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Google Apologises For Global Cloud Outage
Compute Engine bug rerouted all incoming global traffic for 18 minutes
Google Pledges £14m To Support Disability Technology
Smart glasses for the blind and prosthetic limb makers among winners of Google Impact Challenge investment
Google Considering A Swift Android Programming Shake-Up
Android maker is debating including support for Swift programming language in to future apps
Google And Rackspace To Develop OpenPower Server Design
Google and Rackspace co-develop open server architecture based on new IBM POWER9 hardware
Google Pulls Taliban-Supporting Mobile App From Google Play
App spreading Taliban propaganda was live for two days before Google noticed its error and removed it
Google Offers Option For Cloud Disk Resizing Without Downtime
Online resizing of persistent disks will allow cloud customers to scale up or scale down disk volumes on the fly, the company says
Google Drops ‘Mic Drop’ Gmail April Fool
Feature has apparently permanently deleted Gmail threads, causing some users to worry about their jobs and friends
FBI Forced Google And Apple To Unlock 63 Devices
The ACLU has published the details of dozens of cases in which Apple or Google have been forced to help unlock mobile devices
Dropcam Founder Criticises Google Nest And Mocks Revenue
After reading negative comments from Nest CEO Tony Fadell, Dropcam founder Greg Duffy makes Medium riposte calling out Nest's acquisition mishandling
Oracle Sets Google Java Damages At £6.5bn
Oracle and Google are set to return to court over the use of Java in Android in May
How To Break Into A Google Data Centre
Google lifts the lid on its data centre security, revealing laser beam security and biometric verification for employees
Google Cloud Platform Launches Full On Assault At AWS
Google's NEXT: Google launches plethora of cloud services to aid monitoring, machine learning and interoperability ahead of data centre expansion
Google Set For Massive Cloud Expansion With 12 New Data Centres
Google reveals plans for 12 new data centres in bid to catch up with Amazon Web Services - the first two will hit Tokyo and Oregon this year
UK Lagging In Terms Of Data Centres, But Cloud Giant Expansions Will Change That
UK plays host to less than 5 percent of world's major cloud data centres, but expansions from AWS, Google, and Microsoft will boost the region in 2016
Google Offers Internet Access For Cuba Amid Historic Obama Visit
Cubans to receive Google Internet access as frosty relationship between the two nations thaws
How Did New Google Glass Appear In eBay Auction?
Mysterious eBay auction sees San Francisco pawn shop selling unreleased Google Glass device
Google Shares Details Of Its Software-Defined Load Balancer
The Maglev software-defined load balancer, which runs on commodity Linux servers, has been critical to Google Cloud Platform for eight years, company says
Google’s Alphabet Places ‘For Sale’ Sign On Boston Dynamics
Google reportedly signals retreat from robotics and looks for buyers of Boston Dynamics division
Tampere, Finland: The Birthplace Of Industrial IoT?
The marriage of communications and heavy industry expertise created Industrial IoT in Finland, long before the IoT buzz, writes Margarita Khartanovich
Online Searches Suggest How UK Will Vote On EU Referendum
UK citizens are hungry for facts as they prepare to make informed decisions on the European Union (EU)
Apple Signs Cloud Services Deal With Google
Google scores major win over Amazon Web Services with $600m Apple deal
What Are Tech’s Biggest Companies Up To In Ireland?
On St Patrick's Day, we take a look at the biggest tech firms attracted to Ireland by talent, taxes and the craic
Only Two Percent Of Android Phones Are Encrypted
However nearly all iPhones have their data protected, raising further debates over privacy issues
Man Pleads Guilty For Naked Jennifer Lawrence Photo Hack
Ryan Collins pleads guilty to pilfering nude photos of celebrities from their Apple iCloud and Gmail accounts
Google Doubles Chrome Bug Bounty Reward To $100,000
Google wants you to hack Chromebook with a persistent compromise in guest mode
AI Is ‘Natural’ Advancement, Says Google Boss
Eric Schmidt hails next-generation intelligence following landmark AlphaGo victory
Google Is Finally Ready To Open Source Its Data Centre Infrastructure
Google joins Facebook's Open Compute Project as web giant starts work on standardised racks for artificial intelligence, machine learning
Google Sneaks Out Surprise Android N Preview
Developer preview of as-yet-unnamed version of Android mobile software features split-screen apps and improved Doze function
Chrome Extension Allows Users To Share Browsing History With Friends And Public
MIT researchers build web history-sharing platform to learn more about browsing habits and give users an idea of what information Google collects on them