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Google Partners US Government To Develop Open Source Chips

US Commerce Department and Google team up to develop open source chips that can be utilised by startups and researchers

2 years ago

EU Court Upholds Antitrust Android Ruling Against Google

European Union’s General Court upholds punishing antitrust ruling against Google over its Android operating system

2 years ago

Alphabet Life Sciences Unit Verily Gets $1bn Investment

Verily Life Sciences raises $1bn in investment round led by parent Alphabet as it seeks to compete with tech giants…

2 years ago

EU Broadens Google Adtech Probe With Portugal Case

European Commission broadens probe into Google advertising technology by taking over Portuguese investigation into same issue

2 years ago

Tim Cook Dismisses Google Pressure To Adopt RCS

Apple CEO Tim Cook suggests 'buy your mom an iPhone,' in response to question about no RCS support or integration…

2 years ago

Death Of Queen Elizabeth II – Google Dons Black

Search engine landing page stripped of colour, as Google pays simple tribute following the death of Queen Elizabeth II on…

2 years ago

Google To Rollout Anti Disinformation Campaign In Eastern Europe

'Inoculate' trial. Campaign to tackle disinformation will be launched next week in Poland, Slovakia and the Czech Republic

2 years ago

Google Staff Demand Protections, Amid State Abortion Bans

Senior management at Google urged by hundreds of staff to adopt policies to safeguard staff and users data, amid abortion…

2 years ago

Google Defamation Ruling Overturned By Australian High Court

Notable intervention in Australian libel laws, after High Court overturns ruling against Google, over hyperlink to allegedly defamatory newspaper article

2 years ago

Google Ordered To Pay $43m By Australian Court

Search engine Google fined $43 million by Australian court for tracking Android users location data for two years in 2017…

2 years ago

Google Seeks To Shame Apple Over RCS Refusal

Good luck convincing Tim. Google begins publicity campaign to pressure Aple into adopting the cross platform RCS messaging protocol

2 years ago

Google Gmail Rolls Out New Interface For All Users

Check your inbox now. Users advised to check the unified refresh for Gmail's interface, which is now being rolled out…

2 years ago

Google Banned By Russia-Backed Separatists In Eastern Ukraine

Russia-backed separatist Donetsk People's Republic says it will block Google for 'inhuman propaganda', as it follows Russia's bans on Western…

2 years ago

Google To Test Augmented Reality Glasses In Public

After privacy setback a decade ago, Google admits it is ready to begin testing new augmented reality glasses in the…

2 years ago

Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai Confirms Hiring Slowdown

Another tech giant confirms a hiring slowdown, as Google's Sundar Pichai also warns of investment consolidation in staff memo

2 years ago

Google Offers To Spin-Off Ad-Tech Unit – Report

Alphabet unit previously labelled the DoJ antitrust lawsuit 'deeply flawed', but now it is reportedly offering concessions

2 years ago

Google To Delete Location History Of Users Who Visit Abortion Clinics

Google to automatically delete location history of users who go near sensitive locations such as abortion clinics following Roe v…

2 years ago

Google Faces Fresh Privacy Complaints From EU Consumer Groups

Privacy quest. Google is a repeat offender, says BEUC, as ten European consumer groups file complaints with their data protection…

2 years ago

Google To Shut Down Hangouts Later This Year

Another app closure. Google Hangouts will be shut down in November this year, as conversations are moved onto Google Chat

2 years ago

Most Brits Concerned About Their Search History Data, ExpressVPN Finds

Ooh matron! Half of Brits would change online behaviour if their search history was made public, ExpressVPN research finds

2 years ago

Google Tells Staff They Can Relocate After Roe v Wade Ending

After US Supreme Court last week removed women's reproduction rights, Google tells staff they can relocate without explanation

2 years ago

Google Jobs Service Hit By Fresh Antitrust Complaint In Denmark

Danish competitor files fresh antitrust complaint against Google for Jobs, saying its search traffic fell 20 percent due to alleged…

2 years ago

Google Warns Of Italian Spyware On Apple, Android Phones

Italian company's hacking tools have been used to spy on Apple, Android smartphones in Italy and Kazakhstan, warns Google

2 years ago

Google News Returns To Spain After 2014 Closure

After an eight year absence, Alphabet re-opens its Google News service for users in Spain, after a dispute over publisher…

2 years ago

German Regulator Probes Google Maps Under New Rules

Germany's antitrust regulator opens new probe into Google Maps terms, using new powers already applied in two previous cases against…

2 years ago

CMA Boss Warns UK ‘Falling Behind EU’ On Tech Regulation

Britain risks becoming 'rule taker' as government puts off legislation to empower CMA's digital markets regulator, as EU speeds ahead…

2 years ago

EU’s ‘Revised’ Disinformation Code Of Practice Backed By Tech Giants

EU's “strengthened” Code of Practice on Disinformation is signed by 34 tech firms, platforms and civil groups to beef up…

2 years ago

Google Fined $260,000 By Russia Over No Local Data Storage

Moscow fines Google $260,000 for refusing to store data in Russia, despite Google's Russian subsidiary filing for bankruptcy last month

2 years ago