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EU Seeks Breakup Of Google Ad Tech Business
European Commission sends formal accusations over Google's advertising business, and states it should be broken up
Google To Crack Down On Office Attendance
Tech giant Google asks full remote workers to reconsider, amid crackdown on those not adhering to hybrid work schedule
Travel Agency Priceline To Adopt Google AI
Travel agency Priceline to offer travel bookings chatbot powered by Google AI, plus more Google techologies for internal staff
Google To Begin Disabling Third-Party Chrome Cookies In Q1 2024
Google’s Privacy Sandbox to begin replacing third-party cookies for 1 percent of Chrome users in Q1 2024, with full switch off later
Montana First US State To Ban China’s TikTok
Montana become the first US state to ban TikTok, after its governor signs legislation to halt downloading it from app stores in the territory
Google To Cull Inactive Accounts At Year End
Search engine giant Google says it will begin to delete inactive accounts unused for more than two years, starting in December
Google I/O: Pixel Tablet, Pixel Fold, Pixel 7a
New hardware device offerings include a budget Pixel 7a smartphone, a foldable Pixel smartphone, as well as a Pixel tablet
Google I/O: AI For Google Search
At its annual developer conference, Google revealed new hardware and software, with a focus on artificial intelligence (AI)
Biden Meets With Google, Microsoft Bosses Over AI
US president Joe Biden meets with chief executives of Google, Microsoft, two AI firms over concerns about technology's safe development
Google Deploys Passkeys, Cites ‘Beginning Of End’ For Passwords
No need for a password to login into Google accounts, as they now support passkeys to replace passwords and 2FA
Apple, Google Submit Proposal To Tackle AirTag Stalking
Tech giants Apple and Google agree rare partnership to tackle stalking problem via location-tracking devices
Godfather Of AI, Geoffrey Hinton, Quits Google
Pioneer of neutral networks resigns from Google, to speak openly about misinformation and the dangers of AI
Alphabet Beats Expectations, Announces $70 Billion Share Buyback
Shares in Alphabet rise after its first quarter results beat expectations, despite reduced ad spending, TikTok competition etc
Alphabet To Merge AI Units Deepmind And Google Brain
One better than two? Alphabet doubles down on artificial intelligence, by merging two of its key AI divisions
Google’s Pixel Fold, Set For June Launch – Report
Internal documents reportedly show Google is planning to launch its first foldable smartphone, dubbed the Pixel Fold, in June
Google To Face Trial Over Sonos Patents, Judge Rules
Bitter patent battle between Sonos and Google to continue, after judge rules the later must face trial on 8 May
Indian Start-Ups Demand Delay For New Google Payment System
Group of Indian start-ups claims new Google in-app payment system allowing third-party providers charges 'unsustainable' fees
South Korea Fines Google £26m For Blocking Rival App Store
South Korean regulator fines Google 42.1bn won for attempting to block the growth of rival app store One Store through deals with game makers
Google Staff In London Walkout Over Job Cuts
Some of Google's 5,000 staff in the UK walkout over dispute about job cuts, mirroring similar walkout in Zurich last month
Google Faces £3.4bn UK Lawsuit Over Adtech Dominance
Google faces second collective UK legal action over claims its dominance of market illegally reduced publishers' revenues
Judge Rules Google Deleted Chats In Antitrust Case
US federal judge rules Google intentionally sought to “hide the ball” in high profile antitrust case by automatically deleting evidence
Google’s Bard Sides With US Prosecutors In Antitrust Case
Google's Bard chatbot sides with US Department of Justice in advertising antitrust case, in latest embarrassment for tech giant
Google Releases Bard Chatbot To Public
Google releases Bard chatbot to limited number of users as it responds to unexpected popularity of Microsoft-backed ChatGPT
UK Ranks Fourth In World For Big Tech Data Requests
UK ranks fourth in world and second in Europe for data requests from biggest tech companes, as study reveals decade of steady growth
Google Glass Ends For Business Users
End of the road. Business successor to Google Glass known as Glass Enterprise, is to halt enterprise sales and stop software support
Alphabet’s Sundar Pichai Admits Some Google Offices Are Like ‘Ghost Town’
Google CEO defends desk-sharing policy during staff meeting, and admits that some offices are like a ‘ghost town’
Waymo Cuts 8 Percent Of Staff
Alphabet's self-driving car division admits it has cut approximately 8 percent of workforce in two rounds of layoffs this year
DoJ Alleges Google Deleted Evidence In Antitrust Case
Serious allegation of misconduct made against Google by US Department of Justice, in its antitrust case against the firm
Landmark US Supreme Court Challenge Internet Immunity
US Supreme Court hears cases that for first time question key law that protects internet firms from liability for content posted by users