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Google to pay $90 mn to settle legal issue with app developers

Alphabet Inc’s Google will pay $90 million to settle a legal issue with app developers, who generate money by creating apps for Android-powered smartphones and...

Meta reduces target for hiring engineers to around 6,000

Facebook-owner Meta Platforms has cut plans for hiring engineers by at least 30 percent this year to around 6,000-7,000, down from an initial plan...

Snap launches paid version of Snapchat app priced at $3.99

Snap has launched a paid version of the Snapchat app in the U.S., priced at $3.99 a month, and a few other markets, as...

Pinterest appoints Google executive Bill Ready for CEO job

Pinterest announced its co-founder Ben Silbermann will step down as CEO, handing over the job of the social media platform to Google commerce executive...

Consumers to spend $33 bn on apps: data.ai

Consumers are set to spend $33 billion on apps in Q2 2022 – up by 4 percent among iOS users from Q1 and consistent among Android users,...

Google trains 8.5 mn MSMEs across Asia-Pacific

Google has trained 8.5 million micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) to date across the Asia-Pacific region through its Grow with Google programs and...

Jobindex files antitrust complaint against Google for Jobs

Google was hit with an antitrust complaint after an online job-search rival in Denmark took its grievance to EU regulators, alleging the Alphabet unit...

Netflix terminates 300 employees in second round of job cut

Netflix said it terminated jobs of 300 employees, or about 4 percent of its workforce, in the second round of job cuts aimed at...