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- 10 Aug 2015
Google Shocks Global Tech Community, Now Subsidiary of 'Alphabet'
Google’s leaders are turning the company into a subsidiary of a new “collection of companies” called “Alphabet,” Google co-founder Larry Page announced in a Monday afternoon blog post that shocked…
- 4 Oct 2015
Bye Bye Google, Hello Alphabet
Alphabet has replaced Google as the publicly traded company that will house Google's search and Web advertising businesses, maps, YouTube and its "moonshot" ventures such as driverless cars. Google's…
- 20 Jan 2023
Google Parent Firm Alphabet to cut 12,000 Jobs Worldwide
Google’s parent company is to cut 12,000 jobs worldwide as it becomes the latest large US tech firm to reduce its workforce after a pandemic-related hiring boom. Sundar Pichai, chief executive of…
- 6 Oct 2021
Google to Invest $1Bn to Support Digital Transformation in Africa
Google has announced plan to invest $1billion over 5 years to support Africa’s digital transformation. Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and Alphabet The investment focuses on enabling fast, affordable…
- 30 Apr 2026
Meta Shares Crash 10% on AI Spending Fears as Google Soars 6%
Shares of Meta Platforms plunged nearly 10 per cent at Wall Street's opening on Thursday, April 30, contrasting sharply with a more than six per cent surge in Google-parent Alphabet's stock. Meta The…
- 31 Dec 2023
Google Agrees to Pay $5bn Settlement in Consumer Privacy Lawsuit
Alphabet’s Google has agreed to settle a lawsuit claiming it secretly tracked the internet use of millions of people who thought they were doing their browsing privately. U.S. District Judge Yvonne…
- 23 Jul 2026
Google Profit Soars to $112bn as AI, Gemini and YouTube Drive Record Growth
Alphabet Inc., Google's parent company, has reported a sharp increase in profits, with net income rising to 112 billion dollars as the technology giant continues to reap returns from its aggressive…
- 25 Mar 2026
US Jury Finds Meta, Google Liable in Landmark Social Media Addiction Case
A Los Angeles jury has found Alphabet's Google and Meta Platforms liable for $3 million in damages in a groundbreaking social media addiction lawsuit, a verdict expected to reverberate across…
- 19 Dec 2023
Google to Pay $700m to US Consumers in Antitrust Settlement
Alphabet,Google parent has agreed to pay $700 million as part of an antitrust settlement made public on Monday, with the funds going to US customers of its Android app store and state governments.…
- 27 Jan 2026
TikTok, Instagram Blamed in US Youth Suicide Lawsuit
Major social media giants Meta Platforms, TikTok and Alphabet's YouTube will face a landmark jury trial this week in Los Angeles County Superior Court over allegations that their addictive designs…
- 8 Feb 2024
The Next Chapter of Our Gemini Era
By Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and Alphabet For years, we’ve been investing deeply in AI as the single best way to improve Search and all of our products. We’re excited by the progress, for example…
- 27 Dec 2015
Google to Launch Messaging App
Google, part of Alphabet, is building a new mobile messaging application to better compete with rival services such as those offered by Facebook, The Wall Street Journal reported. The new service…
- 28 Mar 2017
Facebook's Messenger App to Allow Live Location-Sharing
Facebook yesterday added a feature to its Messenger app to allow users to share their locations, the company said, ramping up competition with tools offered by Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google…
- 22 Apr 2025
OpenAI Eyes Chrome Acquisition if Google is Forced to Sell
Nick Turley, OpenAI’s Head of Product, testified in Washington that the company would be interested in acquiring Google’s Chrome browser if antitrust enforcers succeed in forcing Alphabet to sell the…
- 1 Oct 2016
Google Rebrands Cloud Unit, Adds More AI
Alphabet's Google has renamed its business-to-business cloud computing brand and enhanced some enterprise applications using artificial intelligence, in the company's latest gambit to better compete…
- 27 Oct 2024
Google to Develop AI for Autonomous Computer Control
Alphabet’s Google is developing an artificial intelligence (AI) technology capable of operating a web browser autonomously to complete tasks like research and shopping. According to sources familiar…
- 25 Apr 2016
Microsoft, Google Agree to Drop Complaints against Each Other
Microsoft Corp and Alphabet Inc's Google have reached a deal to withdraw all the regulatory complaints against each other, the companies told Reuters. "Microsoft has agreed to withdraw its regulatory…
- 16 Dec 2021
Google Announces First Investment in SafeBoda via its Africa Investment Fund
Google has announced the release of its first investment from the Africa Investment Fund which was launched by Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and Alphabet, at Google for Africa in October. This first…
- 3 Jul 2025
Moove Plans to Raise $1.2Bn Debt Round for US Autonomous Vehicle Expansion
Moove, an African mobility fintech startup, is on a quest to secure a $1.2 billion debt financing round to support the rollout of a fleet of autonomous vehicles. This is in partnership with Alphabet…
- 12 Apr 2020
Apple, Google Create Software to Slow COVID-19
Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google have said that they will work together to create contact tracing technology that aims to slow the spread of the coronavirus, by allowing users to opt into logging…
- 14 Jan 2021
Nokia Signs up Google for Building Cloud-based 5G Network
Nokia has partnered with Alphabet’s Google Cloud unit to build 5G core network infrastructure and allow business customers to offer services such as smart retail and automated manufacturing. Cloud…
- 3 Nov 2020
The Rise of New Industry Stocks Under COVID-19 - FBNQuest
Gregory Kronsten Where Big Oil, Big Pharma, bulge-bracket investment banks and Coca Cola once dominated US stock markets, their roles have now been usurped by the likes of Alphabet, Amazon, Apple,…
- 22 Jul 2025
Nigeria Week Ahead: CBN decision, ECB and USD in focus
By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Market Analyst, FXTM This will be a week defined by high-impact events and corporate earnings from the largest companies in the world. Nigeria’s central bank is expected to…
- 23 Jun 2020
Author Urges Students to Embrace Leadership Challenges, Calls for Essay Writing Competition
Nigerian author and MTN Foundation’s Executive Secretary, Odunayo Sanya, has called on young Nigerians across the country to take up the mantle of leadership in whatever spheres they may find…
- 18 Mar 2025
Google to Buy Cybersecurity Company Wiz for $32Bn
Google said Tuesday it will acquire cloud security platform Wiz for $32 billion, citing the need for greater cybersecurity capacity as artificial intelligence embeds itself in technology…
- 7 Oct 2013
MTN Boosts SMEs with Smart Number
MTN Business Nigeria, Nigeria’s leading Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Company has launched a service, called MTN Smart Number, in a bid to help businesses achieve…
- 16 Aug 2019
Huawei says HarmonyOS is not Android Replacement
Huawei has reiterated its recently-launched operating system (OS) HarmonyOS is not a replacement for Android. Huawei stated this at a media briefing in South Africa to give details of the new OS,…
- 9 Jan 2018
Apple Says iPhones Addiction Profitable
Apple Inc investors on Tuesday shrugged off concerns raised by two shareholders about kids getting hooked on iPhones, saying that for now a little addiction might not be a bad thing for profits.…
- 30 Oct 2018
Why Only Truly Indigenous E-Commerce Companies Are Champions
By Dr. Ajit Sigh, international trade lawyer spoke in Lagos on a short visit to Nigeria By midday on Tuesday September 4th 2018, a remarkable development,whose reverberations are still felt today,…
- 16 Jun 2016
ISIS Indoctrination Mobile App Targets Nigerian Children- FG
Federal government has alerted Nigerians to the existence of a newly-launched mobile application developed by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) for propagating Jihad to children. In a…