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Google Tailors Android 9 Pie To Enhance User Experience

Google's latest version of its mobile operating system includes time limiting options and night-time screen adjustment

6 years ago

Google Negotiates Deals For China Cloud Services – Report

Fresh attempt to re-enter Chinese market as US search engine reportedly holds talks with local cloud firms

6 years ago

DeepMind Co-Founder Legg Offers AI Advice To London Teen

Legg is doing his bit to encourage the next generation of ICT talent, with five pieces of advice for a…

6 years ago

Apple Reaches $1 Trillion Valuation In Market First

Apple is the first publicly traded US company to be worth $1tn, following ten years of stellar smartphone expansion

6 years ago

Google Plots China Return With Censorship Software – Report

Do No Evil? Google reportedly building search engine for China that allows for content to be censored

6 years ago

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…

6 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

6 years ago

Nest CEO Steps Down As Google Brings Unit In-house

Time is up for Nest as a separate company, as Google incorporates it within its smart home division

6 years ago

EU Fines Google Record 4.3 Billion Euros Over Android

The fine is the largest ever antitrust fine worldwide, dwarfing the EU's own 2.4bn-euro penalty last year over Google's shopping…

6 years ago

Google Brings Jobs Search Feature To UK

Google for Jobs, launched in the US last year, arrives ahead of an expected record-breaking antitrust fine by the European…

6 years ago

Google Faces Record EU Antitrust Fine Over Android Next Week

The European Commission is expected to hand down a multibillion-euro fine on Wednesday, a week later than planned

7 years ago

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

7 years ago

US Congress Queries Apple, Google On Data Collection Practices

Lawmakers dispute Apple's claim of superior data privacy and express concern over developer access to Gmail messages

7 years ago

Latest Android P Preview Offers ‘Near-Final’ Features

Google urges developers to test their apps as final release of the next-gen OS nears

7 years ago

GDPR Creates Confusion In Global Adtech Industry

One month on, establishing user consent for tracking technologies is proving difficult for the online ad industry to master

7 years ago

Third Party Developers Can Read Gmail Emails

Google privacy form gives third party developers the ability to read millions of emails from Gmail users

7 years ago

Google, Facebook ‘Deceive’ Users On GDPR Data Choices

The internet giants' new privacy controls don't obtain the explicit, informed consent required by European law, consumer groups claim

7 years ago

Google’s Android Messages Comes To The Desktop

A new web-based messaging system lets users keep up with SMS conversations through any browser

7 years ago

Google To Patch Smart Speaker, Chromecast Location Leak Bug

The loophole could allow attack websites to determine a user's precise location

7 years ago

Google Pledges AI Halt For Weapon Systems

Alphabet signals u-turn after military project, and publishes its core principals for AI development going forward

7 years ago

Google To End Military AI Drone Project – Report

Internal pressure from staff forces a rethink by Google over little-known Pentagon drone project

7 years ago

Google Nest Launches Ring Rival Doorbell In UK

Watch out Amazon's Ring.com as Google's Nest division launches facial recognition video doorbell in UK

7 years ago

Uber In Tech Sharing Talks With Alphanet’s Waymo

Possible thaw in frosty relationship between Uber and Alphabet's Waymo as talks begin over self driving tech

7 years ago

Google Launches Project Sunroof Tool In UK

Teams up with E.ON for tool to work out cost savings for individual roof structures fitted with solar panels

7 years ago

Google’s Chrome Browser To Remove ‘Secure’ HTTPS Indicators

From September, Chrome will gradually eliminate messages showing a site uses HTTPS - while adding stronger warnings for those that…

7 years ago

Google Staff Quit Over Military Drone Project

Project Maven with Pentagon sees 4,000 Google staff petition management against it, with some resigning in protest

7 years ago

Google Ramps AI Technologies At Key Conference

Google I/O 2018: New tech includes Duplex, which phones businesses on a user's behalf to book appointments

7 years ago

NASA, Amazon Look To France For Drone Air-Traffic Control System

Both organisations to utilise French drone expertise and less onerous laws to develop drone control systems

7 years ago

Google Pay Migrates To Desktops and iOS Devices

Quicker checkouts promised, as Google ports former Android Pay to iOS devices and desktops

7 years ago

Media Groups Accuse Google Of GDPR Power Grab

Publishers say Google's new ad rules claim 'broad rights' over the data they collect, while leaving them exposed to data…

7 years ago