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  1. Luis

    Google Chrome ends support for important ad blocker-related feature

    Google Chrome ends support for important ad blocker-related feature Google recently released Chrome 149, which will be the last version of the popular web browser to support an important feature widely used by ad blocker extensions. From Chrome 150, the browser will no longer allow the...
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  3. Hanno Labuschagne

    Apple reveals Siri AI powered by Google

    Apple reveals Siri AI powered by Google Apple unveiled the next generation of its artificial intelligence (AI) platform, including an update to its Siri digital assistant, part of a bid to catch up with Silicon Valley peers in a critical market. The new Apple Intelligence system — underpinned...
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  4. Luis

    Google's $920 million per month cloud deal with SpaceX

    Google's $920 million per month cloud deal with SpaceX Alphabet Inc.’s Google has agreed to pay Elon Musk’s SpaceX $920 million a month for computing power as part of a cloud services deal that runs through mid-2029. Google will pay SpaceX the monthly fee from October this year through June...
  5. Hanno Labuschagne

    Google and Samsung reveal new smart glass designs

    Google and Samsung reveal new smart glass designs Samsung Electronics and Alphabet's Google unveiled the designs of smart glasses co-developed with eyewear partners Warby Parker and Gentle Monster, set for release in the fall. The products, entering a category that’s so far been led by Meta...
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    Android getting custom calling cards and live location-sharing in Google Messages

    Android getting custom calling cards and live location-sharing in Google Messages Google will let users of its Android mobile operating system set up custom calling cards and share their live location in messages, catching up with features that Apple already offers to iPhone owners. People...
  7. Hanno Labuschagne

    Google launches another smartphone you can't buy in SA

    Google launches another smartphone Pixel you can't buy in SA Alphabet’s Google introduced its latest entry-level Pixel smartphone, hoping that new AI software capabilities, minor hardware refinements and an unchanged $499 (R8,008) price can make up for an otherwise iterative update. The Pixel...
  8. Tsepz_GP

    iPhone 16 Tops List of World's Best-Selling Smartphones in 2025

    iPhone 16 Tops List of World's Best-Selling Smartphones in 2025 The iPhone 16 has reigned supreme globally on sales for 2025, and despite only being available for 3.5 months in 2025 the 17 series, particularly the 17 Pro Max have already entered the Top 5. Seems the whole AI situation really...
  9. Hanno Labuschagne

    Apple will use Google for new AI features

    Apple will use Google for new AI features Alphabet’s Google confirmed that it has entered a multiyear deal with Apple to power the iPhone maker’s artificial intelligence technology, including the Siri voice assistant. “After careful evaluation, Apple determined that Google’s AI technology...
  10. Hanno Labuschagne

    Walmart getting Google Gemini online shopping integration

    Walmart getting Google Gemini online shopping integration Walmart is partnering with Alphabet to offer AI-enhanced shopping on Google’s Gemini platform — part of the retailer’s race to apply the technology across its operations. Customers will be able to purchase items on Gemini’s browser or...
  11. Hanno Labuschagne

    OpenAI losing its shine

    OpenAI losing its shine Wall Street’s sentiment toward companies associated with artificial intelligence is shifting, and it’s all about two companies: OpenAI is down, and Alphabet is up. The maker of ChatGPT is no longer seen as being on the cutting edge of AI technology and is facing...
  12. Hanno Labuschagne

    Red Sea problems delay multiple submarine cable rollouts

    Red Sea problems delay multiple submarine cable rollouts Multiple subsea Internet cables slated to run through the Red Sea are yet to be completed as planned, as political tensions and heightened security threats have made the route more dangerous and complicated for commercial vessels. Meta...
  13. Hanno Labuschagne

    John Solomon went from citrus farmer in Mpumalanga to running Google's laptop business

    John Solomon went from citrus farmer in Mpumalanga to running Google's laptop business Google's vice president for laptops, tablets, education devices, and Android Enterprise is South African John Solomon, whose extensive CV in the tech industry also includes stints at Apple and HP. Solomon...
  14. Hanno Labuschagne

    Google rolling out four new infrastructure hubs in Africa

    Google rolling out four new infrastructure hubs in Africa Alphabet Inc.’s Google is planning four new infrastructure hubs in Africa to connect its latest underwater fibre-optic cables for the continent, the company’s Africa managing director Alex Okosi said in an interview with Bloomberg TV...
  15. Hanno Labuschagne

    Google in R43-billion Windsurf talent and licencing deal

    Google in R43-billion Windsurf talent and licencing deal Alphabet Inc.’s Google struck a deal to pay about $2.4 billion (R43.04 billion) for top talent and licensing rights from artificial intelligence coding startup Windsurf following the collapse of Windsurf’s agreement to be bought by Google...
  16. RedViking

    Google Feed Spam / Fake News websites?

    Google Feed started feeding me these websites. Doing a Google search I can't verify the information and it looks like the same website copied over various domains. Now these websites also seem to come up on my searches as the first websites listed. I can block the sources on my feed but can't...
  17. Hanno Labuschagne

    US court finds Google illegally monopolising ad tech market

    US court finds Google illegally monopolising ad tech market Google illegally monopolised some online advertising technology markets, according to a federal judge. The ruling marked the company's latest antitrust setback and challenged its main source of revenue. US District Judge Leonie...
  18. Hanno Labuschagne

    Apple and Google suffer big EU antitrust defeats

    Apple and Google suffer big EU antitrust defeats It was a dark day for Apple Inc. and Google as they lost two of the biggest competition cases in European Union history. Apple suffered a defeat over an EU-ordered €13 billion (R256.42 billion) Irish tax bill and Google faltered over its...
  19. Hanno Labuschagne

    How SMS will stay relevant in SA

    How SMS will stay relevant in SA While the use of Short Message Service (SMS) for personal communication has declined, the technology will remain relevant in South Africa. This is the view of Flickswitch MD and founder Kees Snijders, who explained that the key strength of SMS remains that it...
  20. Eniigma

    U.S. Said to Consider a Breakup of Google to Address Search Monopoly

    https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/13/technology/google-monopoly-antitrust-justice-department.html
  21. Hanno Labuschagne

    Google Search AI giving disastrously bad answers

    Google Search AI giving disastrously bad answers Google has rolled out its latest experimental search feature on Chrome, Firefox and the Google app browser to hundreds of millions of users. “AI Overviews” saves you clicking on links by using generative AI — the same technology that powers...
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