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Google grants users access to remove private information online

Ihesiulo Grace 8 August 2023 0

Google has introduced new tools to help users stay in control of their personal information, privacy, and online safety. Google is also making it easy to find parental settings straight in Search. Users can do so by typing an appropriate query, such as “Google parental controls” or

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Google, Verve ease digital transactions for Nigerians on Play Store

Ihesiulo Grace 27 July 2023 0

By Motolani Oseni As part of efforts to strengthen the digital ecosystem in the country, Google has partnered with Verve, the largest domestic card scheme in Africa, to make digital transactions on Google Play Store easier and more accessible for Nigerians. With this development, Nigerians can use their Verve cards to make purchases on the […]

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Google, Design Indaba partner to showcase Africa’s creativity

Ihesiulo Grace 7 November 2022 0

By Joy Obakeye Design Indaba in partnership with Google Arts & Culture has launched an online project called ‘Colours of Africa’. The project brings online and showcases 60 specially-curated artworks produced by over 60 unique African creatives chosen by Design Indaba – each invited to contribute a work that captures the ‘colour’ and character of […]

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Google’s digital library to document Nigeria’s Osun Osogbo grove

Ihesiulo Grace 24 October 2022 0

By Joy Obakeye Google Arts & Culture has launched a digital library to showcase Nigeria’s Osun Osogbo Sacred Grove. The project which is in partnership with The Adunni Olorisha Trust and CyArk, is the first and largest digital preservation of one of Nigeria’s last remaining sacred groves. According to Google, the initiative is part of […]

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Google set to float Africa’s first cloud region

Ihesiulo Grace 6 October 2022 0

By Joy obakeye Google has announced its intent to establish a new Google Cloud region in South Africa, its first on the continent. The news, which came at the second Google for Africa event, is the latest example of how Google is delivering on the $1bn investment commitment made last year by the company’s CEO, […]

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Google Equiano cable to reduce Nigeria’s retail Internet prices by 21

Ihesiulo Grace 23 April 2022 0

By Joy Obakeye Google’s new private subsea cable, Equiano, will reduce Nigeria’s internet retail price by 21 percent, the company said in a statement. The Equiano subsea internet cable landed in Lagos, Nigeria, on Thursday. The Internet cable, named after Olaudah Equiano, a Nigerian-born writer and historical abolitionist, has a capacity of 144 terabits (18 […]

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Google’s First Product Development Centre in Africa is Hiring

Ihesiulo Grace 20 April 2022 0

By Joy Obakeye Google has announced its first product development centre in Africa, to be located in Nairobi. The new product development centre will help to create transformative products and services for people in Africa and around the world and will be hiring visionary engineers, product managers, UX designers and researchers to lay the foundation […]

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EU court to rule on 2.4bn Google appeal of historic fine

Ihesiulo Grace 10 November 2021 0

U.S. tech giant Google on Wednesday will know the outcome of an appeal against a massive EU competition fined for squeezing rival shopping services on its search engine at the bloc’s second highest court. After years of investigation, the EU executive branch, which acts as the bloc’s competition watchdog, concluded in 2017 that Google had […]

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S.Korea parliament committee votes to curb Google, Apple commission dominance

Ihesiulo Grace 25 August 2021 0

On Wednesday, a South Korean parliamentary committee decided to suggest altering a legislation, the first step toward prohibiting Google and Apple from forcing charging software developers commissions on in-app purchases. Apple Inc (AAPL.O) and Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google have been chastised around the world for requiring software developers to utilize

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$2bn Data Hub Unveiled by Google in Poland

Ihesiulo Grace 14 April 2021 0

Google opened a new cloud data center in Warsaw on Wednesday, the first in Central and Eastern Europe, with a nearly $2.0 billion investment (1.7 billion euros). Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki praised the new hub, claiming that it would ensure “better service from private and public entities” as well as increased protection because the data […]

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Google signs deal to pay Italian publishers

Ihesiulo Grace 29 March 2021 0

Internet search engine Google has signed its first licence agreement to pay Italian news publishers for their content. It was reported that the new deal will offer access to some of the publisher’s content on Google’s Showcase news platform. The agreement was signed by several Italian publishers including RCS Mediagroup; publishers of daily Corriere Della […]

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Google announces initiatives to boost online safety

Ihesiulo Grace 9 February 2021 0

Google has announced a number of initiatives across Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa, bolstering its continued efforts to keep children, young people and families safe online. In a statement on Tuesday through its Country Director, Juliet Ehimuan, Google said it had teamed up with some organisations across the continent to boost efforts and develop programmes […]

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Google announces free video conferencing app

Ihesiulo Grace 30 April 2020 0

 Google Cloud on Wednesday announced it was making Google Meet, its premium video-conferencing solution, free for users and would be rolled out over the coming weeks. READ ALSO: Experimental drug ‘can block’ coronavirus and speed the recovery of patients The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Google Meet is an app used for Video […]

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Google re-launches Doodle games to help during lockdown

Ihesiulo Grace 27 April 2020 0

Google has re-launched Doodle games aa an interactive series whereby users can cure boredom by playing the Doodle games during the COVID-19 lockdown According to Googe As COVID-19 continues to impact communities around the world, people and families everywhere are spending more time at home. In light of this, we’re launching a throwback Doodle series […]

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Google tops tech firms with $1.4bn support against Coronavirus

Ihesiulo Grace 15 April 2020 0

Global technology giant, Google Incorporated, is leading nine other global tech companies in funds donations to sustain the ongoing fight against Coronavirus pandemic in the world (COVID-19). Data gathered Data by Learnbonds indicate leading tech companies have collectively donated at least $1.4 billion towards mitigating the coronavirus, with a majority of the companies

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Google and Apple join forces to tackle coronavirus pandemic

Ihesiulo Grace 11 April 2020 0

Tech giants Apple and Google announced on Friday they would join forces to develop an app for tracking coronavirus infections using existing Bluetooth and encryption technology. The app will rely on Bluetooth to determine distances between phone users and encryption to ensure data security, the companies said. “Privacy, transparency, and consent are of utmost

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Google says it is developing a nationwide coronavirus website

Ihesiulo Grace 16 March 2020 0

Alphabet’s Google (GOOGL.O) said on Saturday that it was working with the U.S. government to develop a nationwide website that would help Americans with questions about coronavirus symptoms, risk factors and testing. “We are fully aligned and continue to work with the U.S. government to contain the spread of COVID-19, inform citizens, and protect the […]

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Google celebrates Leap year birthday celebrants with a doodle

Ihesiulo Grace 29 February 2020 0

February 29th celebrates are not privileged as most people celebrating every year, however when when its that time of the year they are celebrated with love and specialty. READ ALSO: Man with human skull nabbed in Ondo Every four years is the only time leap year celebrants get to celebrate. Google has however celebrated them […]

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Google plans to move UK users’ accounts outside EU jurisdiction

Ihesiulo Grace 20 February 2020 0

Google is planning to move its British users’ accounts out of the control of European Union privacy regulators, placing them under U.S. jurisdiction instead, the company confirmed late on Wednesday. Reuters had reported the plans earlier on Wednesday, citing people familiar with them. The shift, prompted by Britain’s exit from the EU, will leave the […]

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Google’s fight against EU antitrust fine comes up against critical judge

Ihesiulo Grace 13 February 2020 0

Google’s battle against a 2.6-billion-dollar European Union (EU) antitrust fine recorded an apparent setback on Thursday, when one of the judges hearing the case said the company had committed a “clear infraction”. The comments by Colm Mac Eochaidh, one of the panels of five judges, said that Google committed a clear infraction in its handling […]