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Companies & Markets

Google plans US$40 billion Texas data center investment amid AI boom

The fresh probe comes after the September fine of almost 3 billion euros against Google, for allegedly favouring its own advertising technology services over rivals.
Telcos, Media & Tech

Google hit by fresh EU probe into suspected news search abuse

The new features, rolling out Tuesday, are powered by on-device AI. Texts across chat apps can be recapped in the notification shade, allowing users to quickly catch up on group chats and other lengthy threads.
Telcos, Media & Tech

Google rolls out Apple-like message summaries for Pixel phones

(From left) Google Cloud vice-president for Northern Europe Marianne Janik, Google vice-president for Central Europe Philipp Justus and German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil address a press conference in Berlin, Germany, Nov 11, 2025.
Telcos, Media & Tech

Google unveils 5.5 billion-euro investment in Germany

Singapore's efforts to build an AI hub could help it unlock the AI ambitions for the region.
Companies & Markets

South-east Asia’s digital economy revenue set to hit US$135 billion in 2025: report

Young users claim excessive screen time has led them to suffer depression, anxiety, insomnia and eating disorders, while others have engaged in self-harm and even died by suicide.
Telcos, Media & Tech

Social media giants must stand trial on addiction claims

FILE PHOTO: The Google logo is seen on the Google house at CES 2024, an annual consumer electronics trade show, in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. January 10, 2024. REUTERS/Steve Marcus/File Photo/File Photo
Telcos, Media & Tech

Google planning powerful AI data centre on tiny Australian Indian Ocean outpost

The new Siri is on track for next spring, Bloomberg has reported.
Telcos, Media & Tech

Apple nears deal to pay Google roughly US$1 billion a year for Siri AI model

The Google headquarters in Mountain View, California. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg
Technology

Trader’s guide to India’s data centre boom powered by Google, OpenAI

Once seen mainly as strategic bets on a fast-moving frontier, stakes in artificial intelligence startups are now contributing sizable, if still paper, profits to some of the world’s biggest businesses – even as the technology itself is only starting to pay commercial dividends.
Technology

Alphabet, Amazon stakes in Anthropic boost profit by billions

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