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Google's $32 billion deal for Wiz accelerated under Trump, sources say

Less than a year after Google's plans to acquire Israeli cybersecurity firm Wiz fell apart, executives were able to ink a deal in a flurry of

Google's $32 billion deal for Wiz accelerated under Trump, sources say
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Google to buy cybersecurity firm Wiz for $32 billion in the biggest deal in company's history

Google has struck a deal to buy cybersecurity firm Wiz for $32 billion in what would be the tech giant’s biggest-ever acquisition at the same time it’s facing a potential breakup of its internet empire

Google to buy cybersecurity firm Wiz for $32 billion in the biggest deal in company's history
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Google to pay $28 million to settle claims it favored white and Asian employees

Google agreed to pay $28 million to settle a class action lawsuit claiming that it favored white and Asian employees by paying them more and putting them on higher

Google to pay $28 million to settle claims it favored white and Asian employees
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Google makes its biggest-ever acquisition

Google makes its biggest-ever acquisition

Google makes its biggest-ever acquisition
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Google parent Alphabet's biggest ever buyouts

-Alphabet will buy cybersecurity startup Wiz for $32 billion, in a deal that represents the Google parent's biggest acquisition ever.

Google parent Alphabet's biggest ever buyouts
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Story on Google expanding Reddit partnership withdrawn

A story on Google expanding its partnership with Reddit was based on outdated information and has been withdrawn. There will be no substitute.

Story on Google expanding Reddit partnership withdrawn
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Google preparing to partner with Taiwan's MediaTek on next AI chip, Information reports

Alphabet's Google is preparing to partner with Taiwan's MediaTek on the next version of its AI chips, Tensor Processing Units, that will be made next year, the Information reported on

Google preparing to partner with Taiwan's MediaTek on next AI chip, Information reports
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Google introduces new AI models for rapidly growing robotics industry

Alphabet's Google launched two new AI models tailored for robotics applications on Wednesday based on its Gemini 2.0 model, as it looks to cater to the rapidly growing robotics industry.

Google introduces new AI models for rapidly growing robotics industry
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UK antitrust body raises concerns about Apple and Google's mobile browsers

Britain's antitrust regulator said its inquiry group had found the mobile browser market, dominated by Apple and Google, was not working well for consumers and

UK antitrust body raises concerns about Apple and Google's mobile browsers
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Amazon, Google sign pledge to support tripling of nuclear energy capacity by 2050 (March 12)

Major companies such as Amazon

Amazon, Google sign pledge to support tripling of nuclear energy capacity by 2050 (March 12)
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Tired of subway delays? The MTA wants to fix that by strapping Google smartphones to New York trains

Tired of subway delays? The MTA wants to fix that by strapping Google smartphones to New York trains

Tired of subway delays? The MTA wants to fix that by strapping Google smartphones to New York trains
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US drops bid to make Google sell AI investments in antitrust case

The U.S.

US drops bid to make Google sell AI investments in antitrust case
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US House panel issues subpoena to Google parent Alphabet

The Republican-majority U.S.

US House panel issues subpoena to Google parent Alphabet
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Google tests an AI-only version of its search engine

Alphabet's Google launched an experimental version of its search engine on Wednesday that completely eliminates its classic 10 blue links in favor of an AI-

Google tests an AI-only version of its search engine
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Google leans further into AI-generated overviews for its search engine

Google is updating its ubiquitous search engine with the next generation of its artificial intelligence technology as part of an effort to provide instant expertise amid intensifying competition from smaller competitors

Google leans further into AI-generated overviews for its search engine
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Google reports scale of complaints about AI deepfake terrorism content to Australian regulator

Google has informed Australian authorities it received more than 250 complaints globally over nearly a year that its artificial intelligence software was used to make

Google reports scale of complaints about AI deepfake terrorism content to Australian regulator
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Alphabet's Google urges US government to avoid breaking up firm, source says

Alphabet's Google met with President Donald Trump's government last week and urged them to back away from a push to break up the search engine company, according to a person familiar with

Alphabet's Google urges US government to avoid breaking up firm, source says
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Canada regulator to impose fee on Google for online news law's operating costs

A Canadian regulator said on Wednesday it will impose a fee on Google to recover the cost of enforcing a law that requires large internet platforms to pay for news

Canada regulator to impose fee on Google for online news law's operating costs
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Alphabet's Google cuts some cloud division staff, Bloomberg reports

Alphabet's Google cut employees in its cloud division, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.

Alphabet's Google cuts some cloud division staff, Bloomberg reports
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Google loses fight on Android Auto access, bodes ill for Big Tech

Alphabet unit Google's refusal to let an Enel e-mobility app access its Android Auto platform can be considered an abuse of its market power, Europe's top court

Google loses fight on Android Auto access, bodes ill for Big Tech
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Google's AI previews erode the internet, US edtech company says in lawsuit

Alphabet's Google internet search engine is eroding demand for original content and undermining publishers' ability to compete with its artificial intelligence-generated

Google's AI previews erode the internet, US edtech company says in lawsuit
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Google to be hit with EU charges of breaching Big Tech rules, sources say

Alphabet unit Google is set to be charged with breaching EU rules aimed at checking the power of Big Tech after proposed changes to its search results failed to

Google to be hit with EU charges of breaching Big Tech rules, sources say
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Google close to picking sites in India for first retail stores outside US, sources say

Alphabet Inc's Google is close to deciding on locations in its key market of India where it will open its first physical retail stores outside the United States,

Google close to picking sites in India for first retail stores outside US, sources say
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Google develops AI co-scientist to aid researchers

Google has developed an AI tool to act as a virtual collaborator for biomedical scientists, the U.S. blue chip said on Wednesday.

Google develops AI co-scientist to aid researchers

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