As reported by REUTERS, the U.S. Treasury Department should do more to ensure that major tech firms, including Meta Platforms (META.O), opens new tab and Alphabet (GOOGL.O), opens new tab, comply with sanctions against foreign firms that advertise on their platforms, a top lawmaker said on Monday.JAMB Result Democratic U.S. Senator Mark Warner, who heads … Read more
Alphabet Inc.’s Google has reached a preliminary settlement in a lawsuit alleging the company of secretly tracking the internet activity of millions of users, even when they were browsing in private or “Incognito” mode. This development led U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in Oakland, California, to put the scheduled trial, which was set for … Read more
A Russian court has imposed a substantial fine of 4.6 billion roubles (approximately $50.84 million) on Alphabet Inc.’s Google for its failure to remove content deemed as “fake” by the Russian authorities. This content includes information about the conflict in Google and other topics. The fine was reported by the TASS news agency. The tension … Read more
Google has initiated legal action against two groups of scammers, marking a significant move to protect its interests and users. Halimah Prado, Google’s General Counsel, announced this development on Monday, outlining the nature of the fraudulent activities. The first group of scammers sought to capitalize on the public’s growing excitement for generative AI. They did … Read more
Vice President, Sen. Kashim Shettima has lauded Google’s N1.2 billion grant for the Tinubu administration’s 1 million jobs initiative. LEADERSHIP reports.Information Guide Nigeria The vice president stated this on Tuesday when he received in the audience some executives of Google – a leading global technology company, at the Presidential Villa.NYSC Portal “Let’s think outside the … Read more
President Bola Tinubu has declared his government’s willingness to support Google, the multinational tech giant, to create one million digital jobs in Nigeria. POLITICS NIGERIA reports.Information Guide Nigeria Tinubu said this in Abuja on Friday during the visit of Richard Gingras, vice president of news at Google, to his office. In a statement by his … Read more
Google has said in an updated policy for digital loan apps on Play Store that digital lending apps will no longer have access to individuals’ confidential user information including contacts, photos, and videos.JAMB Result According to Google, this will prevent inappropriate behaviour from lenders that threaten borrowers. According to THE WILL, Google updated its Personal … Read more
Google to reward startups with $150,000 cash awards in third cohort of Black Founders Fund In line with Google’s commitment to digital transformation and support to black-founded startups, search engine giant, it has announced applications for the third cohort of the Black Founders Fund for Startups opened in Africa and Europe.Information Guide Nigeria So far, … Read more
Google for Startups Accelerator Africa has invited tech startups for a 3 months virtual programming. NAIRAMETRICS reports that Google is accepting applications from startups in 17 African countries including Nigeria. This programme will last for three-months and the virtual programme is for high-potential Seed to Series A tech startups based in Africa.Information Guide Nigeria The … Read more
Google has announced that its instant messaging programme, Hangouts, has been replaced by Google Chats, a similar and enhanced messaging application.Information Guide Nigeria Google said earlier this year that it will discontinue Hangouts in favour of Google conversations, a Slack-like instant messaging tool geared for enterprises. In May 2013, the cross-platform instant messaging service Hangouts … Read more