Tag: Google
Google pledges €25m to boost AI skills in Europe
Google has pledged 25 million euros ($26.98 million) to help people in Europe learn to use artificial intelligence (AI).
Announcing the funding on Monday, the...
Google sacks workers in advertising sales team
Google has announced that it will lay off hundreds of employees in its advertising sales team.
Google made this known on Tuesday, January 16, 2024.
The...
Asake emerges Nigeria’s most-searched singer on Google
Afrobeat star, Ahmed Ololade, popularly known as Asake, has topped the list of the most-searched singers on Google in Nigeria in 2023.
According to the...
Tinubu: My govt’ll use tech for Nigerians’ growth
President Bola Tinubu has declared that his administration would leverage digital technology to create Nigeria’s desired socio-economic progress that is necessary to transform society.
Tinubu...
Tinubu meets Google VP, promises 1m digital jobs in Nigeria
President Bola Tinubu says his administration would support global tech giant, Google Incorporated, to create one million digital jobs in Nigeria.
Tinubu said this during...
South Korea fines Google $32m for blocking games
South Korea’s competition watchdog on Tuesday, April 11 imposed a fine of 42.1 billion won (32 million dollars) on Google.
The company was fined for...
Valentine’s Day: Google Trends show Nigeria leading in search for love
Google has released data on the search trends of Nigerians as the topmost in the search related to love, dating, and Valentine’s Day.
Taiwo Kola-Ogunlade,...
Google’s parent, Alphabet, to sack 12,000 workers
Google's parent, Alphabet, on Friday, said it would cut about 12,000 jobs, or 6 per cent of its workforce.
Alphabet's shares rose almost 4 per...
Texas sues Google for biometric data collection
The U.S. Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton, has sued Google for its “unauthorised capture” and use of biometric data of millions of Texans for...
Google to establish Cloud Region in South Africa
Google has announced its intent to establish a new Google Cloud region in South Africa – its first on the continent that would help...
