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Google To Be Sued By Belgian Military

Images of military sites are not being blurred, but on the plus side users can check out Google's garage birthplace

6 years ago

Google Confirms Existence Of Project Dragonfly

Google confirms Project Dragonfly is being developed, but 'censorship search' for China is not close to launch

6 years ago

Government Considers Creating A Regulator For The Internet

The government has said it is 'considering all options' for internet governance, including a new regulatory body along the lines…

6 years ago

Chrome OS Update Brings New-Look Browser To Chromebooks

Chrome OS 69 also introduces Night Light timed colour-shifting, Linux support and quicker access to voice dictation

6 years ago

US Congress Grill Google On China Censorship Plans

Google faces calls from six US senators, numerous human rights groups, and 1,000 staff over China expansion

6 years ago

Google Expands Chilean Data Centre With $140m Investment

Data centre footprint to be expanded in South American country thanks to availability of solar power

6 years ago

Google Signs Wind Farm Deals To Power Finnish Data Centre

The 10-year deals include buying the entire output from a planned wind farm in western Finland, as corporate demand for…

6 years ago

European Parliament Approves Controversial Copyright Reforms

'A good sign for the creative industries in Europe', say those in favour, while opponents call the outcome 'catastrophic'

6 years ago

Europe’s Top Court Considers ‘Right To Be Forgotten’ Cases

Google is contesting efforts to extend the right to be forgotten to non-European search domains, as well as tougher measures…

6 years ago

Microsoft Warns EU Copyright Proposal Could Stunt Digital Growth

The Windows giant said data-mining limitations could harm economic development and stop Europe from catching up with AI and data…

7 years ago

European Commission Set To Force Removal Of Militant Content Within One Hour

The Commission is to propose the regulation later this month, after finding companies such as Twitter, Google and Facebook were…

7 years ago

Home Secretary ‘Demands’ Action From Tech Firms On Child Abuse

Sajid Javid pledges more cash, and demands tech giants tackle online child sexual abuse, or face legislation

7 years ago

Google Hands Kubernetes Reins Over To Community

The search giant, which has developed Kubernetes since 2014, is also donating £7m in cloud credits to help defray infrastructure…

7 years ago

Google Called ‘Irresponsible’ For Quick Disclosure Of Fortnite Flaw

Epic Games has accused Google of trying to score 'cheap PR points' with its disclosure of the bug before a…

7 years ago

Labour Proposes Tax On Tech Giants To Boost Media Independence

A 'digital licence fee' paid for by the biggest tech firms could help fund investigative, public interest journalism, Jeremy Corbyn…

7 years ago

Google Slapped With Location Tracking Lawsuit

That didn't take long. Last week's revelation that Google tracks users’ location even if tracking is turned off, prompts US…

7 years ago

Google Staff Demand Answers Over Censorship Search App

Search engine for Chinese market still a long way from launching says Alphabet boss, amid staff concern

7 years ago

Google ‘Tracks Users Even With Location History Switched Off’

An AP investigation found a number of Google services tracked users even when they had explicitly switched off location tracking

7 years ago

Apple Defends Privacy Practices To US Lawmakers

Apple insists it is 'radically different' on privacy from the likes of Google and Facebook, but not all are convinced

7 years ago

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

7 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

7 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…

7 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

7 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

7 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…

7 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

7 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

7 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…

7 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…

7 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