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Apple Reaches $1 Trillion Valuation In Market FirstApple Reaches $1 Trillion Valuation In Market First

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 – ReportGoogle Plots China Return With Censorship Software – Report

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 TrucksUber Doesn’t Rule Out Return To Self-Driving Trucks

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 SalesAlphabet Shrugs Off European Fine Thanks To Strong Ad Sales

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-houseNest CEO Steps Down As Google Brings Unit In-house

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 AndroidEU Fines Google Record 4.3 Billion Euros Over Android

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 UKGoogle Brings Jobs Search Feature To UK

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 WeekGoogle Faces Record EU Antitrust Fine Over Android Next Week

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 CompaniesAlphabet’s X Spins Off Wing, Loon Into Separate Companies

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 PracticesUS Congress Queries Apple, Google On Data Collection Practices

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’ FeaturesLatest Android P Preview Offers ‘Near-Final’ Features

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 IndustryGDPR Creates Confusion In Global Adtech Industry

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 EmailsThird Party Developers Can Read Gmail Emails

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 ChoicesGoogle, Facebook ‘Deceive’ Users On GDPR Data Choices

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 DesktopGoogle’s Android Messages Comes To The Desktop

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

Brussels Aims To Regulate Online Giants’ ‘Harmful’ Business Practices

Proposal takes aim at the way intermediaries deal with the companies who depend on them

7 years ago

Google Refreshes Gmail With AI, Improved Privacy Protection

First overhaul of webmail system since 2013 as Google seeks to take the fight to Microsoft

7 years ago

Alphabet Profits Surge, But So Do Costs

Google's parent sees big rise in profits and revenue, but costs rise dramatically as workforce balloons

7 years ago