The new Google tool helping retailers respond to changing consumer behaviour
Google’s new ‘Rising Retail Category’ tool is helping to show retailers how consumer demand is changing as a result of COVID-19 restrictions.
We’re witnessing a working-from-home revolution, but is Australia ready?
Thousands of Australians will now be working from home as the coronavirus continues to spread. But is the country ready for so many people to be working from home?
“Hidden epidemic”: Google faces class action after business owner wins right to probe negative review
Google is facing claims it has not done enough to prevent the spread of defamatory material on its platforms, and now faces a potential class action.
How the third-party cookie crumbles: Google Chrome change to force ad strategy rethink
Online marketers will soon need a new strategy to track website visitors as Google Chrome prepares to phase out third-party cookies by 2022.
Google reveals YouTube ad numbers for the first time, but stays silent on who benefits
For the first time, Google’s parent company Alphabet revealed YouTube ads numbers, as it moves towards Pichai’s vision for transparent tech.
Autonomous car-go: Google’s Waymo partners with UPS to deliver packages
Google’s self-driving car arm Waymo on Wednesday announced it will partner with UPS to deliver packages across Arizona.
Google is developing a new “unified” business app to take on Microsoft and Slack
Google is reportedly gearing up to take on the likes of Slack and Microsoft with a new business-first mobile communications app.
Google reveals plans to shut down free tool App Maker
Google has announced plans to gradually shut down its free App Maker tool by January 2021 due to “low usage”.
Why Google wants to put intelligent robots on a leash
Alphabet boss Sundar Pichai has called for industry and government regulation of artificial intelligence in an opinion piece for The Financial Times.
Google has updated its search algorithm: Say hello to BERT
Google’s latest algorithm update, dubbed BERT, represents the biggest alteration to its search function in the last five years.
New GST rules ‘level the playing field’ for independent hotels, ATO says
The tax office says new rules bringing some multinational online travel agents under the GST blanket will 'level the playing field' for SME operators.
As the ACCC drags Google to court, should Aussie startups be taking notes?
While some in the Aussie tech space may simply enjoy watching Google squirm, the ACCC's lawsuit may well mark a change in the tide.