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Google to invest $690 mln in Japan, CEO Pichai tells Nikkei

Google to invest 0 mln in Japan, CEO Pichai tells Nikkei

Oct 7 (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google plans to invest a total of 100 billion yen ($690.13 million) in Japan through 2024, its Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai told Nikkei in an interview on Friday. Google will open a data centre in Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo next year — its first in Japan — which will provide faster and more stable access to Google’s services, the publication reported further. Google did not respond to a Reuters’ request for comment. ($1 = 144.9000 yen)

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Japan to start antitrust probe on Apple, Google, Nikkei says

Japan to start antitrust probe on Apple, Google, Nikkei says

Takashi Mochizuki | Bloomberg The Japanese government will start investigating how Apple Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google deal with Japanese smartphone makers, which could lead to tightening antitrust regulations, the Nikkei newspaper reported Sunday, without saying where it got the information. A government panel, which consists of officials, bureaucrats and external experts, will kick off the discussion this month as Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android software stands at more than 90% of… Source link

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