Tag: Google
France whacks Google and Facebook with $210m in fines
France’s data privacy and protection body has slapped Facebook with a €60m fine and Google with a €150m penalty following misdemeanours around internet cookies.
Google slapped with €25bn lawsuit in the UK and EU
Google will receive a €25bn lawsuit in both the UK and the EU following accusations of the abuse of its position in the online advertising market,
Google wraps up $5.4bn acquisition of Mandiant
Google has completed the acquisition of cyber and threat intelligence firm Mandiant in a $5.4bn all-cash deal.
Twid bags $12m for loyalty and reward payments
India-based Twid, which is on a mission to revolutionise how loyalty and rewards are used, has raised $12m in Series A funding.
Google and EU issue Russian cyber and misinformation warnings
Google and the European Union have both issued separate warnings over potential cyberattacks and misinformation campaigns from Russia.
Russia imposes $358m fine on Google for information restriction failures
A Moscow court has slapped a $358m fine on Google for a failure to restrict access to information prohibited in the country.
UK-based pensions app Penny bags £4m investment
UK-based FinTech company Penny has reportedly collected £4m ($4.7m) in its seed funding round, which was led by Google’s Gradient Ventures.
Google joins $40m round of India-based Progcap
Google has reportedly joined the $40m Series C funding round of India-based SME lending business Progcap, which has tripled its valuation to $600m.
Google shells out $8.7m in bug bounty rewards during 2021
Google has revealed it handed out $8.7m in bug bounty payouts last year as a part of a vulnerability reward programs.
Cloud security unicorn Lacework secures funding from Google
Data-driven cloud security company Lacework has received an investment from GV and established a new partnership with Google Cloud.










