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Google owner Alphabet wants to buy Israeli cybersecurity firm for over $30 bln

Google’s parent company, Alphabet, is in advanced talks to acquire Israeli cybersecurity firm Wiz for more than $30 billion, marking its largest potential purchase to date.
18 March 2025, 07:54 AM

US-Google face off as ad tech antitrust trial comes to close

The trial in a Virginia federal court is Google's second US antitrust case now under way as the US government tries to rein in the power of big tech.
26 November 2024, 05:24 AM

What forcing Google to sell Chrome could mean

Elon Musk's AI startup could conceivably be a Chrome contender, bankrolled by his riches and having the deal cleared thanks to his close working relationship with incoming president Donald Trump.
23 November 2024, 06:14 AM

Google parent's self-driving car company raises $5.6 bln funding

Waymo, the self-driving car company owned by Google's parent Alphabet, has recently raised $5.6 billion in its latest funding round. The round included major investors such as Andreessen Horowitz, Fidelity, Perry Creek, Silver Lake, Tiger Global, and T. Rowe Price.
28 October 2024, 04:18 AM

Google parent company partners with Hyundai to build EVs

Waymo, the autonomous driving technology company owned by Google parent Alphabet, is teaming up with South Korean automaker Hyundai to bring electric vehicles to its growing robotaxi fleet in the US.
7 October 2024, 12:38 PM

Microsoft, Google earnings shine as AI drives revenue

Alphabet reported profit of $23.7 billion on revenue of $80.5 billion, Microsoft's revenue was $61.9 billion, with net profit up by 20 percent to $21.9 billion
27 April 2024, 05:57 AM

Google says AI helped it beat profit expectations

Alphabet reported a profit of $20.7 billion on revenue of $86.3 billion, with strong contributions from YouTube and cloud computing
31 January 2024, 05:18 AM

US tech and media company layoffs in 2024 so far

Notable major technology and media corporations in the United States have begun 2024 with a fresh round of job cuts, with reasons citing the global economic crisis that is expected to remain persistent in the new year. Let's take a look at the US tech and media companies that have fired or plan to fire a large percentage of their employees in 2024.
29 January 2024, 08:01 AM

Pentagon invites hackers to attack its websites

The US Department of Defense invites vetted hackers to test its cybersecurity under a pilot program that is the first of its kind in the federal government.
3 March 2016, 04:34 AM

Google gets 348,085 'forget' requests in Europe

Since a top European court rules people have a right to be forgotten online, Google has received 348,085 requests for tidbits to vanish from search results.
26 November 2015, 09:35 AM