According to two sources familiar with the matter at hand, Alphabet Inc’s Google is in talks with the Indian government to integrate its shopping services with the country’s open e-commerce network ONDC. In late April, India launched its Open Network for… Read More ›
Russia imposes $137763 fines on Google over fake news
A court in Russia has fined Alphabet Inc.’s Google $137,763 (11 million roubles) for failing to delete “fake” news produced by Ukrainian far-right groups on YouTube. Previously, Russia had warned the US company that it would punish it for “spreading… Read More ›
Delete fake new content or face fine: Russian court to Google
As per a report from Interfax, a Russian court has told Google and Wikimedia Foundation to delete “fake” information regarding the Ukraine conflict or face fines. On Thursday, Russian communications watchdog had told Google it would face fines over its… Read More ›
Alphabet Inc close to joining elite $2 trillion market valuation club
Alphabet Inc, Google’s parent company, is close in to join its peers, Microsoft Corp and Apple Inc in the elite $2 trillion market valuation club with the search engine giant’s shares surging more than 8% following a better than expected quarterly results…. Read More ›
Intel scores huge antitrust fine win in EU’s second highest court
In a significant development, Intel won a landmark $1.2 billion (1.06-billion euro) antitrust fine from the European Union with the Europe’s top court ruling in favour of Intel’s arguments. The ruling by the court is likely to cheer Alphabet’s Google as… Read More ›
Google cannot escape deceptive location tracking lawsuit: Arizona court
In a significant development affecting Alphabet Inc’s Google,a judge in Arizona has ruled, Google has deceived users with unclear smartphone location tracking settings; the court refused to toss out a lawsuit brought on by the state’s attorney general. Google had… Read More ›
Plaintiffs can question Google CEO in Google Chrome privacy lawsuit
In a significant development a federal judge in California has ruled that plaintiffs who have accused Alphabet Inc’s Google of unlawfully tracking their internet usage while they were on “Incognito” browsing mode, can question its CEO Sundar Pichai for up to… Read More ›
Changes in iPhone’s privacy setting signals Apple’s hidden ambition to enter internet advertising space
According to an analyst from RBC Capital Markets, privacy changes in Apple’s iPhones signals that the tech giant may expand into the internet advertising market dominated by Facebook and Google. An update in April on most iPhones allow users to decide… Read More ›
Zoom agrees to settle Zoombombing lawsuit for $85M
According to the terms of preliminary settlement filed before U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh in San Jose, California, Zoom Video Communications Inc has agreed to pay $85 million to settle a lawsuit which alleged claimed that it violated users’ privacy… Read More ›
UK’s backing of global corporate tax contingent on White House’s support on cracking down on US tech giants: UK Treasury
A report from The Telegraph stated, the UK treasury may back a global overhaul of corporate tax as outlined by U.S. President Joe Biden if the White House supports its demand to crack down on U.S. tech giants. Britain has… Read More ›