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Uber Doesn’t Rule Out Return To Self-Driving Trucks
The ride-hailing company has shuttered its self-driving trucks unit, which grew out of the troubled acquisition of start-up Otto two years ago
Alphabet Shrugs Off European Fine Thanks To Strong Ad Sales
Google's parent surprises Wall Street with strong growth, despite stiff penalty from the EU over Android
Alphabet’s X Spins Off Wing, Loon Into Separate Companies
The research projects, dealing with delivery drones and balloon-based internet provision, are to join Alphabet's 'Other Bets' division
Google Pledges AI Halt For Weapon Systems
Alphabet signals u-turn after military project, and publishes its core principals for AI development going forward
Alphabet Profits Surge, But So Do Costs
Google's parent sees big rise in profits and revenue, but costs rise dramatically as workforce balloons
EU Android Antitrust Probe ‘Advancing’
How long? Three years after probe was officially launch, antitrust boss says Android investigation is “advancing”
Google Stung By Lawsuit Alleging Recruitment Bias
Workforce diversity at Google is under the spotlight again, as a former recruiter alleges bias against white and Asian men
Google Parent Alphabet Feels The Impact Of Heavy Spending
Google veteran replaces Schmidt, as costly promotions for Pixel2 smartphone and YouTube TV impact results
Eric Schmidt Steps Down As Alphabet Chairman
After helping turning Google into a technology titan, Eric Schmidt steps down from his central role
Additional Google Account Security Aims To ‘Deter Political Hackers’
The programme, aimed at high-profile executives and politicians, is to introduce a secont physical key and block access to data by third-party tools
Google Appeals £2.2bn EU Antitrust Fine For Search Abuse
Google will appeal the fine issued by the EC but it will still have to change practices by 28 September
Google Submits Compliance Plans For EU Antitrust Order
Google sends antitrust regulators its proposed fixes to compile with shopping results antitrust order
Google Fires Author Of Controversial Diversity Memo
The internal memo, which argued Google's diversity practices were 'discriminatory', caused a backlash both within and outside the company
Alphabet & Google Profits Fall As Billion Dollar EU Penalty Bites
Google's parent sees lower profit after being slapped with record Europe Union fine
EU Mulls Another Record Fine Against Google For Android
Double whammy. EU ponders a second record fine against Google, but this time over Android OS
Google Search Results Will No Longer Show Medical Records
Google makes a departure from its usually hands-off approach when it comes to search results
Google Faces Record-Breaking €1 Billion EU Fine
The fine would be the culmination of a seven year investigation
Softbank Buys Boston Dynamics From Google
Moonshot project shot down. Alphabet finally offloads unwanted robotics division Boston Dynamics
Google Parent Alphabet Tests Drone Traffic Management System
Alphabet this week started testing an early version of a technology for managing unmanned drone delivery systems
Alphabet’s Project Loon Helps Connect Peruvian Cities In Wake Of Serious Floods
The left-field Internet beaming balloon project was given a real stress test
Google’s Alphabet Profits From Advertising Sales Surge As Cloud & Hardware Grow
Advertising, cloud, and Pixel smartphones all help deliver more stunning growth for search engine giant
Boston Dynamics Shows Off Handle, A Six-Foot Tall ‘Nightmare-Inducing’ Robot
The two-wheeled robot showed off some of its impressive athletic capabilities
Google’s Project Loon Leaps Forward With Weather-Predicting Machine Learning
Google is now "years closer" to rolling out a network of the balloons thanks to machine learning
Google Vows To Fight After Being Ordered To Hand Over Foreign Emails
'We will appeal,' says Google after latest round of tech vs government court battles
Advertising & Hardware Boost Google Alphabet As Cloud Benefits Microsoft Revenues
Strong results from two tech titans after both Alphabet and Microsoft recorded positive financials
Google Officially Ditches Project Titan Drone Broadband
Engineers scattered to other divisions as Titan doesn't make enough progress to continue
Google’s Alphabet Launches Waymo Driverless Car Company
Google's driverless car development appears to be nearing fruition
Google Builds Up Self-Driving Cars Team Ahead Of Moonshot Graduation
Alphabet is advertising for a head of real estate to establish a new base for its autonomous project when it graduates from Moonshot.
Google Parent Alphabet Reaps Advertising Rewards
Strong quarter for Google's parent powered by advertising strength, YouTube and other services