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Business

Alphabet hits $3 trillion market cap with shares on record

The Google parent company has attracted strong investor interest following a favourable antitrust ruling which stopped a forced sale of its Chrome browser.

15/09/2025

Europe News

Trump threatens retaliation after EU hits Google with antitrust fine

Trump said in a post on Truth Social that the €2.95 billion fine was "unfair" and "discriminatory" and later told reporters he will "be speaking to the European Union."

06/09/2025

Europe News

EU Commission hits Google with hefty €2.95 billion fine

The European Commission on Friday fined Google €2.95 billion for abusing its dominant position in the advertising technology industry. This decision comes amid serious trade tensions with the US administration over tech regulation.

05/09/2025

Tech News

Google will not be forced to sell Chrome, antitrust trial rules

It comes a year after a judge ruled that Google acted illegally to maintain a monopoly in online search.

03/09/2025

Tech News

A Google Gemini prompt uses as much energy as 9 seconds of TV

Technology companies have been reserved about the environmental impact of their AI models.

23/08/2025

Tech News

Google updates terms for app marketplace following EU pressure

Google said it is making the changes following discussions with the European Commission.

20/08/2025

Space

Google, NASA developing AI tool to treat health problems in space

The ‘Crew Medical Officer Digital Assistant’ will help medical crews on Earth diagnose astronauts’ health issues in space in real time.

18/08/2025

Business

Google to pay €30M fine for anti-competition deals in Australia

The tech giant signed deals with two major telcos to exclusively pre-install their search engine on phones—behaviour which is illegal in Australia.

18/08/2025

Business

Conservative-leaning Perplexity AI makes shock bid for Google Chrome

The Truth Social integrated AI firm made an unexpected €29 billion offer for the world’s most popular web browser as Google faces possible antitrust action in the US.

13/08/2025

Tech News

Most European businesses rely on US tech giants, study warns

About three in four European businesses rely on US companies for email services and their tech stack, a new analysis has found.

05/08/2025

Tech News

Google AI summary feature deals blow to website traffic

While Google's artificial intelligence feature reduces the rate at which users click on sites, adverts are now delivered in artificial intelligence summaries.

03/08/2025

Tech News

Gloomy times ahead for European political advertising

An EU regulation on political advertising online has unintended consequences, not just for politicians, but also for think tanks and NGOs.

01/08/2025

Tech News

How well do new AI search tools from Google, Microsoft actually work?

Microsoft and Google launched new AI-powered search services recently, but what do they add to existing search engines? Euronews Next tested them to find out.

01/08/2025

Tech News

Google admits its earthquake alert system failed during Turkey’s quake

Despite the potential to alert millions, only 469 high-level “Take Action” warnings were sent out before the initial 7.8 magnitude quake.

28/07/2025

Tech News

Google hit with Digital Markets Act complaint over user choice

The DMA, which became applicable in 2023, aims to regulate the gatekeeper power of the largest digital companies.

24/07/2025

Tech News

OpenAI and Google win at the world’s most prestigious math competition

Only 10 per cent of human competitors won gold.

22/07/2025

Tech News

Everything you need to know about Apple’s iOS 26

Apple needs to tread carefully not to frustrate and disappoint its loyal base of iPhone users, one analyst told Euronews Next.

10/06/2025

Tech News

Google to start embedding AI chatbot in makeover of its search engine

The tech giant is introducing a new "AI mode" that will embed chatbot capabilities into its search engine to keep up with rivals like OpenAI's ChatGPT.

22/05/2025

Tech News

YouTube launches new AI-powered feature to place ads at ‘peak’ moments

The initiative is YouTube’s latest foray into using AI to maximise advertising potential.

15/05/2025

Markets

Alphabet shares jump as Google Search advertising boosts growth

Alphabet shares jumped following strong quarterly earnings, as Google Search advertising delivered better-than-expected growth. Google Cloud, its key growth driver, also saw a sharp rise in profit as demand continued to outpace capacity.

25/04/2025