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Technology giant Google will build a new subsea cable, Grace Hopper. Built by SubCom, the cable will go live in 2022 and marks Google’s first cable to Spain and its first private subsea cable route to the UK. Grace Hopper is Google’s fourth wholly-owned cable and will provide increased reliability and support in outages. Google today announced its plans to build a new subsea cable with landing points in New York in the U.S. and Bude, U.K. and… Source link

Facebook and Google logos Peter Foley/Bloomberg | Getty Images Google and Facebook could be forced to pay Australian news publishers to distribute their content, in a landmark regulatory move from the country’s competition regulator. The Australia Competition and Consumer Commission was tasked by the government earlier this year with developing a mandatory code for the tech giants to pay for their use of news content. If approved, a draft code announced by the ACCC Friday would allow Australian… Source link

Regulators on Friday released draft legislation that would let news publishers in the country negotiate compensation with the two tech companies for sharing or displaying their stories. It would allow certain media outlets to bargain either individually or collectively with Facebook and Google — and to enter arbitration if the parties can’t reach an agreement within three months, according to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), which put out the proposed legislation…. Source link

Wednesday’s antitrust hearing before Congress made tech giants like Google-parent Alphabet, Inc. and Facebook seem like they’ve rigged the deck. But Thursday’s second quarter reports from both companies made the ad game look a little more fair. Google may be a search monopoly, but its exposure to hard-hit sectors like travel seems to be hurting it at the moment. The company reported the first on-year decline in advertising revenue in its history. Meanwhile Facebook said its own… Source link

Media companies in Australia will be able to seek payment from Facebook Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google for news articles that are posted on their platforms, according to new rules, which could set a precedent for other countries seeking to compel tech giants to compensate local publishers. The new rules, which need to be passed by Australia’s Parliament, would require digital platforms to take part in negotiations with media companies over payment, Australia’s competition… Source link

Google is launching a new tool that allows businesses to identify themselves as Black-owned through the company’s Maps and Search listings. The new feature is part of the company’s pledge announced last month to support the Black community with “initiatives and product ideas that support long-term solutions.” When searching for a business through Google.com or Google Maps, you’ll now be able to see a new badge to represent Black-owned businesses — it’s a black heart over… Source link

Google continues to promote its .new domain name. Google In late 2019, Google opened its .new domain name for registration. In a recent blog post, the company showed off how some major tech companies, including Adobe, WordPress, Spotify-owned Anchor, Canva and Google itself use the name ending to make content creation easier. While Google does own a handful of “not-com” domain names, including .app, .dev and .page, the company has a different… Source link

CANBERRA, Australia — The Australian government said on Friday it plans to give Google and Facebook three months to negotiate with Australian media businesses fair pay for news content. The government has released a draft mandatory code of conduct that aims to succeed where other countries have failed in making the global digital giants pay for news siphoned from commercial media companies. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said Facebook FB, +0.51% … Source link

Microsoft’s new Edge browser is randomly crashing when users type into the address bar tonight. The issues appear to be affecting Edge users who have selected Google as the default search engine. Microsoft says it’s aware of the problems and the company’s Edge team is investigating. Microsoft recommends turning off Search Suggestions in edge://settings/search. The Verge has tested this workaround and it solves the problem if you have Google set as your default search engine. Are… Source link

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia will force U.S. tech giants Facebook Inc (FB.O) and Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google to pay Australian media outlets for news content in a landmark move to protect independent journalism that will be watched around the world. Australia will become the first country to require Facebook and Google to pay for news content provided by media companies under a royalty-style system that will become law this year, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said. “It’s about a… Source link