In a significant policy shift, Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and Whatsapp, has announced the termination of its third-party fact-checking program in…
Major shake-up as Google sees Larry Page elevated to CEO
In an effort to shake up its internal culture and processes, Google announced that one of its co-founders, Larry Page, would replace industry veteran…
China’s Baidu launches English blog as part of global push
Backing up its intention to expand globally, Chinese search engine giant Baidu has launched an English-language blog on the country’s online culture, a company…
Google appoints 33-year-old Kenyan to head Africa policy
Google’s new appointment of a 33-year-old Kenyan to manage its Africa policy has been described as a “coup” by authoritative US technology magazine FastCompany….
Google wants you to move from ‘OS and hard-drive’ to ‘browser and cloud”
At the same time that Google released the Chrome 8 browser, it also released its much-anticipated Chrome Web Store. The simultaneous release signals Google’s…
