Google parent to lay off 12,000 workers as AI focus intensifies
Google’s parent Alphabet Inc is cutting about 12,000 jobs, or 6% of its workforce, it said in a staff memo Friday, as the technology sector...
CyBC digitising deal with Google
The Cyprus Broadcasting Corporation (CyBC) has signed a deal with Google and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) to digitise 20 years of archive audio-visual material...
Google faces EU antitrust charges over its adtech business
Alphabet (GOOGL.O) unit Google could face EU antitrust charges next year over its digital advertising business, putting the company at risk of its fourth fine...
Cyprus ed-tech startup joins Google Cloud programme
With the educational technology (ed-tech) sector in Cyprus experiencing growth in recent years, one such company with offices in Cyprus, Gear Education, announced this week...
Google makes $100,000 worth of tech training free to every US business
Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google will provide any US business with over $100,000 worth of online courses in data analytics, design and other tech skills for...
Russian court orders seizure of $7 mln in Google’s Russian funds, property
A Moscow court has ordered the seizure of 500 million roubles ($7 million) worth of Google’s property and funds in Russia, news agencies said, in...
Russia takes steps to punish Google over YouTube ‘fakes’
Russia’s communications watchdog said on Thursday it was taking punitive measures against Google GOOGL.O, including a ban on advertising the platform and its information resources, for...
California probes Google’s treatment of Black female workers
California’s civil rights regulator is investigating Google’s treatment of Black female workers following alleged incidents of harassment and discrimination, according to two people familiar with...
Banking malware on Android increases by almost 50 per cent
The second quarter of the year saw a massive 49 per cent increase in Android banking malware according to Slovak internet security company Eset. Eset...
Google announces Pixel 6 phone with new chip, subscription service
Google on Tuesday announced the newest iteration of its smartphone – Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro – which will be powered by the company’s...
