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Feds and Google Reach Deal Over Online News Act: Report

Google and federal government have settled their dispute regarding the Online News Act, according to sources familiar with the matter who spoke to Radio-Canada and CBC News. The agreement involves Google making annual payments to Canadian news companies, estimated to be around $100 million. This development follows earlier government estimates that Google's compensation should be...

Google Black Friday 2023 Deals in Canada Now Available

Google has launched its Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals for 2023 in Canada, offering a variety of savings on its Pixel smartphones, Nest products and more. Check out the Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales below from Google Canada, detailing the deal price and original selling price in brackets, plus savings. The Pixel 8...

Apple’s Revenue Share from Google Search Ads Revealed at Trial

Google has been revealed to pay Apple a significant portion of its search advertising revenue, and that exact percentage has been revealed, reports Bloomberg. Kevin Murphy, a University of Chicago professor and the main economics expert for Alphabet Inc.'s Google, testified on Monday that the tech giant pays Apple 36% of the revenue it earns...

Google Expands AI Search to 120 New Countries, Skips Canada

Google’s Search Generative Experience (SGE) offers AI-generated summaries that amalgamate the most important information for user queries. The company has announced this feature has now expanded to 120 new countries, but Canada isn’t one of them. Following successful implementations in the U.S., India, and Japan, the technology has received overwhelmingly positive feedback says Google. Now,...

Apple Presentation Says Android is a ‘Massive Tracking Device’

In the ongoing Google antitrust trial, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) has unveiled new exhibits, including a 2013 internal presentation from Apple. The presentation, sent by Apple's Eddy Cue to CEO Tim Cook, sharply criticizes Google's approach to user privacy. A standout slide from the presentation labels Android as a "massive tracking device." Apple's...

Google Enhances Search and Lens for Improved STEM Learning

Google is rolling out new updates to its Search and Lens features aimed at assisting learners with complex problems in math, physics, and geometry. The updates are designed to make the search for STEM-related concepts more intuitive and user-friendly. "Whether you're delving into a math textbook or turning to Search to get more context on...

Google CEO Proposed Preinstalled Search App on iPhones

Google CEO Sundar Pichai disclosed a 2018 proposal to Apple CEO Tim Cook for preinstalling a Google Search app on all iOS devices. The proposal, revealed by Pichai’s testimony in today’s U.S v. Google antitrust trial, aimed to deepen the partnership between the two tech giants and potentially increase revenue for both companies. However, Apple,...

How Google Wanted to Shut Down Apple’s Search Ambitions

Google has been formulating plans to counter Apple's growing search capabilities, according to internal documents reviewed by The New York Times. The tech giant aimed to undermine Apple's Spotlight search tool by developing its own version for iPhones and encouraging users to switch to Google's Chrome browser over Apple's Safari. The move comes as Google...