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MUM’s the word: What you need to know about Google’s latest update

Google is in the process of launching MUM, it’s first major search engine update since 2019. How does it work and what benefits will it bring?

Mobility

Google Maps can now tell you if your destination is on fire

Google says wildfires are an increasingly common threat, and that making it easier to track them could save lives.

Europe News

Google and EU head to court to decide the fate of €4.3 billion fine

The five-day hearing will focus on whether Google has used its Android system to impose illegal restrictions on phone makers and stifle competition.

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Navalny blasts 'cowardly' Google and Apple for removing election app

"The giants Apple and Google have complied with the Kremlin's demands and removed our app," he said, according to comments on his social media.

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The ethics of AI: Should we put our faith in Big Tech?

IBM told Reuters its AI Ethics Board has begun discussing how to police an emerging frontier: implants and wearables that wire computers to brains.

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Big tech spends big money lobbying EU, new report shows

Tech industry giants outspent big pharma and fossil fuel companies trying to win influence and shape policy in Brussels, a new study has found.

Work

Swiss start-up rivals Google with '100% secure' smartphone keyboard

Swiss start-up Typewise has developed an AI keyboard for your phone that is better at correcting typos and more secure. Can it rival the US giants?

Russia

Google fined €162,000 by Russia for failing to remove banned content

A Moscow court has fined Google for violating Russian rules on banned content and failing to delete illegal posts.

Work

Would you accept being paid less to work remotely?

New plans could see Google employees who choose remote working paid less according to their location and cost of living.

Health news

Could this South Korean sleep technology be the stuff of dreams?

The COVID pandemic has wreaked havoc on our sleep. Can sleep technology help us drift off?

Tech News

Tech this week: Pegasus saga, big tech small fines, Facebook in court

The French finance minister's phone is being investigated as a potential victim of the Pegasus spyware and Google was fined €35,560 for a Russian data law breach.

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Apple, Microsoft and Google make record profits

The three tech giants announced record-breaking earnings on Tuesday, as they continued to benefit from the shift online brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Google must improve hotel and flight search results says EU

The search giant has been given two months to address EU regulator concerns over the transparency of flight and hotel pricing in its search results.

Mobility

Can I get a seat on the train? Google Maps crowding predictions expand

The search giant says it will show crowding information for "over 10,000" transport agencies as travellers look to maintain social distancing.

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France fines Google €500 million in copyright row with news publishers

Google has two months to suggest ways to compensate news agencies and other publishers for using their content or face additional fines.

USA

Trump files lawsuits against Facebook, Twitter and YouTube

Former US President Donald Trump has filed suit against three of the country's biggest tech companies, claiming he and other conservatives have been wrongfully censored.

World News

OECD: 130 countries agree on minimum global corporate tax rate

130 countries have backed a global corporate tax rate but Hungary and Ireland were among a small group of countries that did not join the framework.

Home

MWC 2021: 'Elon Musk of telco' Danielle Royston on the public cloud

Creating the Cloud City space at MWC 2021, Danielle Royston is on a mission to start a conversation about the public cloud.

World News

EU launches antitrust probe into Google's digital ad tech practices

It will focus on whether the company is stifling competition by restricting access to third parties to user data for advertising purposes on websites and apps, while using that data itself.

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Big Tech buyouts should face tougher scrutiny, say EU ministers

Germany, France, and the Netherlands want more say over tech giants' buyouts, in a potential shakeup of competition rules.