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Google is a US company providing internet-related products and services, including internet search, cloud computing, and software and advertising technologies. Founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, the company has established itself in the mobile sector through its widely used Android operating system, and has a major presence in the smartphone market.
CEO / Managing Director
Sundar Pichai
Website
google.com
Headquarters address
Googleplex, Mountain View, California, U.S.
Stock Code
NASDAQ:GOOG
NASDAQ:GOOGL
Year founded
1998
Meta Platforms founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg attends an AI developer conference in Menlo Park, California, last month. Photo: AP
Artificial intelligence

Mark Zuckerberg says Meta AI bot is used a billion times monthly

Use of Meta AI is growing the fastest on WhatsApp, the company says, as it competes against Google, Microsoft and OpenAI.

Asean

Asian Angle | In Southeast Asia’s climate battle, AI could prove a double-edged sword

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Alibaba

Alibaba CEO doubles down on plans for ‘unified global cloud network’

Apple

Apple aims to launch smart glasses in 2026 in push into AI devices

The iPhone maker is looking to join the emerging trend of AI-powered devices – an area where it faces fresh competition.

Apple is panning its first pair of smart glasses for 2026, sources say. Photo: Reuters
Artificial intelligence

AI hardware start-ups get fresh boost from Shenzhen’s US$1 billion funds

The Shenzhen government has launched funds of 5 billion yuan and 2 billion yuan dedicated to AI and robotics start-ups at the city’s AI expo.

Artificial intelligence

OpenAI buys iPhone designer Jony Ive’s secretive hardware start-up

The ChatGPT maker wants its own hardware platform to avoid selling software through Apple iOS or Google’s Android, analysts say.

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Artificial intelligence

Meet Chinese start-up Xreal, Google’s partner in AR glasses project

Project Aura provides a big boost to Xreal’s credentials in the smart glasses arena, while widening its reach in the international market.

The Project Aura eyewear from Xreal and Google is expected to compete with other augmented reality spectacles from the likes of Meta Platforms, Orion and Artemis. Photo: Handout
Artificial intelligence

Google unveils flurry of upgrades as AI threatens search business

The tech giant has announced an AI mode for all search users in the US, as well as more advanced capabilities via subscriptions.

Fame and celebrity

Who is #RichTok influencer Becca Bloom, who flaunts her lavish lifestyle online?

Bloom grew up with wealthy parents in California but now works in finance to fund her lavish lifestyle: she even gave away a Van Cleef & Arpels Sweet Alhambra bracelet to a fan.

Artificial intelligence

AI platform finds waning usage of DeepSeek as Kuaishou surges in video

Only 3 per cent of queries on the Quora-owned platform went to DeepSeek-R1 by the end of April, down from a peak of 7 per cent in February.

Kuaishou unveiled Kling AI 2.0 in April. Photo: Ben Jiang
US-China relations

In Saudi Arabia, US and China vie for influence and the kingdom wins: analysts

Donald Trump’s recent ‘landmark’ deals with Riyadh valued at US$600 billion described as pledges rather than guarantees of investment.

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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman attends a meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council in Riyadh on Tuesday. Photo: Saudi Press Agency/dpa
China trade

China, US sign duelling deals after agreeing to trade war truce

Following their tariff reductions, China and the US have unveiled major investments – Beijing in Brazil and Washington in the Middle East.

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Vietnam

From Prada to Lego, Vietnam cracks down on fakes after US tariff threat

Documents reveal a finance ministry directive targeting fake Gucci bags, Samsung devices and Lego bricks as Hanoi tries to appease Washington.

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Social media

Asia-Pacific takes the lead in fight to regulate Big Tech for children

From Australia’s under-16s ban to Malaysia’s licensing demands, the region is blazing a trail to protect young users from online harms.

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A combination of photos shows the logos of Facebook, YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat on mobile devices. Photo: AP
Artificial intelligence

New Alibaba method slashes costs of training AI for search by 88%

The Chinese tech giant has introduced a way to train AI models without constantly connecting to external search engines.

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Alibaba researchers have introduced a less costly approach to improve AI models’ search capabilities. Photo: Shutterstock
Americas and the Caribbean

Mexico sues Google over ‘Gulf of America’ name change

Trump had signed an executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico, but it carries authority only within the US.

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Artificial intelligence

Alibaba’s Quark, China’s most popular AI app, launches ‘deep search’

The upgrade combines the reasoning capabilities of AI models with online search to answer complex user queries.

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Huawei

Huawei unveils a HarmonyOS laptop, its first Windows-free computer

The device features Huawei’s AI assistant and a wide range of Chinese software, including WPS and Alibaba’s DingTalk.

Huawei’s first laptop running on HarmonyOS, its self-developed operating system. Photo: Weibo/钢炮同学啊
Artificial intelligence

Alibaba’s Qwen3 unseats DeepSeek’s R1 as world’s top-ranked open-source AI model

Qwen3 surpassed R1 in LiveBench tests that gauge open-source AI models’ capabilities including coding, maths and data analysis.

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Artificial intelligence

Google hopes to strike deal with Apple to use Gemini AI on iPhones

A potential deal this year will see Gemini AI included within Apple Intelligence, Google CEO Sundar Pichai says.

Artificial intelligence

ChatGPT’s new shopping feature ramps up rivalry with Google

The new capability signals OpenAI’s ambition to compete with Google in a market the latter has controlled for decades.

ChatGPT’s new shopping feature initially focuses on fashion, beauty and home electronics. Product recommendations are personalised and come from the web, not advertisements, OpenAI said. Photo: Reuters
Artificial intelligence

Alibaba unveils Qwen3 AI models that it says outperform DeepSeek R1

The release comes just days after Baidu introduced two advanced models amid speculation about the imminent release of DeepSeek’s R2.

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Alibaba has released the third generation of its Qwen AI model series. Photo: Reuters
Artificial intelligence

Google earnings beat estimates, says AI investments boost ad sales

Big Tech firms have continued to defend their aggressive AI investments, saying these were necessary to remain competitive.

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Artificial intelligence

OpenAI would buy Google’s Chrome if court orders it to be spun off

‘You could offer a really incredible experience’ if ChatGPT was integrated into Chrome, Nick Turley says.

Science

China cracks quantum code barrier. For how long will our data be safe?

By setting a new benchmark in quantum cryptology, Chinese researchers may have found new path for encryption research.

Chinese researchers have set a new benchmark for applying quantum computing to cryptography, and introduced a potential new encryption methodology. Photo: Shutterstock Images
United States

US says internet’s ‘future at stake’, urges court to break up Google

US lawyers want Chrome browser spun off, fearing AI will further enhance the tech giant’s online search dominance.

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Google countered in the case that the US has gone way beyond the scope of the suit by recommending a spin-off of Chrome. Photo: Reuters
E-commerce

Shein, Temu to increase US prices next week, reflecting new tariffs

In nearly identical statements, Shein and Temu said prices would increase following US policy changes expected to impact how they operate.

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United States

US judge rules Google monopolised online ad markets in antitrust case

Google will now face the possibility of two different US courts ordering it to sell assets or change its business practices.

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