Tag: Google

• Friday, August 30th 2024 - 09:36 UTC

  Foundation stone laid for Google's data center in Uruguay

  

  Representatives of technology giant Google and the Uruguayan Government, including President Luis Lacalle Pou, took part Thursday in the ceremony marking the laying of the foundation stone for the company's future data center in Pando, in the department (province) of Canelones, within Montevideo's Metropolitan Area.

• Thursday, August 15th 2024 - 10:28 UTC

  Iranian hackers target Trump and Harris' camps

  

  The Iranian State-backed hacking group APT42 has been targeting the campaign headquarters of the two main political parties in the United States, Google said.

• Monday, April 1st 2024 - 18:44 UTC

  Google to lay submarine cable between Chile and Australia

  

  Tech giants Google plan to link Chile with Australia and French Polynesia through the Humboldt cable, which would become first direct submarine link between South America and Oceania, thus expanding the digital infrastructure of the South Pacific.

• Wednesday, June 28th 2023 - 09:59 UTC

  Google announces anti-fake news projects in Brazil

  

  During the “Google for Brazil” event in São Paulo, the company Tuesday launched an initiative against misinformation while adding sustainability to the work of reporters and their professional training.

• Thursday, May 25th 2023 - 10:25 UTC

  Brazilian gov't, Google team up to filter hate speech

  

  Brazil's Ministry of Racial Equality (MIR) and Google will develop a filter to prevent hate speech, intolerance, and racism to be disseminated through the internet, Agencia Brasil reported.

• Monday, May 15th 2023 - 10:35 UTC

  Google and Telegram CEOs under investigation in Brazil

  

  Brazil's Federal Supreme Court (STF) Justice Alexandre De Moraes Friday launched an investigation against the heads of Google and Telegram in the country for the alleged disinformation campaign and attacks launched against the so-called fake news bill.

• Thursday, September 22nd 2022 - 22:52 UTC

  “How to break your arm”: Google search explodes in Russia after call for reservists

  

  This week, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the call-up of 300,000 reservists to reinforce positions in Ukraine following a speech by Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu, who announced that they will be called up to the army following the partial mobilization that is stirring up the conflict on Ukrainian territory.

• Thursday, September 15th 2022 - 10:22 UTC

  EU Court confirms antitrust ruling against Google, and a fine of €4.125 billion

  

  The European Union’s General Court on Wednesday confirmed an antitrust ruling against Google’s for dominance of its search engine, but reduced the fine to 4.125 billion Euros (US$ 4.12 billion) from 4.34 billion Euros.

• Thursday, August 11th 2022 - 20:45 UTC

  Google sets eyes on Las Toninas for transoceanic internet cable

  

  Argentina's National Communications Agency (Enacom) has authorized Google Infraestructura Argentina SRL to install a fiber optic system called Firmina through Argentine Sea waters, which “will be the longest in the world” providing internet connectivity.

• Saturday, October 30th 2021 - 08:48 UTC

  Zuckerberg's rebranding strategy sparks controversy

  

  As Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced this week the company would be changing its name to Meta, public perception was quick to establish the decision was a response to a matter of public acceptance hitting record lows and many regarded the move as purely “cosmetic.”