EU Court hands Google victory in right to be forgotten case September 24, 2019 Google combed home a win today as it battled a French demand that it extend European right to be forgotten laws across the world. Europe’s top court said that the search giant is not obliged to remove sensitive personal data worldwide. Read more: Google should be allowed to limit ‘right to be forgotten’, says EU [...]
Google’s ‘quantum supremacy’ claim does not compute, rivals say September 23, 2019 Google’s rivals have cast aspersions on claims that the tech giant has achieved a major milestone in quantum computing. Researchers at Google last week claimed to have built a quantum computer capable of performing calculations far beyond the abilities of current supercomputers, an achievement known as quantum supremacy. Read more: Google plugs €3bn into European [...]
Digital battlegrounds: The war between big tech and regulators September 17, 2019 We now live in the age of the internet of things, where voice-sniffing devices abound, and consumers have the convenience of tailored search suggestions. Perhaps it is Amazon’s Alexa – revealed earlier this year to be forever listening to its users’ conversations – that provides the emblem of the age. However, while such devices can [...]
Publishers hit out at ‘unscrupulous’ tech giants over digital ad market domination September 11, 2019 British news publishers have clashed with Silicon Valley tech giants amid a government probe into anti-competitive behaviour in the digital advertising market. Media organisations including the Daily Mail’s parent company and Channel 4 have launched blistering attacks on Facebook and Google over their monopoly power and “unscrupulous behaviour”. Read more: Competition watchdog launches probe into [...]
US states launch antitrust probe into Google September 9, 2019 A group of US state attorneys general have opened a probe into Google, the top law enforcement officer for Texas, Ken Paxton said today. The antitrust investigation is led by Paxton and will look into big technology firms, with a focus on Google’s advertising arm. Read more: New York attorney general launches antitrust probe at [...]
Tech giants are winning the war for talent, Glassdoor finds September 5, 2019 Tech giants dominate the rankings of the UK’s most popular employers as finance firms fall behind in the race to win top talent, according to a report published today. Read more: Tech founders warn UK at risk of losing global fintech crown Amazon topped the list of the 15 most sought-after companies over the last [...]
Google and Youtube accused of sharing personal data with advertisers September 4, 2019 Google has been accused of secretly sharing its users’ personal data with advertisers in a potential breach of EU privacy laws. In new evidence submitted to the Irish data regulator, a rival is said to have accused Google of using hidden web pages to feed data to third-party companies without user consent. Read more: Google [...]
Google uncovers ‘indiscriminate’ iPhone hack attack lasting years August 30, 2019 Google security researchers say they have found evidence of a “group making a sustained effort” to hack iPhones over at least two years. The researchers found a number of websites being used to launch “indiscriminate” attacks on iPhones when visited. The team estimated the sites were visited “thousands of visitors per week”. Read more: Apple [...]
Google-owned AI firm Deepmind suffers ballooning losses as debt mounts August 7, 2019 Deepmind, the artificial intelligence company owned by Google, has posted a huge increase in loss for the full year as its debt level reached more than £1bn. Read more: Google takes off as revenue tops expectations The London-headquartered company reported a loss of £470m in 2018, compared to £302m the previous year, according to its [...]
ii view: Sales boom at Amazon, but so do costs July 26, 2019 | City Talk By Keith Bowman from interactive investor. Rising costs and disappointing profits overshadow further sales growth at the online retailer. Second-quarter results to 30 June 2019 Net sales up 20 per cent to $63.4 Operating income up 3.3 per cent to $3.1 billion Diluted earnings per share up 3 per cent to $5.22 Chief executive Jeff Bezos said: “Customers [...]