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The facts behind how social media handle political ads
Online platforms including Facebook and Alphabet Inc’s Google face growing pressure to stop carrying political ads Read more…
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Google settles longstanding dispute with Australia’s tax office
Google has settled a “longstanding” tax dispute with Australia’s tax office after paying an extra A$481.5 million on top of its previous tax bill. Read more…
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Australia to tech giants – commit to competition rules – or else!
Australia tells tech giants such as Facebook and Google to agree to new rules to ensure they do not abuse their market power or face new controls. Read more…
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Google bans political ads in Singapore in run-up to election
Google has stopped accepting political advertisements in Singapore months before a widely expected election that has angered smaller political parties. Read more…
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The digital commerce and payments prize is huge – let battle begin
It seems a pretty good bet that Google, Apple and the rest have read Juniper Research’s latest report on digital commerce. It is going to take off – big time! Read more…
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Google’s paper phone targets the wrong digital detox problem
Google’s “Paper Phone” is a digital detox app that prints your essential app content on paper. But maybe they should detox their business model instead. Read more…
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Australia sues Google over consumer data usage
An Australian regulator has filed a lawsuit against Alphabet Inc’s Google, accusing it of misleading smartphone users over data. Read more…
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Google claims ‘quantum supremacy’ using sub-atomic particles
Researchers at Google say they have achieved ‘quantum supremacy’, in which a computer harnessing the properties of sub-atomic particles. Read more…
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Google suspends role-playing app linked to Hong Kong protests
Google has suspended a role-playing app associated with the Hong Kong protests due to a policy. Read more…
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Huawei promises smartest 5G phone, but there’s a catch!
Huawei launches what could be the world’s most powerful and feature-packed 5G smartphone but it won’t have licensed Google apps. Read more…