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Tech news in less than 5 minutes – October 2024
Bite-sized news on ST Engineering's smart shipyard and Google's Pixel 9 Pro Fold phone.
October 04, 2024
US stocks
Google defends ad tech as safe, says it rivals Meta, Amazon
“I think DOJ has the edge and a finding of liability is more likely than not,” said Justin Teresi, an analyst for Bloomberg Intelligence who attended the trial.
September 28, 2024
US stocks
Even Facebook couldn’t compete with Google, ex-ad chief says
“Google sits between us and the impressions we want to buy,” a July 2017 strategy memo about the Facebook Audience Network said.
September 15, 2024
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Tech news in less than 5 minutes – September 2024
Bite-sized news on cloud computing, customer experience, HR management and Google's Pixel Watch 3.
August 30, 2024
Tech
To Google or not to Google?
A company that achieves a monopoly by dint of offering better products or services has not broken any law.
August 29, 2024
Tech
Why Google, rebranded a monopolist, will continue to thrive
Is Google dominant in search because it has a superior product or it has a monopoly?
August 15, 2024
Data centres
Spotlight falls on data centres as increasing use of AI demands more energy
Google and Microsoft each consumed about 24 TWh of electricity in 2023, surpassing the consumption of more than 100 countries.
July 25, 2024
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Google moves away from plan to drop ad cookies for Chrome users
Google plans to give people who use Chrome the option to choose a more privacy-sensitive experience.
July 23, 2024
Data centres
AWS, Digital Realty, Google, Meta, Microsoft and Schneider Electric call for DC suppliers to help with decarbonisation
These companies released an open letter explaining the importance of the widespread adoption of EPDs.
July 16, 2024
Tech
Alphabet in talks to buy cybersecurity startup Wiz in US$23 bil cyber deal
Alphabet has been ramping up its investment in its cloud customer business, including offering more gen AI tools for clients.
July 15, 2024