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Microsoft's cloud practices anti-competitive, says Alphabet's Google

There is intense rivalry between the two US tech giants in the fast-growing, multi-billion-dollar cloud computing business, where Google trails market leader Amazon and Microsoft

Google suspends Chinese shopping app Pinduoduo amid security concerns

Google has suspended the Chinese shopping app Pinduoduo on its app store after malware was discovered in versions of the app from other sources. Google said in a statement Tuesday that it suspended the Pinduoduo app on the Google Play app store out of security concerns and that it was investigating the matter. The suspension of the Pinduoduo app - mainly used in China - comes amid heightened US-China tensions over Chinese-owned apps such as TikTok, which some US lawmakers say could be a national security threat. They allege that such apps could be used to spy on American users. Pinduoduo is a popular e-commerce app in China which often offers discounts if users team up to buy multiples of an item. Google warned users Tuesday to uninstall any Pinduoduo app not downloaded from its own Play store. Google Play Protect enforcement has been set to block installation attempts of these identified malicious apps, Google said in its statement. Users that have malicious versions of the app ..

Tech giant Google launches 'Immersive Stream for XR' tool for Cloud users

Users can click a link or scan a QR code to immediately be transported to extended reality (XR), the tech giant said in a blogpost

Cut 20% jobs at Alphabet, key investor Christopher Hohn tells Sundar Pichai

Google's parent company Alphabet has eliminated 12,000 jobs or 6 per cent of its workforce

Alphabet robotics division Intrinsic lays off 20% of total workforce

'Intrinsic's leadership has made the difficult decision to let go a number of our team members,' a company spokesperson was quoted as saying

Data-giant Google's revenues from APAC growing faster than elsewhere

The company's profits in India have multiplied three-fold in the last five years

Alphabet split ends era of jumbo prices for megacaps: Report

The companies billed the moves as a way to make their stocks more accessible for retail investors and that has been achieved

Google settles over firing of workers protesting immigration cloud deal

The U.S. National Labor Relations Board had pursued the case on behalf of the workers and brought Google before an administrative law judge last year

Google to launch subscription-based VPN services; rollout in the US soon

Alphabet Inc's Google said that it plans to launch a VPN service for consumers, which would be available with certain subscription plans for its Google One cloud storage services

In line with US law, Google ends 'Double Irish, Dutch sandwich' tax scheme

A Google spokesman on Tuesday confirmed it would scrap the licensing structure, saying this was in line with international rules and followed changes to U.S. tax law in 2017

Google sued by rival company for antitrust violations in ad market

Inform Inc. alleges that Google has used its monopoly power in internet search and mobile operating systems to undermine competition in the ad market

Eric Schmidt to step down as executive chairman of Alphabet

It said in a statement on Thursday that Schmidt will become a technical adviser to the company while continuing to serve on its board.