Google Chrome Launches Default Ad-Blocker
Google has launched an ad-blocker for its Chrome web browser that is designed to prevent “annoying” and “intrusive” ads being shown to users. Google announced the move to curtail full-page...
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Google Chrome Launches Default Ad-Blocker
Google has launched an ad-blocker for its Chrome web browser that is designed to prevent “annoying” and “intrusive” ads being shown to users. Google announced the move to curtail full-page...
How To Buy and Sell Vehicles The Safe and Easy Way
Tonaton is a Ghana-based online shopping place. Dubbed Ghana’s largest market place, tonaton is a free classifieds e-commerce platform where you can buy and sell almost anything and everything...
Lithuania To Extradite $100 Mn Email Fraud Suspect To US
A Lithuanian man who allegedly swindled $100 million (87 million euros) from tech giants Google and Facebook must be extradited to the United States, a court ruled on Monday. "The court has ruled in...
France To Appeal Google Tax Ruling
The French government will appeal a court ruling that US internet giant Google is not liable for 1.12 billion euros ($1.27 billion) in taxes claimed by the state, Budget Minister Gerald Darmanin said...
Google Escapes 1.1 Bn Euro Tax Bill In France
Google is not liable for 1.115 billion euros ($1.272 billion) in unpaid taxes claimed by the French state, a French court ruled Wednesday, saying the internet giant's Irish subsidiary is not taxable...
Ads Heading For Messenger Home Screens Globally
Facebook on Tuesday said that advertisements will begin popping up on Messenger home screens globally after promising tests with users in Australia and Thailand. "Messenger ads are going global," the...
US Newspaper Group Assails Google-Facebook Online ‘duopoly’
The US newspaper industry on Monday warned of a "duopoly" in online news by Google and Facebook, and called for legislation that would relax antitrust rules allowing collective negotiations with the...
Europe Must Claim Tax Due From US Giants
France's finance minister urged his European counterparts Sunday to do more to chase down tax due from the European operations of US tech giants such as Google, Amazon and Facebook. Bruno Le Maire's...
Google Hit With Record EU Fine Over Shopping Service
Google has been fined 2.42bn euros ($2.7bn; £2.1bn) by the European Commission after it ruled the company had abused its power by promoting its own shopping comparison service at the top of search...
Google Hit With Record $2.7bn EU Fine
Google has been fined 2.42bn euros ($2.7bn; £2.1bn) by the European Commission after it ruled the company had abused its power by promoting its own shopping comparison service at the top of search...
Google Set To End Controversy of Scanning Gmail To Target Ads
Google is set to eliminate an advertising format that has raised many privacy concerns among its Gmail users. Emails will no longer be scanned in order to show users personalized ads, instead, the...
Google To Stop Scanning Gmail For Ad Targeting
Google said Friday it would stop scanning the contents of Gmail users' inboxes for ad targeting, moving to end a practice that has fueled privacy concerns since the free email service was launched. A...
Apple Mac Computers Targeted By Ransomware and Spyware
Mac users are being warned about new variants of malware that have been created specifically to target Apple computers. One is ransomware that encrypts data and demands payment before files are...
Thai Police Bust 400,000 SIM Card Chinese ‘click Farm’
Three Chinese men were detained in Thailand on Tuesday after police discovered they were running a 'click farm' from a house near the Cambodian border to generate likes for Chinese products on social...
Google To Let Publishers Charge Users For Ad-Blockers
Google will let publishers ask people who use ad-blockers to either enable advertising or make a payment to view content without ads. “Funding Choices” will roll out first in North America, UK,...
Google Linking Online and Offline Worlds In New Ad Challenge
Google is testing a way to tie online ads to brick-and-mortar store purchases, a move whetting marketing appetites while fueling privacy worries. A product called "Google Attribution" was unveiled at...
Digital Subscriber Gains Help News Corp Results
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp on Tuesday reported some positive signs for its global newspaper operations, as the number of digital subscribers for the Wall Street Journal topped one million. The New...
Google Coughs Up 306 Million Euros In Italy Tax Settlement
Google said Thursday that it would pay 306 million euros ($334 million) to settle a tax dispute in Italy, where it was under criminal investigation for booking profits generated in the country in...
Facebook Profit Jumps As User Base Nears 2 Billion
Facebook on Wednesday reported that its quarterly profit topped $3 billion as its ranks of monthly users closed in on two billion, but warned of rising expenses and slowing revenue growth. The...