October 18, 2025 • 4 mins
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Google has been making headlines this week across business, technology, and even politics. Just days ago, the company announced a landmark fifteen billion dollar investment to build an AI and data center hub in Visakhapatnam, India—its first of this scope in the region. This mega campus, developed in partnership with AdaniConneX and Airtel, is set to anchor Google’s expansion in Asia and will include cutting-edge renewable energy and subsea connectivity, supporting the growing demand for cloud and AI services, with the project running from 2026 to 2030, according to Data Center Knowledge and echoed by company executives in multiple press releases. Not to be outdone on its home turf, Google is mid-roll-out of a nine billion dollar cloud and AI infrastructure expansion in South Carolina’s Dorchester County as reported by The Wall Street Journal and Charleston Business Magazine, alongside ongoing expansions in Virginia and Oklahoma.
In Europe, Google’s regulatory battles took center stage again. The European Commission’s recent 2.95 billion euro antitrust fine over Google's advertising practices is now under parliamentary debate, with MEPs expected to support the penalty and voice alarm at the company’s market dominance impacting press freedom and revenue for publishers, as previewed by the official European Parliament news agenda.
A softer story broke this week as Google.org unveiled the 2025 recipients of its Academic Research Awards: 56 projects, 84 researchers, and up to one hundred thousand dollars each for innovations in AI, quantum neuroscience, and digital privacy. Google says these collaborations will accelerate responsible technological discovery worldwide.
On the software front, Workspace updates continue fast and furious—Gemini AI is now embedded across Google Sheets, Gmail, and AppSheet, offering new multi-step editing capabilities and file summarization in Chat, per Google’s official Workspace blog. Gemini can now also generate flashcards for all ages and provide business continuity support for enterprise customers. Meanwhile, Android’s October system updates brought improvements like enhanced device pairing, safety features in Messages, and changes to notification feedback, as detailed by 9to5Google. However, not all the news was good: Android Authority and Gadget Hacks confirm Pixel devices are experiencing widespread Wi-Fi issues after the latest firmware drop, and Google has urged affected users to file bug reports while a fix is developed.
Social media, regulatory, and educational debates followed Google this week. The company is publicly challenging Australia’s teen social media ban, arguing it is nearly unenforceable and could do more harm than good, countering what they describe as well-intentioned but flawed legislation, according to coverage in Economic Times and TechshotsApp. In the US, as per the Statehouse News Bureau, Google and Meta are lobbying for competing age verification policies in Ohio. The digital literacy conversation also made waves: Google unveiled the Future Report on European teen tech habits, showing heavy use of YouTube and AI chatbots but also a growing emphasis on verifying online info, as recapped by Social Media Today.
Finally, WPP and Google kicked off a new AI marketing partnership, widely covered in trade and business media, with the aim of transforming how brands engage audiences. On social, Google’s product launches, advocacy on digital safety, and updates about infrastructure expansions were widely referenced by journalists and the tech-watching public alike.
Taken together, it has been a week where Google’s own ambitions and responsibilities—spanning AI leadership, global infrastructure, regulatory challenges, and social impact—played out in boardrooms, legislatures, and, of course, on the world’s screens.
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Google has been making headlines this week across business, technology, and even politics. Just days ago, the company announced a landmark fifteen billion dollar investment to build an AI and data center hub in Visakhapatnam, India—its first of this scope in the region. This mega campus, developed in partnership with AdaniConneX and Airtel, is set to anchor Google’s expansion in Asia and will include cutting-edge renewable energy and subsea connectivity, supporting the growing demand for cloud and AI services, with the project running from 2026 to 2030, according to Data Center Knowledge and echoed by company executives in multiple press releases. Not to be outdone on its home turf, Google is mid-roll-out of a nine billion dollar cloud and AI infrastructure expansion in South Carolina’s Dorchester County as reported by The Wall Street Journal and Charleston Business Magazine, alongside ongoing expansions in Virginia and Oklahoma.
In Europe, Google’s regulatory battles took center stage again. The European Commission’s recent 2.95 billion euro antitrust fine over Google's advertising practices is now under parliamentary debate, with MEPs expected to support the penalty and voice alarm at the company’s market dominance impacting press freedom and revenue for publishers, as previewed by the official European Parliament news agenda.
A softer story broke this week as Google.org unveiled the 2025 recipients of its Academic Research Awards: 56 projects, 84 researchers, and up to one hundred thousand dollars each for innovations in AI, quantum neuroscience, and digital privacy. Google says these collaborations will accelerate responsible technological discovery worldwide.
On the software front, Workspace updates continue fast and furious—Gemini AI is now embedded across Google Sheets, Gmail, and AppSheet, offering new multi-step editing capabilities and file summarization in Chat, per Google’s official Workspace blog. Gemini can now also generate flashcards for all ages and provide business continuity support for enterprise customers. Meanwhile, Android’s October system updates brought improvements like enhanced device pairing, safety features in Messages, and changes to notification feedback, as detailed by 9to5Google. However, not all the news was good: Android Authority and Gadget Hacks confirm Pixel devices are experiencing widespread Wi-Fi issues after the latest firmware drop, and Google has urged affected users to file bug reports while a fix is developed.
Social media, regulatory, and educational debates followed Google this week. The company is publicly challenging Australia’s teen social media ban, arguing it is nearly unenforceable and could do more harm than good, countering what they describe as well-intentioned but flawed legislation, according to coverage in Economic Times and TechshotsApp. In the US, as per the Statehouse News Bureau, Google and Meta are lobbying for competing age verification policies in Ohio. The digital literacy conversation also made waves: Google unveiled the Future Report on European teen tech habits, showing heavy use of YouTube and AI chatbots but also a growing emphasis on verifying online info, as recapped by Social Media Today.
Finally, WPP and Google kicked off a new AI marketing partnership, widely covered in trade and business media, with the aim of transforming how brands engage audiences. On social, Google’s product launches, advocacy on digital safety, and updates about infrastructure expansions were widely referenced by journalists and the tech-watching public alike.
Taken together, it has been a week where Google’s own ambitions and responsibilities—spanning AI leadership, global infrastructure, regulatory challenges, and social impact—played out in boardrooms, legislatures, and, of course, on the world’s screens.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Google has been making headlines this week across business, technology,
and even politics. Just days ago, the company announced a
landmark fifteen billion dollar investment to build an AI in
data center hub in Visicoppenham, India. It's first of this
scope and region. This MEGACMPUS, developed in partnership with the
(00:20):
Donnie connyx in AIRTEW, is set to anchor Google's expansion
in Asia and will include cutting edge renewable energy and
subsea connectivity supporting the growing demand for cloud and AI services,
with the project running from twenty twenty six to twenty thirty,
according to data center Knowledge and echoed by company executives
in multiple press releases. Not to be outdone on its
(00:42):
home turf, Google is mid rollout of a nine billion
dollar cloud and AI infrastructure expansion in South Carolina's Dorchester County,
as reported by The Wall Street Journal and Charleston Business Magazine,
alongside ongoing expansions in Virginia and Oklahoma. In Europe, Google's
regulatory battles took center stage again. The European Commission's recent
(01:04):
two point nine five billion euro antitrust find over Google's
advertising practices is now under parliamentary debate with maps expected
to support the penalty and voice alarm at the company's
market dominance, impacting press freedom and revenue for publishers, as
previewed by the official European Parliament News Agenda. A softer
(01:25):
story broke this week as Google dot Org unveiled the
twenty twenty five recipients of its academic research awards, fifty
six projects, eighty four researchers and up to one hundred
thousand dollars each for innovations in AI, quantum, meuroscience, and
digital privacy. Google says these collaborations will accelerate responsible technological
(01:46):
discovery worldwide. On the software front, workspace updates continue fast
and furious. Gemini AI is now embedded across Google Sheets,
Gmail and AppSheet, offering new multi step editing capable abilities
and file summarization in chat. Per Google's official works based blog,
Gemini can now also generate flash cards for all ages
(02:09):
and provide business continuity support for enterprise customers. Meanwhile, Android's
October system updates brought improvements like enhanced device pairing, safety
features and messages, and changes to notification feedback, as detailed
by nine to five Google. However, not all the news
was Good, Android Authority and gadget Hacks confirm Pixel devices
(02:30):
are experiencing widespread Wi Fi issues after the latest firmware drop,
and Google has urged affected users to file bug reports
while a fix is developed. Social media regulatory and educational
debates followed Google this week. The company is publicly challenging
Australia's teen social media ban, arguing it is nearly unenforceable
(02:51):
and could do more harm than good, countering what they
describe as well intentioned but flawed legislation. According to coverage
and Economic Times and Tech Shots app in the US,
as per the State House News Bureau, Google and Meta
are lobbying for competing age verification policies in Ohio. The
digital literacy conversation also made waves. Google unveiled the Future
(03:16):
Report on European Team tech habits, showing heavy use of
YouTube and AI chatbots, but also a growing emphasis on
verifying online info, as recapped by Social Media Today. Finally,
WPP and Google kicked off a new AI marketing partnership
(03:37):
widely covered in trade and business media, with the aim
of transforming how brand engage audiences on social Google's product
launches advocacy on digital safety and updates about infrastructure expansions
were widely referenced by journalists and the tech watching public alike.
Taken together, it has been a week where Google's own
(03:59):
ambitions and rest responsibilities spanning AI leadership, global infrastructure, regulatory challenges,
and social impact played out in boardrooms, legislatures, and of course,
on the world screens. And that is it for today.
Make sure you hit the subscribe button and never miss
(04:20):
an update on Google. Thanks for listening. This has been
a quiet Please production. For more check out Quiet Please
dot ai or search the term brand biography wherever you listen.
Google has been making headlines this week across business, technology,
and even politics. Just days ago, the company announced a
landmark fifteen billion dollar investment to build an AI in
data center hub in Visicoppenham, India. It's first of this
scope and region. This MEGACMPUS, developed in partnership with the
(00:20):
Donnie connyx in AIRTEW, is set to anchor Google's expansion
in Asia and will include cutting edge renewable energy and
subsea connectivity supporting the growing demand for cloud and AI services,
with the project running from twenty twenty six to twenty thirty,
according to data center Knowledge and echoed by company executives
in multiple press releases. Not to be outdone on its
(00:42):
home turf, Google is mid rollout of a nine billion
dollar cloud and AI infrastructure expansion in South Carolina's Dorchester County,
as reported by The Wall Street Journal and Charleston Business Magazine,
alongside ongoing expansions in Virginia and Oklahoma. In Europe, Google's
regulatory battles took center stage again. The European Commission's recent
(01:04):
two point nine five billion euro antitrust find over Google's
advertising practices is now under parliamentary debate with maps expected
to support the penalty and voice alarm at the company's
market dominance, impacting press freedom and revenue for publishers, as
previewed by the official European Parliament News Agenda. A softer
(01:25):
story broke this week as Google dot Org unveiled the
twenty twenty five recipients of its academic research awards, fifty
six projects, eighty four researchers and up to one hundred
thousand dollars each for innovations in AI, quantum, meuroscience, and
digital privacy. Google says these collaborations will accelerate responsible technological
(01:46):
discovery worldwide. On the software front, workspace updates continue fast
and furious. Gemini AI is now embedded across Google Sheets,
Gmail and AppSheet, offering new multi step editing capable abilities
and file summarization in chat. Per Google's official works based blog,
Gemini can now also generate flash cards for all ages
(02:09):
and provide business continuity support for enterprise customers. Meanwhile, Android's
October system updates brought improvements like enhanced device pairing, safety
features and messages, and changes to notification feedback, as detailed
by nine to five Google. However, not all the news
was Good, Android Authority and gadget Hacks confirm Pixel devices
(02:30):
are experiencing widespread Wi Fi issues after the latest firmware drop,
and Google has urged affected users to file bug reports
while a fix is developed. Social media regulatory and educational
debates followed Google this week. The company is publicly challenging
Australia's teen social media ban, arguing it is nearly unenforceable
(02:51):
and could do more harm than good, countering what they
describe as well intentioned but flawed legislation. According to coverage
and Economic Times and Tech Shots app in the US,
as per the State House News Bureau, Google and Meta
are lobbying for competing age verification policies in Ohio. The
digital literacy conversation also made waves. Google unveiled the Future
(03:16):
Report on European Team tech habits, showing heavy use of
YouTube and AI chatbots, but also a growing emphasis on
verifying online info, as recapped by Social Media Today. Finally,
WPP and Google kicked off a new AI marketing partnership
(03:37):
widely covered in trade and business media, with the aim
of transforming how brand engage audiences on social Google's product
launches advocacy on digital safety and updates about infrastructure expansions
were widely referenced by journalists and the tech watching public alike.
Taken together, it has been a week where Google's own
(03:59):
ambitions and rest responsibilities spanning AI leadership, global infrastructure, regulatory challenges,
and social impact played out in boardrooms, legislatures, and of course,
on the world screens. And that is it for today.
Make sure you hit the subscribe button and never miss
(04:20):
an update on Google. Thanks for listening. This has been
a quiet Please production. For more check out Quiet Please
dot ai or search the term brand biography wherever you listen.
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