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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
Headquarters address
Googleplex, Mountain View, California, U.S.
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NASDAQ:GOOG
NASDAQ:GOOGL
Year founded
1998
The logo of video app TikTok seen at the company’s office in Culver City, Los Angeles. Photo: AFP
An illustration of rhe TikTok app icon on a mobile phone. Photo: Reuters
Social media

TikTok settles lawsuit with Alabama for at least US$100m, to apply safety steps

Alabama has claimed TikTok’s algorithm pushes young users towards increasingly intense content about violence and self-harm.

2026 Xi-Trump summits

How was dinner? Takeaways from Xi and Trump’s evening at the White House

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Microsoft

Trump sells tens of millions in AI, tech shares, led by Microsoft

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Artificial intelligence

Moonshot’s Kimi K3 lands on Amazon in key test for Chinese open-source AI income

Open-weight models allow users around the world to use, copy, modify and distribute the software without paying the model developer.

The logo of Moonshot AI is displayed alongside its Kimi app on a mobile phone, in this illustration picture taken July 24, 2026. Photo: Reuters
United States

Google says Gemini AI model breached real systems in security test

Asked to access a fictional firm with the same name as a real company, Gemini guessed a password and hacked into the real company’s website.

Huawei

How Huawei plans to bypass US chip curbs with its latest technology

The Chinese tech giant is leveraging its UnifiedBus technology to link hundreds or thousands of chips into single computing unit.

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Artificial intelligence

China rejects US AI model distillation allegations, warns of retaliation

The commerce ministry says distillation is ‘neutral’ and widely used by companies around the world, including American firms.

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The DeepSeek name is displayed in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China on June 16, 2026. Photo: CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images
Australia

Trump slams Australia’s social media crackdown as ‘extortion’

The White House warns Australia over its proposed algorithm opt-out bill, as Anthony Albanese defends national sovereignty.

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US-China relations

China ‘can never get ahead’ of US in AI, Bessent says in advance of Xi’s visit

Trump’s treasury secretary accuses Chinese artificial intelligence firms of ‘stealing and copying’, weeks before leadership summit in Washington.

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Singapore

Singapore man pleads guilty after massive US bitcoin heist and spending spree

The 22-year-old helped launder the stolen funds, then used the money to buy sports cars, rent mansions and spend millions at nightclubs.

A photo of Malone Lam in a Miami nightclub was included in this US Justice Department court filing in the case against Hamza Doost and Kunal Mehta, photographed on Friday. Photo: AP
Science

Could China sanction US for illegal international seabed mining? A study says yes

But issue is said to create tension for Beijing between defending the multilateral system and protecting its own access to critical minerals.

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Experimental mining has been found to leave ecological effects on the deep ocean that last decades. Photo: Shutterstock
Cathay Pacific

Cathay Pacific, Google scale up AI tests to reduce aviation’s climate impact

Second-phase trials with Contrails.org will target ultra-long-haul Asia and transpacific routes, building on early tests that reduced contrail warming impact by about 40 per cent.

Donald Trump

Google Maps changes Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America’ for US users after Trump order

Canadian users continue to see the original name as the tech giant rolls out location-based labelling.

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Artificial intelligence

Music publishers accuse Anthropic of ‘blatant theft’ in major new lawsuit

The case, brought by 35 music publishers, adds to the legal challenges facing Anthropic as the AI firm eyes a potential blockbuster IPO.

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Anthropic is facing a fresh lawsuit over its use of music to train its AI models. Photo: Reuters
Malaysia

Malaysia’s Anwar unveils cost of living measures as opposition rises

Anwar ⁠has faced declining support over a perceived failure to deliver on reforms as well as the mishandling of several high-profile corruption cases.

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Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim attends a meeting with Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Tarique Rahman (not pictured) at the Federal Government office “Perdana Putra” in Putrajaya, Malaysia, on June 22. Photo: Reuters
Hong Kong

Hong Kong to launch free AI courses with tech giants Google, Microsoft for SMEs

Productivity Council collaborating with tech giants to roll out free training, boosting business adoption under HK$50 million initiative.

China-Africa relations

African businesses keep options open as Chinese AI gains ground

Lower costs, downloadable models and greater language flexibility are helping Chinese AI models gain ground across the continent.

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Artificial intelligence

Nvidia customers notified of AI-related price rises above 15%

The rises will impact systems including those with the Vera Rubin and Grace Blackwell chips, according to people familiar with the process.

Nvidia’s price rises are set to go into effect on systems shipped early next year. Photo: Reuters / Dado Ruvic / Illustration / File Photo
Artificial intelligence

Meet the Chinese AI star who splashed a reported US$70m on a California mansion

Tony Wu Yuhuai, co-founder of Elon Musk’s AI lab, reportedly buys 12-acre estate, putting a spotlight on China’s Silicon Valley talent.

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Artificial intelligence

Alibaba’s lightweight Qwen takes on OpenAI, DeepSeek, Zhipu’s larger AI systems

Chinese tech giant’s latest offering performed on par with OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 Luna and nearly matched DeepSeek, Zhipu’s open-weight models.

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Australia

Cable ties: Australia urged to lead Indo-Pacific in protecting subsea links

Australia should treat cable resilience not only as a domestic security issue but also as a shared regional project, analysts say.

An underwater cable sits on the sea floor. Australia relies heavily on subsea cables for its data. Photo: Getty Images
Alibaba

Alibaba says it can build AI data centres in 100 days with modular design

With CUBE 5.0, Alibaba Cloud expects to more than double modular data centre delivery efficiency this year amid AI boom, report says.

Alibaba is stepping up its data centre push globally as part of its US$56.3 billion AI capital expenditure commitment set out last year. Photo: dpa
United States

US court rules tech firms must face lawsuits over social media addiction

The lawsuits allege that companies including TikTok and Meta intentionally addicted young users, contributing to a ⁠mental health crisis.

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Artificial intelligence

Enterprise AI costs hit yearly low driven by price wars, open-source models

Average inference prices ranged between US$1.16 and US$1.18 from August 6 to 8, according to Silicon Data’s index.

Artificial intelligence

Jevons Paradox: why China’s cheap AI models could be good for Silicon Valley

China’s open-weight models have led AI firms to slash prices, but they will also massively boost overall AI demand, analysts say.

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The OpenAI logo is seen in this illustration picture created on June 11, 2026. Photo: Reuters
Artificial intelligence

Outside In | Why Asia need not match West’s fear over data centre buildout

The spread of data centres in Asia does not seem to have sparked the kind of protests it has in the West, but good policies are needed to ensure that remains the case.

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Demonstrators participate in a nationwide protest against data centers in Fredericksburg, Virginia, on July 18. Photo: Reuters
European Union

Europe hails AI gigafactory plan, but industry fears deeper US tech reliance

Brussels’ €30b tender for up to 7 AI hubs already benefits US chipmakers and could result in EU-funded computing capacity being sold to US tech giants.

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United States

Meta ordered in US to pay US$567 million to address child safety harms

Company says it will appeal after a New Mexico judge directs funds to youth mental health programmes and orders app changes.

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