Tag: Alphabet
Europe hits Google with record antitrust fine
NEWSBYTE The European Commission (EC) has hit Google with its largest ever fine, €4.3 billion ($5.07 billion), for antitrust violations relating to its Android mobile...
Alphabet spins out Wing and Loon as standalone firms
Google’s parent company Alphabet has announced that it is spinning out its experimental Project Wing and Project Loon programmes to become fully independent businesses.
Wing...
US-China trade war could hit transport, smart home sectors Friday
Friday's likely escalation of the US-China trade dispute into a full-scale financial war will damage the US tech, IoT, and connected transport sectors, says...
California could force USA to adopt GDPR-style laws today
Editor's note: The legislation referred to in this story has now been passed. To read our latest report on California's new data privacy rules,...
Google faces rebellion over military AI projects
A number of employees have resigned from Google following the search giant's recent deal to provide artificial intelligence to the US military. Thousands of...
Waymo will own 60% of driverless market by 2030, claims UBS
Investment bank UBS believes Waymo will dominate the driverless car market by 2030, reports Sooraj Shah. However, Internet of Business believes they may be...
Walmart $16bn Flipkart deal: SoftBank uncertain, Google circling
US retail giant Walmart confirmed this week that it is taking a majority stake in Flipkart, India’s leading ecommerce brand. As announced, the deal...
US government announces 10 drone pilot schemes – omits Amazon, DJI
The US has announced 10 pilot schemes to test unmanned aerial technologies and explore drones' potential to help communities and businesses throughout America. Chris...
Google confirms official launch of Android Things
As predicted by Internet of Business, Google is officially launching its Android Things platform for Internet of Things (IoT) devices, at its annual I/O...
Why China trade war could be a mega-problem for US IT...
Chris Middleton explores the history of the growing trade dispute between the US and China and its allies, and the reasons why it is...
Amazon now world’s second most valuable company after Apple
Amazon is now the world’s second most valuable company, overtaking Google’s parent Alphabet.
The retail, technology, Web services – and soon delivery – company has...
NEWSBYTE: Google hires former Samsung CTO as IoT lead
Google has hired Injong Rhee, former Samsung CTO and head of R&D for software and services, to lead its Internet of Things (IoT) practice.
In...