Tag: Google
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…