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Google Acquisition Of Looker Data Sciences Approved
Alphabet unit completes $2.6bn acquisition of Looker Data Sciences after approval from British competition watchdog
Google Begins Appeal Against EU Shopping Penalty
Alphabet unit begin fightback against European antitrust regulators in three day hearing at EU General Court in Luxembourg
Google Fiber Drops TV Offering
Decision made to focus solely on providing high-speed Internet services, as customer need for 'traditional TV' wanes
Google Sent Private Videos In Google Photos To Strangers
Oh boy. Google admits significant privacy gaffe with its popular Google Photos service that saw people's videos shared with other users
Google Disappoints After Revealing YouTube’s $15 Billion Revenue
Strong financials from Google's parent, as it reveals for the first time the turnover of YouTube and Google Cloud business
Amazon Surges Past $1tn Mark Once Again On Strong Earnings
But Amazon Web Services faces increased cloud competition from Microsoft, whose Azure grew 62 percent year-on-year in the fourth quarter
Ring Doorbell App Reveals Personal Data, EFF Warns
Privacy threat? Ring app for Android is packed with third-party tracking software, Electronic Frontier Foundation has warned
Google Takes Dataset Search Out Of Beta
Custom-built framework aims to help researchers find the vast amount of data published online by labs, governments, universities and other institutions
UK ‘Will Not Implement EU Copyright Directive’
Controversial provisions that Google argued would ban memes and GIFs will not be brought into UK law, as country departs from European Union
Apple Fixed Tracking Flaws In Safari, But Google Director Disagrees
Google identified multiple privacy flaws in Apple's Safari browser, which the iPad maker said it has fixed, but a Google director says it hasn't
Alphabet Hits $1 Trillion Market Valuation
Exclusive trillion dollar club. Google's parent Alphabet becomes the fourth US tech giant to reach a market value of $1 trillion
Study: Enterprises Choosing Microsoft Cloud Over Amazon’s AWS
Goldman Sachs study finds Microsoft's Azure used by more large companies than AWS, while Amazon continues to lead in revenues terms
Waymo Awarded $128m Over Staff Move To Uber
Arbitrators award Waymo $128 million over Uber's use of stolen technology after employee defection to rival driverless car division
Google Project Zero Changes Controversial Disclosure Policy
Google security researchers are to change their rapid disclosure of security flaws – a policy that has angered many tech firms over the years
Sonos Slaps Google With Patent Lawsuit Over Smart Speakers
Speaker maker Sonos alleges Google stole its technology, and it now seeks a sales ban on all Google speakers, phones and laptops
Former Executive Slams Google Over Human Rights
Former head of international relations has alleged that things have changed from Google's original moto of “don't be evil”
AI More Accurate Than Doctors For Detecting Breast Cancer – Report
AI system from Google is more accurate than doctors in diagnosing breast cancer from mammograms, study from UK and US finds
France Fines Google 150m Euros For Anti-Competitive Behaviour
Anti-competitive behaviour and advertising rule breaches. France hits Google with hefty 150m euros penalty over its online advertising domination
Google Offline After Multiple Fibre Cables Cut At Same Time
Simultaneous cutting of fibre optic cables disrupts Internet access across Eastern Europe, Iran and Turkey
UK Regulator Turns Attention To Tech Giant Competition Regulation
The UK Competition and Markets Authority says it may consider implementing tougher rules on tech giants over competition concerns
Amazon, Apple, Google Partner For Smart Home Device Compatibility
Smart home connectivity standard sees Amazon, Apple and Google partner up with Zigbee Alliance to develop new open source protocol
Google Removes Avast, AVG Extensions From Chrome Web Store
Google takes action over data collection concerns about browser extensions from Avast, AVG, joining similar action by Mozilla and Opera
Google Staffer Claims She Was Fired Over Worker Rights
Security engineer claims she was fired for Chrome popup about the protection of worker rights at the search engine giant
Google Chat Arrives For US Android Users
Android users in the United States can now access 'Chat', but a number of major US carriers have yet to allow RCS to connect to other users
Tech Giants Sued Over Cobalt Mining Deaths
Apple, Google, Dell, Tesla and Microsoft sued for deaths and injuries of child miners of cobalt in the Democratic Republic of Congo
YouTube Tightens Harassment Rules With Policy Update
Harassment clampdown. Videos that “maliciously insult someone” or threaten violence will be banned
DoJ To Investigate Google’s Fitbit Acquisition – Report
What you going to do with that data? US Justice Depart will include acquisition probe into its existing Google investigation
EU Queries News Publishers On Google Data Practices
European Commission asks news publishers for details on how Google collects user data from their sites as it launches online ad competition probe
Google Accused By US Union Of Illegally Firing Staff
Staff issues. Communications Workers of America union files federal labour charge against Google over its firing of four members of staff