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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
Sundar Pichai
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google.com
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Googleplex, Mountain View, California, U.S.
Stock Code
NASDAQ:GOOG
NASDAQ:GOOGL
Year founded
1998
Zhipu said the achievement proved the feasibility of developing powerful multimodal models without US chips. Photo: Shutterstock Images
Artificial intelligence

Zhipu AI breaks US chip reliance with first major model trained on Huawei stack

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US-China relations

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Artificial intelligence

Apple, Google strike Gemini deal for revamped Siri in major win for Alphabet

Artificial intelligence

Ant International teams up with Google on use of Universal Commerce Protocol

The endorsement of Google’s open standard comes as companies globally accelerate the integration of AI agents and e-commerce.

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Ant International is endorsing Google’s Universal Commerce Protocol, an open standard that powers agentic commerce. Photo: Handout
United States

AI deepfakes flood social media after dramatic US raid on Maduro

Fake images of Venezuela’s abducted former leader Nicolas Maduro in US custody and recycled war photos are drowning out real news.

Alibaba

Alibaba’s Amap muscles up on ‘world models’ in push beyond text-based AI

Alibaba’s mapping arm Amap is pushing into ‘world models’ with FantasyWorld, betting spatial AI can power navigation and new services.

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SCMP Highlights

Tariffs, truces and Trump: key developments in US-China trade war in 2025

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US President Donald Trump signs executive orders at the White House on April 2, 2025, imposing tariffs on imported goods. Photo: Getty Images
Science

China’s new quantum computer hits stability milestone, beating Google on efficiency

Chinese team is first outside the US to cross key threshold that determines whether practical quantum computers can work reliably at scale.

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European Union

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The US is challenging EU digital regulations, accusing them of censorship and targeting American tech firms.

United States

Trump’s US$100,000 H-1B visa fee upheld by judge, as lottery system ends

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US President Donald Trump displays an executive order creating the “Trump Gold Card” and introducing a fee of US$100,000 for H-1B visas in the Oval Office in September. Photo: TNS
Huawei

Huawei’s HarmonyOS crosses ‘survival line’ as user base hits 27 million

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Huawei’s HarmonyOS 6 operating system. Photo: Handout
Artificial intelligence

AI agent maker Manus hits US$100 million revenue milestone in 9 months

Manus 1.5, launched in October, boasts improvements in speed and reliability across research and web development tasks.

Artificial intelligence

OpenAI in talks to raise US$10 billion from Amazon and adopt Trainium chips

The deal is under discussion could value OpenAI upwards of US$500 billion, a source said.

Fame and celebrity

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Malachi Barton modelling for his clothing brand J1:9. Photo: @MalachiDBarton/Instagram
Science

Race for AI space centres: why the US goes all in after China makes first move

Beijing and Washington battle for tech domination with next-gen plans to launch supercomputers into orbit and transform global connectivity.

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The push to deploy AI into orbit is a strategic gambit with far-reaching consequences for national security and economic dominance. Photo: Shutterstock
Scams and swindles

How the global grey market in SIM cards powers fraud and influence

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China Future Tech briefing

AI | China chases superintelligent AI without sci-fi movie risks

AI systems with human-level intelligence, or higher, offer the promise of solutions to humanity’s biggest challenges but the risk of humans losing control.

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Artificial intelligence

China’s Xreal to power Google’s Android AI glasses as smart eyewear demand grows

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Aura projects applications directly into the user’s sightline, enabling interaction via hand gestures and granting access to Google Play apps. Photo: Handout
Artificial intelligence

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Artificial intelligence

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Artificial intelligence

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SenseTime co-founder and chief scientist Lin Dahua. Photo: Vincent Chow
United States

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The mother and child arrived safely at a San Francisco hospital, and the vehicle was taken out of service for cleaning.

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A Waymo robotaxi drives by the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco on Monday. Photo: AFP
Artificial intelligence

Alibaba creates new unit to push consumer use of its Qwen AI models

Significant organisational change underlines company’s determination to turn the Qwen chatbot into a ‘super app’.

American Samoa

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Taiwan

Taiwan blocks mainland Chinese platform RedNote citing ‘high fraud risk’

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Taiwan authorities have announced an internet shutdown and access restriction order for RedNote, tentatively for one year. The app is also known as Xiaohongshu or “little red book”. Photo: Reuters
Artificial intelligence

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Eric Schmidt, former CEO of Google, speaks at a forum on November 6, 2025, in Miami, Florida. Photo: Getty Images
Artificial intelligence

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Artificial intelligence

DeepSeek catching Google, OpenAI should spur US tech ‘code red’

The new version of DeepSeek’s AI model is competitive with Google and OpenAI, underscoring how Chinese developers are challenging the US even when forced to rely on less advanced chips.

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