Google: AI investment pays off as cloud drives revenue growth October 30, 2024 Google’s parent company, Alphabet, reported increased revenue in the third quarter due to its strong performance in its Google Cloud division. In its third-quarter trading update, the company posted revenue of $88.3bn (£67.8bn), a 15 per cent increase from the second-quarter. However, growth at the firm’s core advertising business lagged the wider group. The total [...]
NHS: Google faces appeal over patient data deal with London’s Royal Free Hospital October 21, 2024 Tech giant Google is back in court this week as it seeks to defend off an appeal over a ruling to throw out a data privacy class action against it
Starmer vows to rip up the red tape at investment summit October 14, 2024 Prime Minister Keir Starmer will today promise to rip up the red tape that is needlessly holding back investment in a bid to galvanise economic growth. Starmer is set to make the pledge in a speech at the government’s inaugural International Investment Summit, which kicks off today at the Guildhall in the heart of the [...]
Google wants US judge’s app store ruling put on hold October 12, 2024 Google has asked a California federal judge to pause his sweeping court order requiring it to open up its app store Play to greater competition. In a court filing on Friday night, Google said U.S. District Judge James Donato’s injunction order, which goes into effect on 1 November, would harm the company and introduce “serious [...]
Google break-up on the table in US antitrust case October 9, 2024 The US government is weighing up a break-up of Google in an attempt to end its monopoly over much of the internet. The US Department of Justice has said that it was considering asking a judge to impose “structural requirements” on the tech giant to prevent it from maintaining its dominance on search. “Fully remedying [...]
FTSE 100 leader Vodafone and Google expand AI partnership October 8, 2024 The agreement will mean Vodafone's customers in 15 countries - as well as partners in 45 more - will see additional storage, security features and AI assistance.
Why Google faces millions in fines from global regulators September 24, 2024 Google is up against the growing wrath of regulators worldwide, as it faces the possibility of millions in fines for alleged anti-competitive practices. According to Bloomberg, the EU is preparing to investigate Google’s conduct in the digital marketplace, including whether it preferences its own services, such as Google Flights and Google Hotels, in search results. [...]
Google wins £1.3bn case against EU ruling over ad product September 18, 2024 Google has overturned a nearly €1.5bn (£1.3bn) EU fine related to its AdSense advertising platform in a win for the tech giant following two major fines. The General Court has found “errors” in the European Commission’s 2019 assessment of Google’s advertising contracts with publishers. Europe’s second highest court, based in Luxembourg, has annulled the fine [...]
Publishers rally as Google advertising antitrust trial restarts in US September 9, 2024 One month after a US court ruled that Google illegally maintained its monopoly on internet search, the tech giant is back in the dock. This time, Google’s lucrative online advertising business, which last year raked in nearly $240bn (£183bn), is under fire, with the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and 17 states accusing its parent company, Alphabet, of monopolising digital [...]
Google accused of using its dominance to harm the competition September 6, 2024 Google has been accused of using “anti-competitive practices” which harm thousands of publishers and advertisers in the UK. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it has provisionally found that the US giant could be negatively impacting rivals over open-display advert technology. According to its findings, the watchdog said that when placing digital adverts on [...]