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Politics · United StatesTrump says Google rejected ocean renaming proposal
Donald Trump told supporters he proposed to Google that the Atlantic or Pacific Ocean be renamed 'Trump Ocean'. He said the company refused, stating oceans span many countries. Trump previously had Lake Ontario renamed 'American Lake' and the Gulf of Mexico 'American Gulf', which Google Maps incorporated for US users.
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Science & Tech · United StatesGoogle warns of BeyondTrust bug exploitation by China-linked group
Google has alerted organisations to prepare for potential widespread exploitation of a newly discovered bug in BeyondTrust Remote Support appliances. A suspected China-linked group, Armory Castle, is believed to have exploited the vulnerability in August.
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Finnish authority orders Google data centre work halt
Finland's Supervisory Authority LVV has ordered Google's subsidiary Tuike Finland to immediately suspend preparatory work on data centres in Muhos and Kajaani. The decision comes amid suspicions of illegal logging and significant environmental changes at the construction sites, pending environmental impact assessments.
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Trump calls Google CEO Pichai 'monster' at AI meeting
Donald Trump referred to Google CEO Sundar Pichai as a "monster" during a White House meeting with AI executives. Pichai responded with a joke, and the exchange occurred during discussions on artificial intelligence.
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