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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.

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Website

google.com

Headquarters address

Googleplex, Mountain View, California, U.S.

Stock Code

NASDAQ:GOOG
NASDAQ:GOOGL

Year founded

1998

Researchers at the University of Science and Technology of China stand in front of the Zuchongzhi 3 superconducting quantum computing system. Photo: Handout

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Huawei’s HarmonyOS 6 operating system. Photo: Handout

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Fame and celebrity

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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

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

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

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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

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Ant Group’s AI tool Lingguang has churned out millions of flash apps since its launch two weeks ago. Photo: Handout

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A shop advertising DeepSeek in Hong Kong. Photo: Universal Images Group via Getty Images

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