Google grilled in closing arguments of DOJ antitrust case
A federal judge on Thursday slammed a key element of Google’s defense as closing arguments begin in a landmark antitrust case that could upend the company’s online search empire. Judge Amit Mehta is expected to rule later this year on whether Google maintains an illegal monopoly in the online search market, facing stiff competition despite […]
Google Lays Off Hundreds from ‘Core’ Teams, Shifts Roles to India and Mexico
Google has reportedly laid off hundreds of employees from its “core” organizations and relocated positions to India and Mexico. CNBC report Tech giant Google has taken a significant step in restructuring its workforce, impacting its “core” teams responsible for building the technical foundations behind its flagship products and ensuring online safety. The reorganization, announced through […]
Google paid Apple $20B in 2022 alone for default status: docs
Google will replace Apple as the default search engine for its Safari web browser by 200% in 2022 alone, according to unredacted documents revealed on the eve of Thursday’s closing arguments that conclude the Justice Department’s landmark antitrust case. He paid a huge sum of 100 million dollars. The huge figure was revealed in public […]
Google lays off 200 workers, shifts jobs to Mexico and India in latest restructuring
Google has laid off about 200 employees and moved some jobs overseas. It’s the latest sign of a long-running effort by Big Tech companies to cut costs and reorganize. The cuts were announced internally on the eve of Google’s first-quarter earnings release and targeted members of Google’s “core” teams. The team works on the “technical […]
Update Google Chrome Immediately to Stop Critical Vulnerability
Google has issued an emergency warning to its vast user base of over 1 billion Chrome users, urging them to update their browser as soon as possible to protect against serious security vulnerabilities. forbes report The tech giant recently released an update to Chrome that brings the browser to version 124.0.6367.78/.79. This update contains important […]
Google to invest $2B in new Indiana data center
Google plans to invest $2 billion to build a data center in northeast Indiana that will help power its artificial intelligence technology and cloud business, company and state officials said Friday. A data center planned for Fort Wayne was announced in January. However, Google disclosed the cost of the project on Friday and said it […]
Google Reports Strong Q1 Earnings, Stock Soars
Google’s parent company Alphabet reported first-quarter results that beat analysts’ expectations, sending its stock up about 10% in Friday morning trading. CNBC report The tech giant reported earnings of $1.89 per share, beating expectations of $1.51, and revenue of $80.54 billion, beating estimates of $78.59 billion. This is Google’s fastest growth rate since the beginning […]
Google, Tesla, Meta, inflation, campus protests
Economists Steve Moore and Michael Faulkder discuss the U.S. economy, which is growing at a slower pace than expected in early 2024, on “Kudlow.” -Anti-Israel protests intensify on campuses across the United States.Patriots owner Robert Kraft asks for donations -First quarter GDP plummets as inflation rises, creating new headaches for the Fed President Biden hints […]
Youngkin celebrates $1 billion investment from Google
Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) thanked Google for a $1 billion investment toward facilities in Virginia. The investment will go toward data centers across the commonwealth, including a center in Reston, where the governor spoke from. It will also open a new campus in Prince William County. “I want to thank Google for believing in Virginia […]
Google releases AI skills course in education push
Mark Mahaney, Head of Internet Research at Evercore ISI, joins “The Claman Countdown” to discuss the possibility of Google putting some of its AI capabilities behind a paywall. Google on Friday launched a new course to teach people how to use artificial intelligence tools, and its philanthropic arm will offer 7,500 courses to 1 million […]