09-04-2018 16:00
Consumer and activist groups called Monday for an investigation into Google-owned YouTube for allowing advertising to be targeted at children in apparent violation of US law.
09-04-2018 15:25
The Ministry of Finance (MOF) wants the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) to instruct commercial banks to withhold taxes from transactions with Facebook and Google, but SBV said it is not authorized to do so.
09-04-2018 11:54
Through their user data business, Facebook and Google in 2017 embraced a quarter of the $100-billion global online advertising market, according to statistics of data analytics company Experian.
05-04-2018 14:39
Leaning on the excuse of “having no official representative office” in Vietnam, billion-dollar Facebook and Google have been avoiding their tax obligations since early 2016.
05-04-2018 09:52
Police said on Wednesday (Apr 4) they had been alerted that the Iran-born animal rights activist who shot three people before killing herself at YouTube's California headquarters, was believed to have a vendetta against the online giant.
28-03-2018 10:13
An appeals court on Tuesday (Mar 27) gave Oracle another shot at wringing billions of dollars from Google in a keenly-watched legal battle over the use of freely available Java software code.
27-03-2018 09:24
Taiwan's struggling smartphone maker HTC posted its worst-ever quarterly loss on Monday (Mar 26), but said it expects a boost from the US$1.1 billion deal with Google sealed earlier this year.
21-03-2018 18:35
The EU will unveil proposals for a digital tax on US tech giants on Wednesday (Mar 21), bringing yet more turmoil to Facebook after revelations over misused data of 50 million users shocked the world.
21-03-2018 09:54
Google on Tuesday (Mar 20) bought up New York's Chelsea Market for US$2.4 billion, finalising its acquisition of the emblematic retail and food hall that stands opposite the internet giant's current headquarters in the city.
17-02-2018 08:00
The e-payment market in Vietnam is becoming more competitive than ever, as various fintech providers around the world start flocking to the fast-growing country. This poses a real challenge for commercial banks, who must now adapt to the breakneck development speed of Industry 4.0.
05-02-2018 14:43
Numerous firms, both domestic and foreign, were reported to nearly have their branding jeopardised for showing little attention to Internet advertising activities.
02-02-2018 09:36
Google parent company Alphabet on Thursday (Feb 1) reported a quarterly loss to set aside funds to pay taxes on repatriated profits, and named a new chairman to replace outgoing Eric Schmidt.
18-12-2017 09:29
Google Maps has rolled out a new feature that will send an app notification to users when it is time to get off the bus or train.
01-12-2017 14:35
SAN FRANCISCO: Google is taking aim at the "next billion" internet users with a way to stop smartphone apps from needlessly burning through costly mobile data allowances.
17-11-2017 15:05
WASHINGTON: Google, Facebook and other tech firms joined global news organisations on Thursday (Nov 16) in an initiative aimed at identifying "trustworthy" news sources, in the latest effort to combat online misinformation.