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EXCLUSIVE Google faces pressure in India to help curb illegal lending apps -sources

EXCLUSIVE Google faces pressure in India to help curb illegal lending apps -sources

The logo for Google LLC is seen at the Google Store Chelsea in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., November 17, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register MUMBAI, Sept 19 (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google has been asked by the Indian government and the central bank to introduce more stringent checks to help curb the use of illegal digital lending applications in India, according to sources. Even though Google doesn’t fall under the Reserve… Source link

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Exclusive: Google Fiber plans 5-state growth spurt, biggest since 2015

Exclusive: Google Fiber plans 5-state growth spurt, biggest since 2015

The roof of a Google fiber installation truck is pictured Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S., September 28, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Aug 10 (Reuters) – Google Fiber plans to bring its high-speed internet service to multiple cities in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Nebraska and Nevada over the next several years in its first big expansion since it spun out as an independent Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O) unit in 2015. In his first media interview… Source link

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Exclusive: Google hit with antitrust complaint by Danish job search rival

Exclusive: Google hit with antitrust complaint by Danish job search rival

A logo of Google is seen at its exhibition space, at the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, France June 15, 2022. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register BRUSSELS, June 27 (Reuters) – Google was hit with an antitrust complaint on Monday after a Danish online job-search rival took its grievance to EU regulators, alleging the Alphabet unit had unfairly favoured… Source link

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Exclusive: U.S. probe of Google Maps picks up speed – sources

Exclusive: U.S. probe of Google Maps picks up speed – sources

Exclusive: U.S. probe of Google Maps picks up speed – sources WASHINGTON, March 30 (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department has breathed new life into an investigation of Google Maps to determine if bundling the service together with other Google software illegally stifles competition, according to two sources familiar with the matter. The probe of the Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O) unit first came to light in late 2020 and had been quiet until recent months when investigators again began making… Source link

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Exclusive: Google blocks RT, Sputnik from Play app store in Europe

Exclusive: Google blocks RT, Sputnik from Play app store in Europe

Google logo is seen on a smartphone in front of RT and Sputnik logo in this illustration taken February 28, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register March 1 (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google said on Tuesday that it has blocked mobile apps connected to RT and Sputnik from its Play store, in line with an earlier move to remove the Russian state publishers from its news-related features. A number of tech companies have limited… Source link

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Why the NFL owners are exclusive socialists

Why the NFL owners are exclusive socialists

Did the football gods know that with the stock market giving us migraines, the NFL playoff games needed to be extra awesome? We’ll see if the trend continues this weekend when the league’s final four teams take the field. One thing’s for sure, the NFL is back, baby (as the late Al Davis might have said.) Back from COVID-19. Back from the kneeling controversy. The instant-classic-in-the-snow 49ers-Packers game was the most-watched TV show on a Saturday night in 28 years. And no one’s… Source link

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EXCLUSIVE Google aims to improve spotty enforcement of children’s ads policy

EXCLUSIVE Google aims to improve spotty enforcement of children’s ads policy

A sign is pictured outside a Google office near the company’s headquarters in Mountain View, California, U.S., May 8, 2019. REUTERS/Paresh Dave//File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Jan 19 (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google said this week it would immediately improve enforcement of an age-sensitive ad policy after Reuters found ads for sex toys, liquor and high-risk investments in its search engine that should have been blocked under its efforts to… Source link

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EXCLUSIVE Google to improve enforcement of adult ads policy

EXCLUSIVE Google aims to improve spotty enforcement of children’s ads policy

A sign is pictured outside a Google office near the company’s headquarters in Mountain View, California, U.S., May 8, 2019. REUTERS/Paresh Dave//File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Jan 19 (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google said this week it would immediately improve enforcement of an age-sensitive ad policy after Reuters found ads for sex toys, liquor and high-risk investments in its search engine that should have been blocked under its efforts to… Source link

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EXCLUSIVE Australia puts website accused of fake journalists on register for payment by Facebook, Google

EXCLUSIVE Australia puts website accused of fake journalists on register for payment by Facebook, Google

The Google and Facebook logos, the words “media, news, media” and the Australian flag are displayed in this illustration photo taken February 18, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register SYDNEY, Dec 23 (Reuters) – Australia’s ground-breaking law forcing platforms like Google and Facebook to pay local publishers for news faces an unlikely test case: a website that experts say uses fake journalist profiles that has won… Source link

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EXCLUSIVE California probes Google’s treatment of Black female workers

EXCLUSIVE Google aims to improve spotty enforcement of children’s ads policy

Dec 17 (Reuters) – California’s civil rights regulator is investigating Google’s treatment of Black female workers following alleged incidents of harassment and discrimination, according to two people familiar with the matter and emails from the agency seen by Reuters. Attorneys and analysts at the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) have repeatedly interviewed several Black women who have worked at the Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O) company about their experiences there,… Source link

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