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The Google exhibit building shows off a variety of devices with Google Assistant, including Android smartphones and Wear OS smartwatches during the CES tech show in 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ross D. Franklin/AP hide caption … Source link

BRUSSELS— Alphabet Inc.’s Google begun its appeal Monday to overturn a $5 billion antitrust fine imposed by the European Union, contending that its Android operating system for mobile devices has boosted competition rather than foreclosing it. The tech giant presented oral arguments in Luxembourg before the EU’s second-highest court, in its appeal to overturn the 2018 decision from the bloc’s antitrust enforcer. In that case, EU authorities found Google had Source link

Chrome users beware, just days after I warned attacks on Google’s browser are increasing, another critical hack has been confirmed. A serious new zero-day hack has been found in Google Chrome LIGHTROCKET VIA GETTY IMAGES MORE FROM FORBESGoogle Finds 5 New ‘High’ Security Threats In ChromeBy Gordon Kelly Google published the news in a new blog post, where it revealed Chrome’s 11th ‘zero day’ exploit of the year has been found (CVE-2021-37973) and it… Source link

Google Chrome has now amassed 2.65BN users worldwide and holds a 65% share of the web browser market. But dominance means attention from hackers and Google has now issued a new upgrade warning for all Chrome users worldwide.  Google has confirmed five new ‘High’ security threats have been found in Chrome LightRocket via Getty Images MORE FROM FORBESGoogle Reveals 2 New ‘Zero Day’ Flaws Fixed In Chrome 93By Gordon Kelly In an official blog post, Google has… Source link

Google on Tuesday announced it would spend $2.1 billion to buy a sprawling Manhattan office building on the Hudson River waterfront, paying one of the largest purchase prices in recent years for an office building in the United States and providing a jolt of optimism to a New York City real estate industry lashed by the pandemic and the shift to remote work. The transaction comes during a precarious period for the city’s office market, the largest in the country, as the swift embrace of… Source link

In recent weeks Democratic lawmakers have formalized just how much they want climate change to be at the center of the forthcoming multitrillion-dollar budget reconciliation package. They have formally unveiled a proposal with measures that include taxes on some imported fuels, a new federal aid program for clean-energy developers, investments in electric vehicles, and more. The key driver on the supply side – i.e., insuring there are enough solar panels and wind turbines in operation to… Source link

The move comes even as the company embracing a hybrid work model because of the pandemic. Google said Tuesday that the new office will be an “anchor” of its sprawling city campus that houses much of its 12,000-strong regional workforce. It’s scheduled to open in mid-2023. The Wall Street Journal, which first reported the news, wrote that the deal is the most expensive sale of a single US office building since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, and ranks as one of the priciest ever in US… Source link

A person in a mask walks by the New York Google offices after they announced they will postpone their reopening in response to updated CDC guidelines during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., July 29, 2021. Andrew Kelly | Reuters Google plans to buy a New York City office building for $2.1 billion, even as most of its workforce remains remote, the company announced Tuesday. The purchase is the the most expensive for any single U.S. office… Source link

(Bloomberg) — China injected more cash into its banking system in a sign authorities are seeking to avert a funding squeeze amid a seasonal rise in financing demand and the intensifying debt crisis at China Evergrande. The People’s Bank of China added 90 billion yuan ($14 billion) of funds on a net basis through seven-day and 14-day reverse repurchase agreements on Friday, the most since February. Today was the first time this month it added more than 10 billion yuan short-term liquidity… Source link

Google Chrome is now used by approximately 2.65BN users as it dominates the web browser market. The problem with such dominance, however, is Chrome has become the number one target for hackers and now Google has had to issue another serious upgrade warning.  Google Chrome’s ninth and tenth zero-day hacks in 2021 have been found, users must upgrade … [+] immediately. LightRocket via Getty Images MORE FROM FORBESGoogle Confirms 5 New ‘High’ Level Security… Source link