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Google

As Wikipedia turns 20 it aims to reach more readers

Wikipedia continues to be a volunteer-driven effort, with each language site built up independently from original contributions rather than translated articles.

Published 15 Jan, 2021 09:26am

Business & Finance

Google closes deal to buy Fitbit as Justice Dept probe continues

We worked with global regulators on an approach which safeguards consumers' privacy expectations.
Google won EU antitrust approval last month for its Fitbit bid, after agreeing restrictions on how it will use customers' health related data.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 08:44pm

Business & Finance

Nokia signs up Google for building cloud-based 5G network

Nokia will bring its 5G expertise, Google Cloud will serve as the platform for launching applications and assist customers in building an ecosystem of services.
We will start to see some of these things to get in the live environment by end of this year.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 08:01pm

Technology

Google removes some lending apps in India to protect consumers

We have reviewed hundreds of personal loan apps in India, based on flags submitted by users and government agencies.
Google has contacted companies and asked them to clarify if they are compliant with the rules and regulations.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 05:00pm

World

Google backs Biden's immigration reform plan for 'dreamers'

Google has announced that it would support President-elect Joe Biden's efforts to pass a new United States immigration law, helping to cover application fees for immigrants seeking lawful work.
Google announced its philanthropic aim to pay for the application fees of nearly 500 young immigrants, seeking employment under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) programme.

Updated 14 Jan, 2021 05:16pm

Technology

Google 'experiment' blocks Australian news from local searches

"The digital giants should focus on paying for original content, not blocking it," he said Thursday.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 09:36am

World

Google to pause all political ads ahead of U.S. inauguration

The email said the action was taken "following the unprecedented events of the past week and ahead of the upcoming presidential inauguration," which takes place on Jan. 20.

Published 14 Jan, 2021 12:54am

World

Tech giants hope for US data privacy law

The European Union's GDPR has largely contributed to making consumers aware of the issues related to the data that they submit to large digital platforms.

Published 13 Jan, 2021 08:01pm

World

Google backs Biden immigration efforts, covers fees in threatened 'Dreamer' program

Google said on Wednesday it would pay for the application fees of about 500 young immigrants seeking employment under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
A court ruling expected soon threatens to pause renewals and applications for those permits, Walker said. Recipients are often called "Dreamers."

Published 13 Jan, 2021 06:37pm

Technology

YouTube suspends Trump channel for week over violence fears

The president's YouTube account has amassed 2.77 million subscribers.

Published 13 Jan, 2021 01:09pm

World

Google, Facebook and Microsoft among other corporate giants to suspend political spending

In the aftermath of the violent attack on the Capitol Building last week, Facebook, Microsoft and Google have joined a growing list of corporations that are pausing their political spending.
As corporate responses have escalated, some companies have suspended donations to lawmakers who objected to the certification of the election, while many have halted all of their political donations for a few months.

Updated 12 Jan, 2021 04:34pm

Technology

Amazon pushes Parler offline after Capitol attack

Google pulled Parler from its app store for allowing "egregious content" that could incite deadly violence like that seen at the Capitol.

Published 10 Jan, 2021 10:50am

World

Google suspends Parler social networking app from Play Store; Apple gives 24-hour warning

Apple Inc on Friday also gave the service 24 hours to submit a detailed moderation plan, pointing to participants using the service to coordinate Wednesday’s siege of the U.S. Capitol building.

Published 09 Jan, 2021 10:51am

Technology

Breaker podcasting platform team joins Twitter

Twitter recently began letting a "very small" group of users create Spaces, which it described as online venues "built around the voices of the people using Twitter."

Published 05 Jan, 2021 08:45am

Technology

Google employees form workers' union in United States

The "Alphabet Workers Union" aims to ensure that employees work at a fair wage, without fear of abuse, retaliation or discrimination.
We're building on years of organizing efforts at Google to create a formal structure for workers.

Published 04 Jan, 2021 07:29pm

Technology

Bolstered by pandemic, tech titans face growing scrutiny

Jacques Cremer, a professor at the Toulouse School of Economics in France, said it is "normal" that Facebook, Google or Twitter "use the data they have on me to show me ads".

Published 28 Dec, 2020 10:57am

Pakistan

Pakistan issues notices to Google, Wikipedia for disseminating 'sacrilegious content'

PTA said it was acting against Google and Wikipedia after receiving complaints.
The Authority said it has directed both to immediately remove the content.

Updated 25 Dec, 2020 08:50pm

Technology

Google told its scientists to 'strike a positive tone' in AI research: documents

Google's new review procedure asks that researchers consult with legal, policy and public relations teams before pursuing topics such as face and sentiment analysis and categorizations of race.
The "sensitive topics" process adds a round of scrutiny to Google's standard review of papers for pitfalls such as disclosing of trade secrets.

Published 23 Dec, 2020 06:37pm

World

Google, Facebook agree to join hands against potential anti-trust lawsuit: Report

Google and Facebook were aware that their cooperative agreement could potentially trigger anti-trust investigations, and subsequently strategised on how to deal with them.
According to a spokesperson from Google, such agreements over anti-trust threats are extremely common in the industry, to avoid any unprecedented legal challenges.

Updated 22 Dec, 2020 01:07pm

Technology

Watchdog highlights shortcomings in EU rules to curb tech companies

The Regulatory Scrutiny Board, which reviews policies and legislation proposed by the European Commission.
It should consider the negative consequences of curtailing the size advantages following from network economies and economies of scale for consumers.

Updated 21 Dec, 2020 06:33pm

Technology

Australia regulator chief Sims says Google and Facebook draft laws fair, critical for media future

"We thought they were comfortable with that so we were very surprised that they're still complaining about that," Sims said in an interview on Monday for Reuters Next.

Published 21 Dec, 2020 11:12am

Technology

Google rolls out free, weekly at-home COVID-19 testing for all U.S. employees

8 A Google spokesman said the company had rolled out the benefit this week for all 90,000 U.S. employees, with the initiative guaranteeing them a weekly, at-home nasal swab and a lab analysis.

Published 19 Dec, 2020 10:10am

Business & Finance

Google trial judge suggests potential trial date, and it is in 2023

It seems to me that we're looking at late summer, early fall of 2023 for a trial, a potential trial.
"I know that we have a separate investigative file," said Paula Blizzard.

Published 19 Dec, 2020 12:10am

Business & Finance

WhatsApp tests voice and video calls on desktop version – report

The move to facilitate calls over large screens would put WhatsApp on par with video-conferencing bigwigs Zoom and Google Meet that have seen a meteoric rise in usage during the pandemic, but it is unclear if it has ambitions to compete with the two.

Published 18 Dec, 2020 05:21pm

Technology

Google faces New Antitrust Lawsuit from 35 US States

35 States in the United States accuse Google of illegally protecting its monopoly in search and search advertising.

Updated 18 Dec, 2020 04:33pm

World

Google wins EU antitrust nod for $2.1 billion Fitbit deal

Alphabet’s Google won EU antitrust approval on Thursday for its $2.1 billion bid for Fitbit after agreeing restrictions on how it will use customers’ health related data.
The deal had triggered criticism from privacy advocates on both sides of the Atlantic, consumer organisations and Google rivals about the company’s market power and the use of people’s health data in targeted advertising.

Published 18 Dec, 2020 09:30am

World

Texas, nine U.S. states accuse Google of working with Facebook to break antitrust law

The Texas lawsuit is the second major complaint from regulators against Google and the fourth in a series of federal and state lawsuits aimed at reining in alleged bad behavior by Big Tech platforms that have grown significantly in the past two decades.

Published 17 Dec, 2020 09:44am

Technology

Google faces third antitrust lawsuit as 30 US states plan action

Like the Justice Department complaint brought in October, this group of attorneys general, which is bipartisan and numbers more than 30, will accuse Google of violating antitrust law to maintain its dominance of online search.

Updated 17 Dec, 2020 02:03am

Business & Finance

YouTube says to appoint Turkey representative in line with new law

Companies that still do not follow the law after fines will have their bandwidth slashed by 90%, essentially blocking access.

Published 16 Dec, 2020 06:38pm

Technology

Google resolves problem with Gmail after outage

Downdetector.com, a website that tracks outages, showed there were more than 13,000 incidents of people reporting issues with Gmail.

Published 16 Dec, 2020 11:10am

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Hira Tex. / Jan 15 Hira Textile Mills Limited(HIRAT)	5.37 ▲ 1.76 (14.26%)
First Credit & Inv. / Jan 15 First Credit and Investment Bank Limited(FCIBL)	9.39 ▲ 2.00 (11.92%)
AN Textile / Jan 15 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	12.00 ▲ 2.00 (9.09%)
AKD Capital Ltd / Jan 15 AKD Capital Limited(AKDCL)	410.53 ▲ 28.64 (7.50%)
MACPAC Films / Jan 15 MACPAC Films Limited(MACFL)	25.24 ▲ 1.91 (7.50%)
First National Equities / Jan 15 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	23.60 ▲ 1.64 (7.47%)
Khurshid Spinng / Jan 15 Khurshid Spinning Mills Limited(KHSM)	17.13 ▲ 1.19 (7.47%)
Hum Network / Jan 15 Hum Network Limited(HUMNL)	7.36 ▲ 0.62 (6.67%)
Nagina Cot. / Jan 15 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	53.50 ▲ 5.50 (6.43%)
Ruby Tex. / Jan 15 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	8.35 ▲ 0.60 (5.70%)

Stock	Price
Tri-Star / Jan 15 Tri-Star Mutual Fund Limited(TSMF)	6.37 ▼ 0.00 (-13.33%)
Sindh Modaraba / Jan 15 Sindh Modaraba(SINDM)	8.55 ▼ 0.00 (-7.57%)
Khairpur / Jan 15 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	49.05 ▼ 0.00 (-6.57%)
D.S. Ind. Ltd. / Jan 15 D.S. Industries Limited(DSIL)	3.54 ▼ 0.71 (-5.85%)
Ravi Textile / Jan 15 Ravi Textile Mills Limited(RAVT)	10.01 ▼ 0.00 (-5.66%)
Chakwal Spinng / Jan 15 Chakwal Spinning Mills Limited(CWSM)	2.50 ▼ 0.67 (-5.30%)
Asim Textile / Jan 15 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	8.90 ▼ 0.67 (-5.02%)
Kohinoor Power / Jan 15 Kohinoor Power Company Limited(KOHP)	3.81 ▼ 0.59 (-4.75%)
Sally Tex. / Jan 15 Sally Textile Mills Limited(SLYT)	5.25 ▼ 0.51 (-4.55%)
Yousuf Weaving / Jan 15 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	4.93 ▼ 0.75 (-4.46%)

Stock	Volume
Hum Network / Jan 15 Hum Network Limited(HUMNL)	57,531,000 ▼ 0.62
K-Electric Ltd / Jan 15 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	45,688,500 ▼ 0.09
Fauji Fert. Bin / Jan 15 Fauji Fertilizer Bin Qasim Limited(FFBL)	25,893,000 ▼ 1.84
Kot Addu / Jan 15 Kot Addu Power Company Limited(KAPCO)	24,032,500 ▼ 2.48
Kohinoor Sp. / Jan 15 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	23,663,000 ▼ 1.00
Power Cement / Jan 15 Power Cement Limited(POWER)	23,319,000 ▼ 0.11
Byco Petr. / Jan 15 Byco Petroleum Pakistan Limited(BYCO)	21,789,500 ▼ 0.27
Pakistan Refinery / Jan 15 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	18,588,000 ▼ 0.44
Faysal Bank / Jan 15 Faysal Bank Limited(FABL)	17,901,500 ▼ 1.27
Fauji Foods / Jan 15 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	17,735,500 ▼ 0.28

Markets →

Forex
World
Econ

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jan 15	160.25
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jan 15	160.15
USD to Japanese Yen / Jan 15	103.80
USD to Swiss Franc / Jan 15	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Jan 15	1.37
Euro to USD / Jan 15	1.22

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jan 15	3795.54
India Sensex / Jan 15	49584.16
Tokyo Nikkei / Jan 15	28698.26
Nasdaq / Jan 15	13112.64
Hang Seng / Jan 15	28496.86
FTSE 100 / Jan 15	6801.96
Dow Jones / Jan 15	30991.52
Germany DAX 30 / Jan 15	13988.70
France CAC40 / Jan 15	5681.14

Indicator	Value
Weekly Foreign Reserves / Jan 8	20512.10
GDPGROWTH / Jan 8	1.00
Foreign Debt (PKR billions) / Jan 8	17000.00
Average CPI % / Jan 8	11.11
UK LIBOR % / Jan 15	0.09

Google

As Wikipedia turns 20 it aims to reach more readers

Google closes deal to buy Fitbit as Justice Dept probe continues

Nokia signs up Google for building cloud-based 5G network

Google removes some lending apps in India to protect consumers

Google backs Biden's immigration reform plan for 'dreamers'

Google 'experiment' blocks Australian news from local searches

Google to pause all political ads ahead of U.S. inauguration

Tech giants hope for US data privacy law

Google backs Biden immigration efforts, covers fees in threatened 'Dreamer' program

YouTube suspends Trump channel for week over violence fears

Google, Facebook and Microsoft among other corporate giants to suspend political spending

Amazon pushes Parler offline after Capitol attack

Google suspends Parler social networking app from Play Store; Apple gives 24-hour warning

Breaker podcasting platform team joins Twitter

Google employees form workers' union in United States

Bolstered by pandemic, tech titans face growing scrutiny

Pakistan issues notices to Google, Wikipedia for disseminating 'sacrilegious content'

Google told its scientists to 'strike a positive tone' in AI research: documents

Google, Facebook agree to join hands against potential anti-trust lawsuit: Report

Watchdog highlights shortcomings in EU rules to curb tech companies

Australia regulator chief Sims says Google and Facebook draft laws fair, critical for media future

Google rolls out free, weekly at-home COVID-19 testing for all U.S. employees

Google trial judge suggests potential trial date, and it is in 2023

WhatsApp tests voice and video calls on desktop version – report

Google faces New Antitrust Lawsuit from 35 US States

Google wins EU antitrust nod for $2.1 billion Fitbit deal

Texas, nine U.S. states accuse Google of working with Facebook to break antitrust law

Google faces third antitrust lawsuit as 30 US states plan action

YouTube says to appoint Turkey representative in line with new law

Google resolves problem with Gmail after outage

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