What’s at stake in the Google antitrust case? Billions of dollars (and the way we use the internet)
Technology
May 4, 2024
What’s at stake in the Google antitrust case? Billions of dollars (and the way we use the internet)
CNN — Whenever you type a search into Apple’s Safari browser — say, on an iPhone — chances are it’s…
Google fires 28 employees for protesting Israel cloud deal
Technology
April 18, 2024
Google fires 28 employees for protesting Israel cloud deal
London CNN — Google has fired more than two dozen employees who protested this week against the company’s cloud computing…
Big changes for Apple, Google and other tech giants: Europe’s sweeping law goes into effect today
Technology
March 7, 2024
Big changes for Apple, Google and other tech giants: Europe’s sweeping law goes into effect today
Washington CNN — Europeans using Apple, Google and other major tech platforms woke to a new reality Thursday as a…
Egypt ranks amongst top 10 most searched countries on Google for travel
Travel
February 1, 2024
Egypt ranks amongst top 10 most searched countries on Google for travel
The Center for Support and Decision-Making, affiliated with the Egyptian Cabinet, announced a report on Egypt being amongst the top…
Fake placenames with anti-Israel messages flood Google Maps’ depiction of the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt
Middle East
October 29, 2023
Fake placenames with anti-Israel messages flood Google Maps’ depiction of the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt
CNN — When Google Maps users navigated to the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt on Tuesday, they might…
Google looks to do away with passwords, making ‘passkeys’ the default option
World
October 13, 2023
Google looks to do away with passwords, making ‘passkeys’ the default option
New York CNN — Google is looking to make passwords obsolete by prompting users to create passkeys to unlock accounts…
Google adds Arabic language to Bard chatbot
Technology
July 17, 2023
Google adds Arabic language to Bard chatbot
Google has announced adding the Arabic language to its Bard artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot. What is Google Bard? Google Bard…
Google to impose 14% VAT on services in Egypt starting July
Egypt
June 6, 2023
Google to impose 14% VAT on services in Egypt starting July
Google has notified its users of imposing a 14 percent value-added tax on its electronic services in Egypt, starting July,…
Google begins rolling out its ChatGPT rival
Technology
March 22, 2023
Google begins rolling out its ChatGPT rival
Google is opening up access to Bard, its new AI chatbot tool that directly competes with ChatGPT. Starting Tuesday, users…
Google suspends Chinese shopping app Pinduoduo over malware
Technology
March 22, 2023
Google suspends Chinese shopping app Pinduoduo over malware
Hong Kong CNN — Google has suspended Pinduoduo, a popular Chinese budget shopping app, from its Play Store after finding…