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Tech companies including Microsoft, Alphabet, and Amazon are investing heavily in new and expanded facilities to meet growing demands in the data center market In sum – what to know: …

Google Cloud was a small but mighty contributor to Alphabet’s Q2 earnings In sum – what to know: AI paying off – Google Cloud is still a relatively small portion …

July greetings from Cedar Rapids, Kansas City and Washington, DC.  Kudos to my brother-in-law, Andrew Ashcroft, for earning his promotion to Captain in the U.S. Navy.  It was an honor …

Big Tech companies have profited greatly from dominant market positions while riding largely for free over the top of fixed and mobile telecom networks and devices. The entire Information and …

Google’s parent company fell short of Wall Street expectations, though Google Cloud bucked the trend Google parent company Alphabet reported earnings and revenue weaker than Wall Street analysts expected, driving the stock …

Search and Cloud are driving the business, said execs Alphabet, Google’s parent company, on Tuesday posted second-quarter earnings that narrowly missed Wall Street estimates. The company reported $69.69 billion in …

It has taken three years to appear, but four cities (“communities”) are to adopt and test a set of visual icons, originally developed and announced as part of the Google …

Google Cloud saw strong fourth-quarter revenue and shrunk operating losses as parent Alphabet takes the long view on profitability.

The kaleidoscope has been shaken, and the pieces are in flux; it is a quote from when British politics was supposed to change forever. But it captures very well an …

Google parent company Alphabet has announced the launch of a new robotics software company called Intrinsic, spun out of its X research lab, or so-called ‘moonshot factory’. The X division …

Sidewalk Labs, the smart-city side project of Google-parent company Alphabet, has pulled the plug on its controversial tech-fuelled urban re-development project in Toronto, blaming “economic uncertainty” brought on by the …

Loon has secured fly over approval for its high-altitude internet balloons in more than 50 countries and regions AT&T has partnered up with Alphabet’s Loon division, whose aim is to …

Waterfront Toronto, in charge of the $1 billion redevelopment of Toronto’s waterfront neighbourhood, has extended the deadline on whether to move forward with Google sister company Sidewalk Labs’ proposal for …

Cellular-satellite start-up UbiquitiLink, which aims to connect regular cellular phones via a netowrk of low-earth-orbit nanosatellites, raised a second round of seed funding this week, snagging $5.2 million and bringing …

Alphabet spin-off Loon, which relies on high-altitude balloons and drones to provide wireless internet service to terrestrial users, has snagged $125 million in investment from Softbank joint venture HAPSMobile. The …

Alphabet’s Loon, which focuses on bringing balloon-based connectivity to remote areas, is adding former telecom executives from some of the largest mobile operators to a new advisory board focused on …

  Waymo said it will begin testing in Palo Alto, Mountain View, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills and Sunnyvale   California’s Department of Motor Vehicles has issued a permit to …

Ontario’s former privacy commissioner has resigned from her consulting role at Google’s sister company Sidewalk Labs over its failure to guarantee citizens’ personal data would be protected at its Toronto …

Toyota is to invest $500 million in Uber, as the pair seek to bring autonomous ride-sharing to the mass-market. The deal values Uber at $72 billion, despite the company making …

Google embracing blockchain technology Google is reportedly looking into using blockchain technology to boost the search engine giant’s cloud business, according to sources familiar with the matter at Bloomberg. Blockchain …

Goal is to align consumer and enterprise products to tell “IoT story of Google” Former Samsung CTO Injong Rhee, who joined the Korean tech giant in 2011, announced in a …

Alphabet unveils new cyber security business Google parent company Alphabet announced it is deploying a new security firm dubbed Chronicle, with the aim of helping businesses recognize and thwart cyber …

AI research and development requires a “balanced” approach Technology giant Google, a subsidiary of parent company Alphabet, is engaged in a wide range of research into applications for artificial intelligence …

Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft and Intel beat earning expectations Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft and Intel posted quarterly earnings last Thursday, which reflected a shift away from company-owned data centers and toward the …

McAfee representative highlights cyber security issues facing modern-day networks AUSTIN–Conventional architecture is not sufficient to deal with the onslaught of cyber security issues in the digital realm. That is the …