Google has launched a Google Cloud digital assets team that will “support our customers’ needs in building, transacting, storing value, and deploying new products on blockchain-based platforms,” according to a Thursday (Jan. 27) blog post by Yolande Piazza, VP, Financial Services, Google Cloud. Get the...
In the latest volley against Alphabet’s Google, a lawsuit has been filed alleging the Big Tech giant recorded customers’ locations after users tried to turn off the company’s tracking on their web browsers and smartphones. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...
It was only six months ago that Google began accepting ads for cryptocurrency wallets, loosening a 2-year-old crypto ban that had only allowed a few well-regulated exchanges onto its ad platform. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
Google is unveiling a new division focused on blockchain and related technologies under Engineering Vice President Shivakumar Venkataraman, who had been working on search advertising for more than a decade, according to a Bloomberg report Thursday (Jan. 20). Get the Full Story Complete the form...
The Austrian Data Protection Authority has ruled that the continuous use of Google Analytics violates Europe’s privacy law, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), a decision that could have a significant impact on U.S. cloud services. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
In a move that could spell trouble for Google, the German antitrust regulator Bundeskartellamt ruled that the tech giant has “paramount significance across markets,” according to a Wednesday (Jan. 5) press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
Google has invested an undisclosed amount in Ugandan bike-hailing startup SafeBoda, according to reports on Thursday (Dec. 16), marking the tech giant’s first cash disbursement since Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and Alphabet, launched the Africa Investment Fund at Google for Africa in October. Get...
Google is facing another round of antitrust troubles — a group of states led by Texas is filing a new amended lawsuit over reported abuses of power by the search engine giant, a report from Engadget says. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
Google lost an appeal in General Court of the European Union in Luxembourg on Wednesday (Nov. 10) related to a 2017 decision by the European Commission (EC) that fined the tech giant $2.8 billion for directing users to its own comparison-shopping ads over those of...
