Tag: Google
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Google to invest over $1 billion to establish new campus
Google will be investing over $1 billion in capital improvements to establish a new campus in New York City, the Internet giant said in a statement on Monday. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports Ruth Porat, SVP and CFO of Google and Alphabet, in the statement, said the over 1.7 million square-foot campus is a result of lease…
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Check out Nigeria’s top trending songs of 2018
The trio of Davido, Wizkid and Olamide have dominated Google’s year-ending list of top trending songs. Google on Wednesday announced the results of its 2018 year in search, which includes top trending songs, movies and sports people. Davido had four entries on the list of most-searched songs by Nigerians in 2018 while Wizkid had three…
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Atiku Abubakar, Osun State election dominate Google Search
Query for Osun State election dominated Google Search in 2018, according to The Year in Search 2018 results released on Wednesday, which offered an insight into the year’s major moments and top trends based on searches conducted in Nigeria. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports Google Search, also referred to as Google Web Search or simply Google, is…
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U.S. lawmakers grill Google Chief on censorship, bias, personal data
U.S. lawmakers started a hearing with the Chief Executive of Google, Sundar Pichai, on Tuesday on censorship, bias and personal data. The hearing took place amid accusations that the company is engaging in censorship in China and allegations by conservatives that the Company had a liberal political bias. The chairman of the House of Representatives…
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France, Germany aim to keep digital tax alive
France and Germany on Tuesday sought to salvage a proposed EU tax on big digital firms including Google and Facebook by narrowing the focus to cover only companies’ online advertising revenue. Eager to break months of deadlock, the two countries’ finance ministers put a new proposal to their EU counterparts at a meeting on the…
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Consumer groups criticize Google location data collection
European consumer groups on Tuesday criticized Google for breaching personal data protection rules, citing how the location of smartphone users was continuously tracked. Google collected location data of people, who use Google’s services or accounts on their smartphones and features like “location history’’ and “web & app activity,’’ according to the Brussels-based European Consumer Organisation.…
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Google urges business owners to embrace innovations
The Product Marketing Manager, Google Nigeria, Mrs Tutu Laditan, on Friday urged business owners to adopt disruptive models that would help accelerate their businesses. Laditan, who made the appeal at the Google Business Group Lagos (GBG) BizFest, spoke on the theme: “Building a Digital Business and how you Fuel Your Hustle’’. The GBG Lagos is…
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Google extends application deadline for Podcasts creator program
Internet giant, Google has extended application deadline for the Podcasts creator program that aims to promote inclusive storytelling. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports Podcasting has quickly become one of the best ways to share and listen to stories, but its future depends on a diverse array of stories, voices and creators. The application window officially opened globally…
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Google suffers services interruption as traffic reroutes to China, Russia
Google on Monday suffered interruption of services due to a configuration error made by an internet service provider in Nigeria during a network upgrade that resulted in traffic being rerouted to China and Russia. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports MainOne, a major internet service provider, confirmed the development, but said “we are not aware that any Google…
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Google celebrates Christy Essien Igbokwe’s 58th Birthday
Google celebrated Nigeria’s Lady of Songs, Akwa Ibom State-born Christy Essien-Igbokwe on her 58th posthumous birthday with a Doodle on Sunday. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports Google Doodle is a special, temporary alteration of the logo on Google’s homepages that commemorates holidays, events, achievements and people. Essien-Igbokwe, born on this day in 1960, was an actress and…