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Apple to build next AI models on Google Gemini cloud
4 days ago
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Apple will build its next-generation AI foundation models on Google’s Gemini cloud, promising a more personalised Siri later this year.
Google launches open protocol to power AI shopping
4 days ago
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Google launches Universal Commerce Protocol to link AI shopping agents, retailers and payments in a new ‘agentic commerce’ push.
Google backs Emergent to help non‑coders build software
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Google has invested in Emergent, giving the AI start-up early access to Gemini 3 to help millions of non-coders build production software.
2026 could be the broadest, most surprising, market rally in a decade
Last month
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After a bruising 2025, falling inflation, rate cuts and small-cap strength are teeing up 2026 as the widest market rally in years.
India drops mandatory Sanchar Saathi app on smartphones
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India scraps mandatory Sanchar Saathi app on new phones, easing privacy fears over deep-access government software on Apple and Samsung devices.
Google launches Gemini 3 AI with multimodal & reasoning boost
Thu, 20th Nov 2025
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Google launches Gemini 3 AI with advanced multimodal and reasoning capabilities, enhancing tasks from research to complex coding across multiple platforms.
AI-fuelled data centre spend to hit USD $1 trillion by 2030
Thu, 13th Nov 2025
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AI-driven investments will push annual data centre IT and facility spending to USD $1 trillion by 2030, up from USD $290 billion in 2024.
US tech stocks surge ahead of NZX, highlighting need to diversify
Fri, 10th Oct 2025
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US tech stocks soar, with the S&P 500 up 14.5% versus NZX’s 3.2%, urging New Zealand investors to diversify internationally for better returns.
NVIDIA & Google join forces to push AI boundaries further
Wed, 19th Mar 2025
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NVIDIA and Google's Alphabet have announced a significant collaboration to enhance AI accessibility in sectors like healthcare and energy, integrating cutting-edge technologies.
Bitcoin ranked 7th largest global asset in 2024 report
Tue, 14th Jan 2025
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In its January Monthly Markets Insights, Binance Australia reported Bitcoin's rise to the 7th largest global asset, signalling strong growth in the crypto market.
Bitcoin surpasses USD $100K, enters top seven assets
Thu, 5th Dec 2024
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Bitcoin has shattered the USD $100,000 barrier, reaching a market capitalisation of USD $2.03 trillion and joining the ranks of the world's top assets.
Google invests USD $1 billion in Thailand's digital future
Tue, 1st Oct 2024
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Google has declared a USD $1 billion investment to boost Thailand's digital infrastructure, bolstering cloud and data centres in Bangkok and Chonburi.
Unified communications market to expand to USD $187.6 billion by 2031
Tue, 21st May 2024
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New research reveals the global unified communications market will soar from USD $48.1B in 2021 to USD $187.6B by 2031, driven by digital transformation and remote work trends.
DTEX Systems bolsters insider risk management with Mandiant partnership
Tue, 9th Apr 2024
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DTEX Systems bolsters its insider risk management capabilities via a new partnership with Mandiant, a Google Cloud player, aimed at enhancing cyber defences and mitigating insider threats.
Alphabet publishes Q2 2021 financial results showing Google in fine form
Mon, 2nd Aug 2021
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Alphabet's Q2 2021 financial results show significant growth, with revenue of $61.9bn and operating income of $19.4bn. Google's advertising revenue also soared.
IBM, Alphabet and well-funded startups in the race for quantum supremacy
Fri, 25th Sep 2020
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Companies are racing to achieve 'quantum supremacy' WHERE id = with IBM and Alphabet among those leading the charge, according to research from GlobalData.
Google Cloud drives Alphabet's soaring revenue
Wed, 31st Jul 2019
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Alphabet's latest financial results show a 19% increase in revenue, reaching almost $39 billion, driven by Google Cloud's continual growth.
VirusTotal takes proactive approach to eliminating false positives
Thu, 21st Jun 2018
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Alphabet-owned antivirus service VirusTotal is cracking down on false positives – and solving a massive problem for software developers.
Ten things you need to know about Chronicle, Alphabet's new cybersecurity firm
Fri, 26th Jan 2018
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Alphabet has unveiled Chronicle, a new cybersecurity firm aimed at detecting and stopping attacks using advanced analytics and Google's vast infrastructure.
What happens when your domain name is taken? The benefit of using a unique TLD
Thu, 23rd Nov 2017
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.com or .co.za allows for a blank slate when it comes to marketing and can be used and understood in any language across the globe.