state filed lawsuits against the social media…
Group of 165 Google critics call for swift EU antitrust action – Letter
A group of 165 companies and industry bodies have called on EU antitrust enforcers to take a tougher line against Google, saying the U.S. tech giant unfairly favours its own…
Trump to block U.S. downloads of TikTok, WeChat from Sunday – Officials
The Trump administration will ban WeChat and video-sharing app TikTok from U.S. app stores starting Sunday night, a move that will block Americans from downloading the Chinese-owned platforms over concerns…
Google, Apple roll out built-in COVID-19 exposure notifications to phones
Alphabet Inc’s Google and Apple Inc on Tuesday announced a new system that will enable public health authorities to use smartphones to assist in contact tracing without having to build…
EU says Facebook, Twitter, Google should report monthly on fake news fight
Facebook, Google and Twitter should provide monthly reports on their fight against disinformation, two senior EU officials said on Wednesday as they called out Russia and China for their…