Tag: Google
Google antitrust challenge: US firm loses bid
U.S. search and advertising company Yelp has lost its bid to intervene in Google’s challenge.
Nigeria: Osun election dominates 2018 Google Search
Google on Wednesday announced the results of its 2018 year in search, offering an insight into the year’s major moments…
Google celebrates Christy Essien-Igbokwe’s 58th posthumous birthday
Google on Sunday celebrated the Nigeria’s Lady of Songs, Christy Uduak Essien-Igbokwe on her 58th posthumous birthday.
Google restates commitment to digitally connect Nigerians
Google, a Search Engine company, on Thursday, commended the efforts of Federal Government through the National Information Technology Development Agency…
Facebook, Google tools reveal political ad removal data
Public databases that shine a light on online political ads launched by Facebook and Google before Tuesday’s U.S. elections, offer…
Google workers walk out to protest office harassment, inequality
Hundreds of Google employees and contractors in Asia staged brief midday walkouts on Thursday, with thousands more expected to follow…
Google tells journalists to use data for news story
Google on Thursday urged media personnel to take advantage of data to tell news stories.
Google latest to withdraw from Saudi conference
Google said in a statement that Google Cloud Chief Executive Diane Greene would not attend the Future Investment Initiative Summit…
iPhone data blocked: London court takes mass action against Google
London’s High Court on Monday blocked an attempt to bring legal action against Alphabet Inc’s Google over claims it had…
Facebook, Google to tackle spread of fake news
Facebook, Google and other tech firms have agreed a code of conduct to do more to tackle the spread of…
2018 summit: Google partners LEAD to provide free digital certification
The organisers of the Leadership Empowerment and Award Development (LEAD) Summit 2.0 say it is partnering with Google Digital Skills…
Trump accuses Google of hiding ‘fair media’ coverage of him
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday accused Google’s search engine of hiding “fair media” coverage of him and said he…
Google launches station in Nigeria
Web search engine, Google, has unveiled Google Station aimed at providing free high-quality, high-speed Wi-Fi hotspots to millions of Nigerians.
France welcomes EU’s $5bn fine on Google
The French government said on Wednesday that it welcomed the record 4.34 billion euros (five billion dollars) fine imposed on…
Google fined $5bn for breaching EU competition rules
The European Commission on Wednesday fined Google a record 4.3 billion euros (five billion dollars) for breaching EU competition rules…
Africa: FG Supports Google’s next billion users plan
In line with its Economic Recovery and Growth Plan, especially its strategy to diversify the economy by making technology an…
Google renews commitment to user privacy
U.S. tech giant Google has reiterated its commitment to protect users after a media report said third-party app developers were…
Google unveils first Gmail redesign since 2013 to lure businesses
Alphabet Inc’s Google on Wednesday unveiled its first Gmail redesign since 2013, capping what the company said was an expensive…
Google win lawsuit claiming YouTube censors conservatives
Google has won the dismissal of a lawsuit in California which accused YouTube of censoring conservative content. U.S. District Judge…
Google pulls out 3.2 billion bad ads from sites
Google pulled out 3.2 billion bad ads from sites in 2017, an official, Ms Jessica Stansfield, said in Lagos on…
Australia to conduct inquiry into Facebook, Google over news content
Australia’s consumer regulator has announced it will conduct a broad-ranging public inquiry into how digital platforms like Facebook and Google…
Google honours Stephen Keshi on posthumous birthday
Google on Tuesday marked the 56th birthday of the late Nigerian football icon, Stephen Keshi, with Doodle.
Google launches artificial intelligence research center in China
Alphabet Inc’s Google says on Wednesday it is opening an artificial intelligence (AI) research centre in China to target the…
Google admits tracking Android users’ locations even when devices are disabled
Google admits collecting Android users’ locations even when devices are disabled, a Quartz investigation reported on Thursday.
Google honours Chinua Achebe
Technology giant, Google has honoured Nigerian literary icon, Chinua Achebe on its doodle, adding up to the long list of…
Judge orders Google to shut down mobile app on Catalonia referendum
Google must take down a mobile phone app that tells Catalan voters where they could vote for Sunday’s independence referendum,…
European Commission slams 2.42 billion euros fine on Google
Google has been fined 2.42bn euros ($2.7bn; £2.1bn) by the European Commission after it ruled the company had abused its…
Google To Push For Law Enforcement
Google says it will press U.S. lawmakers on Thursday to update laws on how governments access customer data stored on…
Google To Train 6,000 African Journalists
Today, Google announced its support for a Digital Journalism initiative that will see 6 000 African journalists trained in data…
Google Trends: Biafra, Democracy Day Dominate Search Engine
Nigerians took to Google during the week to know more about Biafra and the history of democracy in Africa’s most…