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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.
Stock Code
NASDAQ:GOOG
NASDAQ:GOOGL
Year founded
1998
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
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.

United States

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

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Artificial intelligence

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

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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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.

An art installation in Los Angeles highlights the dangers young people face online. Meta has been ordered by a US judge to pay US$567 million over child safety harms. Photo: AFP
US-China relations

US AI leaders are using Chinese open models for cybersecurity. Here’s why

Andrew Ng and others argue accessible systems outperform overly restricted platforms on cybersecurity and transparency.

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Artificial intelligence

World Bank urges developing countries to embrace AI ‘lifeline’ or be left behind

Developing economies do not need big data centres and should adapt lower-cost AI tools to local conditions, the World Bank says.

US-EU relations

Is tech the core arena for EU and US disputes? One Chinese prediction says so

Washington’s fury over a US$1 billion fine for Google was cited as the latest sign of a ‘profound shift’ in the nature of the relationship.

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The US accused Brussels of “plundering” US firms after Google was fined €890 million (US$1 billion) for breaching competition law. Photo: TNS
Artificial intelligence

China’s MiniMax curbs overseas use of new AI video model amid copyright disputes

H3 model enters the generative video battleground, but licensing carve-outs restrict use in US, EU, UK and South Korea.

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MiniMax says it will review deployment scenarios and compliance controls before it can authorise use of the H3 model in some major markets. Photo: Shutterstock
US-China trade war

US tech giants invited to discuss AI security tests at White House

Meta, Anthropic among companies to review voluntary framework on Tuesday as US government seeks early access to most advanced AI models.

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Artificial intelligence

Google rolls back new satellite image AI tool after backlash

Experts warn it could produce realistic geospatial fakes for misinformation, such as images of explosions, nuclear sites and militant bases.

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US-China relations

How global AI boom is intensifying US-China undersea stand-off

As rise of AI drives spike in cross-border data demand, infrastructure control becomes critical to digital sovereignty and national security.

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China has accused the United States of "politicising" global submarine networks as Washington steadily tightens control over transoceanic data conduits. Photo: Shutterstock
European Union

New EU team to crack down on AI deepfakes, illicit images and hacking

Dozens more staff in Brussels will work to rein in AI to move towards a situation that ‘people and businesses can understand and trust’.

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Screens display the logo of Grok, a generative artificial intelligence chatbot developed by xAI, the American company specialising in artificial intelligence, and its founder, the billionaire businessman Elon Musk. File photo: AFP
Artificial intelligence

Video AI: MiniMax challenges ByteDance with low price, open weights

Firm aims to ‘support open-source community’ and a ‘broad range of hardware’, as H3 model bests Seedance 2.0 in some tasks.

Artificial intelligence

As AI spending soars, can China’s tech giants deliver long-term profits?

Chinese tech giants and frontier AI labs are locked in a parallel race, escalating capital expenditure to match US and domestic rivals.

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Artificial intelligence

Google makes Gemini Spark AI agent available to Hongkongers

Roll-out of agent that connects with Google’s Workspace tools echoes industry-wide push into agentic AI.

Currently available to Google AI Ultra subscribers, Spark is expanding to Google AI Pro users in Hong Kong over the next few weeks. Photo: Shutterstock Images
China’s private sector

Why has the China-US profit gap widened on the Fortune Global 500?

Despite posting strong revenues, China’s multinationals logged average profits of US$4.5 billion in 2025, just 40 per cent of US counterparts’ figure.

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Donald Trump

Trump vows fresh tariffs on EU in retaliation for US$1 billion Google fine

The threats come on the heels of the US president’s decision to impose duties of at least 10 per cent on goods from around 60 nations.

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European Union

EU fines Google US$1 billion, risking US fury

The fines are the biggest in total against one company under the competition law known as the Digital Markets Act.

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An illutration shows the logo of Google displayed on a smartphone in front of an European Union flag. The US tech titan accused the EU of dismantling safety protections on Google Play. Photo: AFP
Indonesia

Indonesia’s AI copyright push opens new front in war over digital content

With traffic slumping, a draft bill aims to force tech giants to pay media outlets for using their journalism.

Indonesian publishers say their work is being used to power AI tools and search products without a clear route to compensation. Photo: Shutterstock
Belt and Road Initiative

China Unicom connects Hong Kong-Cambodia cable, widening undersea data network

The submarine cable project ties city with a high-speed data and information corridor running through Southeast Asia.

2026 Xi-Trump summits

What is Beijing thinking? Why Washington is struggling to understand its rival

Language is important in US-China diplomacy, but funding cuts and dwindling student exchanges have left a ‘major gap’ in capabilities.

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China-EU relations

Beijing vows to protect Chinese firms after EU hits Alibaba unit with fine

Commerce officials decry “discriminatory” barriers as source says firm had hired several outside consultants to vet goods and curb counterfeits.

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An AliExpress shop is seen in Madrid, Spain, on Monday. Photo: Europa Press via Getty Images
US-China relations

US-China AI rivalry becomes a battle to export competing tech governance visions

Will the world choose Washington’s market-driven approach or Beijing’s open-source model that aims to be accessible and safe?

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President Xi Jinping joins attendees for a group photo before the opening ceremony of the World AI Conference in China on Friday. Photo: Reuters
Artificial intelligence

China approves Apple Intelligence for iPhones, with Alibaba, Baidu as partners

After a two-year delay, the iPhone maker is cleared to deploy AI tools on its smartphones by tapping Alibaba and Baidu’s capabilities.

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Artificial intelligence

Is artificial intelligence causing a rise in natural human stupidity?

Recent studies suggest memory, decision-making and critical thinking are at risk if people rely too much on AI for cognitive tasks.

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