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Moonshot project Taara spun out of Google, uses lasers and not satellites to provide internet connectivity in hard-to-reach locations
Google agrees to pay $28m to settle claims it offered higher pay and more opportunities to white and Asian staff
Preliminary findings from European Commission argue Google unfairly restricts app developers, self-preferences in search
Google to acquire cloud security start-up Wiz for $32bn, its largest acquisition to date as it faces off against cloud…
Report from CMA's independent inquiry group concludes mobile browser markets not working well, but cloud gaming gets a pass
Big name tech firms have backed a pledge to support a goal of at least tripling world's nuclear capacity by…
But US authorities still require Google to sell its Chrome browser, in order to mitigate 'illegal monopoly' ruling last year
'Buyouts' offered to staff in Google's human relations unit in US, after reported layoffs in Cloud division earlier this week
Educational tech firm Chegg argues Google AI Overviews break competition law by accessing content without providing traffic in return
South Africa competition regulator recommends fines, algorithm changes to reverse erosion of local media businesses
Google-owned mapping platform Waze qualifies as Very Large Online Platform under EU's DSA rules after reaching 50.5 million users
EU planning imminent formal Digital Markets Act charges against Google over self-preferencing in search results
Google develops an AI agent, AI co-scientist, to act as virtual scientific collaborator to help scientists uncover new discoveries
Creation of quantum computers is years away, not decades, says Microsoft, as it unveils quantum chip called Majorana 1
Ouch. Italian prosecutors to drop tax case against Google, after tech giant agreed to pay a hefty settlement figure
Privacy advocates criticise Google over decision to allow companies to track users via digital fingerprints, which takes effect this week
Google revises high-profile Superbowl ad promoting Gemini AI tool over potentially inaccurate figures for gouda cheese consumption
Google becomes latest tech firm to scrap some of its diversity hiring targets, and cites executive order from Donald Trump
Negative reaction from Wall Street, after Google parent Alphabet slightly missed Q4 revenue target, despite healthy overall growth
Google ban on use of AI for developing weapons, surveillance tools ended by Alphabet, amid “increasingly complex geopolitical landscape”
Beijing responds to Trump's new tariffs with its own tariffs, and begins other measures against US firms including Google
British competition watchdog secures undertaking from Google to tackle fake reviews, as Amazon probe continues
British regulator confirms investigation of Apple and Google's domination of app stores, operating systems, and browsers
Google wins permanent injunction from London's High Court to prevent enforcement of Russian YouTube judgements
More investment into OpenAI rival Anthropic, after Google reportedly makes fresh investment of more than $1 billion
More potential antitrust trouble for Google, after UK competition watchdog launches investigation into online search domination
Bending the knee continues from the tech industry, as Alphabet's Google becomes latest to make inauguration fund donation
Google proposes modest remedies to restore search competition, while decrying government overreach and planning appeal
Google's change will allow advertisers to track customers' digital “fingerprints”, but UK data protection watchdog is not happy
News fee. Australia looks introduce mandatory charge on social media platforms and search engines to force them to pay local…
