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INFOGRAPHIC: Amazon, Facebook, Microsoft & others’ profits for the past year
This AFP graphic shows net profits of tech giants Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Microsoft by quarter for the past year.
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Alphabet employees from Google & other outfits are unionising
One of the catalysts at Google was the recent firing of Timnit Gebru, a Black artificial intelligence ethics researcher and outspoken diversity activist.
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Huawei delays global launch of foldable phone by three months
Alphabet Inc’s Google has earlier said it would no longer provide Android software for Huawei phones after a 90-day reprieve granted by the US government expires in August.
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Google workers walk out to protest office harassment, inequality
The dissatisfaction among Alphabet’s 94,000 employees and tens of thousands more contractors has not noticeably affected company shares.
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Google challenges record $5bn EU antitrust fine
The European Commission in its July decision said Google had abused its market dominance since 2011.
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Google bars uses of its artificial intelligence tech in weapons
The restriction could help Google management defuse months of protest by thousands of employees against the company’s work with the US military to identify objects in drone video.
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Alphabet's Eric Schmidt to step down as executive chairperson
He will continue to serve on the Alphabet's board of directors and act as an adviser on focused on technical and science issues, the company said.
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Facebook to let users see if they 'liked' Russian accounts
Facebook, Alphabet Inc’s Google and Twitter Inc are facing a backlash after saying Russians used their services to anonymously spread divisive messages among Americans.
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The world's best employers in 2017
Google’s parent company Alphabet is the best employer in the world, according to data compiled by Statista and Forbes on the best publically listed companies to work for.
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Google, Apple face off over augmented reality technology
Analysts expected the game to make $3 billion for Apple over two years as gamers buy “PokéCoins” from its app store.
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Alphabet adds to cash pile despite higher costs, antitrust fine
Alphabet, the owner of Google and YouTube, said it made $3.5 billion in net income on sales of $26 billion.
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Google’s AlphaGo beats Chinese master again to clinch series win
Go is a highly complex board game dating back thousands of years that involves two contestants placing black and white stones on a grid.
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Waymo testing self-driving car ride service in Arizona
Alphabet Inc's Waymo autonomous vehicle group will begin testing a self-driving car programme for hundreds of families.
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Alphabet posts strong revenue on video market, stock surges
Advertisers pay less for user clicks on mobile ads than on desktop ads, Google’s traditional strength.
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Alphabet profit sends shares up; overtakes Apple in value
The company disclosed the profitability of Google’s search engine and its other online services.
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Google introduces major corporate overhaul & a new CEO
Alphabet Inc will replace Google as a publicly traded entity, to leverage some existing products.
