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[unable to retrieve full-text content]Google Set to Make Its Largest Acquisition Ever, Threatening Microsoft  Gizmodo Source link

A woman has accused NBA point guard Rajon Rondo of threatening her with a gun in front of her children during an altercation in her Louisville, Kentucky home, according to multiple reports. TMZ and ESPN reported on Monday that the woman filed for an emergency protective order on Friday, claiming that she fears for hers and her children’s safety while citing a history of “volatile, erratic (and) explosive behavior” from Rondo. Per the reports, a judge granted the request, ordering Rondo to… Source link

Google employees who haven’t been vaccinated could be put on forced leave and then let go from the company if they fail to follow its COVID-19 rules, according to an internal memo obtained by CNBC. The policy will reportedly affect employees that would have fallen under the jurisdiction of President Biden’s vaccine mandate, which is currently facing challenges in the Senate and court system. According to the memo, Google gave its employees until December 3rd to upload proof of… Source link

The Google corporate logo hangs outside one of its offices on August 31, 2021. Sean Gallup | Getty Images Google will spend A$1 billion ($736 million) in Australia over five years, the tech giant said on Tuesday, just months after it threatened to pull its services from the country in response to tougher government regulation. The main operating unit of Alphabet said it planned to expand cloud infrastructure, set up a research hub staffed by Australian researchers and engineers and partner… Source link

A smartphone with a Google app icon is seen in front of the displayed Australian flag in this illustration, January 22, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration SYDNEY, Nov 16 (Reuters) – Google will spend A$1 billion ($736 million) in Australia over five years, the tech giant said on Tuesday, just months after it threatened to pull its services from the country in response to tougher government regulation. The main operating unit of Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O) said it planned to expand cloud… Source link

For many Australians, Google is the internet. It’s where we get much of our news. It’s where we find and plan our holidays. It’s where we go to shop for gifts online. But in light of a proposed media code that would require the tech giant to pay local news media companies for their product, Google is threatening to end the relationship. And it’s shaping up to be an acrimonious split. “I think Google’s view is that they are so superior that people can’t live without them,” Peter Lewis, director… Source link

SYDNEY—Google threatened to shut down its search engine in Australia if a proposed law requiring tech giants to pay publishers for news isn’t changed. The warning escalates the long-running battle pitting the Alphabet Inc. unit and Facebook Inc. against the Australian government, whose efforts to compel tech companies to pay publishers is being widely watched globally and could offer a model for other countries. Last year, Facebook said it would restrict Australian… Source link

VCG via Getty Images If the surprising new Huawei speculation is to be believed, it could be a nightmare scenario for Google. It’s clear now that the world’s second largest smartphone maker, with some 600 million users on its ecosystem, has declared battle with Android. This, it says, it a “fight” it will win. Until now Google has been fairly ambivalent—the U.S. has cut Huawei’s access to premium chipsets, signalling a steep decline in Huawei… Source link