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Google faces third battle with regulators as they turn sights on ad business
European regulators brought a third anti-trust charge against Google on Thursday, accusing it of blocking rivals in the lucrative online search advertising...
Google faces anti-trust charges for ‘abusing Android phone dominance’
Google has been charged with abusing the dominance of its Android mobile operating system in deals with phone makers and mobile network operators.
Watch as remarkable Google robot is bashed and bullied but bounces back
It looks just like a Terminator … and just like the Arnold Schwarzenegger cyborg, this is one robot it’s impossible to push around.
Google chief gets $199m shares bonus – more than firm owes UK in back taxes
Google boss Sundar Pichai is now the highest-paid chief executive in America after being awarded $199m (£138m) of shares.
Google chief gets $199m share bonus – more than firm owes UK in back taxes
Google boss Sundar Pichai is now the highest-paid chief executive in America after being awarded $199m (£138m) of shares.
G'day Google: Tech giant adds ‘Strayan to take strain out of voice recognition
It’s time to crack open a tinny for Aussie phone users, it seems. 'Strayan has been added to Google applications, as the company responds to claims...
Google’s driverless cars needed a human hand 13 times to prevent crashes
Google’s self-driving cars had 13 near-misses in which the vehicle would have crashed without intervention from their human test drivers. So...
Fancy a Googleburger? Tech giant’s $300m bid for veggie burger business
Google has tried to buy a vegetarian burger business called Impossible Foods for up to $300m, it has been revealed.
Google’s self-driving cars hit the road
A few of Google’s cartoon-like self-driving cars are now sharing the road with regular vehicles around the company’s Mountain View, California...
Google app ‘will count the calories of your meal once you’ve take a picture of it’
A new Google app could be able to tell you how many calories is in your meal just by analysing a photo of it. Im2Calories uses advanced image-recognition...
Google still struggling to diversify beyond white, Asian men
Google isn’t making much headway diversifying its workforce beyond white and Asian men, even though the Internet company hired women to fill one...
Google ‘polishes’ Android system to make those phones even smarter
Google has unveiled how it plans to introduce virtual reality to the classroom and to YouTube this year, as well as the much rumoured new photo-sharing...
Google’s self-driving prototype cars to hit public roads
Google Inc.’s self-driving cars will begin to be tested on public roads this summer, but it turns out they will have steering wheels and brakes —...
Google acknowledges 11 accidents in California with its self-driving cars
Google Inc. revealed Monday that its self-driving cars have been in 11 minor traffic accidents since it began experimenting with the technology six years...
Don’t expect Google’s wireless phone service to have a major impact just yet
Google Inc. on Wednesday launched a new wireless service called Project Fi that switches between Wi-Fi and cellular networks to curb data use and keep...
‘Mobilegeddon’: Google search update will demote non-friendly sites
Google is due to make a major update to its mobile search algorithm on Tuesday, in a move expected to cause ripples across the web. Websites not deemed...
Google Wallet takes major leap in online payment safety
Google is making a big change to its mobile payment service, Google Wallet: Funds left in accounts will now be FDIC-insured, which means Google users’...
EU: Google search tactics hurt consumers, competitors and innovation
Drawing upon a nearly five-year probe, EU regulators filed a complaint alleging that Google has been improperly favouring its own shopping comparison service...
Google hits back at EU antitrust charges as ‘wide of the mark’
Google has dismissed European Union charges that it abused its dominant position as Europe’s most-used search engine, downplaying its role as gatekeeper...
Google criticizes EU antitrust charges as ‘wide of the mark’
Google has dismissed European Union charges that it abused its dominant position as Europe’s most-used search engine, downplaying its role as gatekeeper...
Spoiler alert: Google is doing all it can to rid the world of spoilers
Google has been granted a patent for a system which will block TV and movie spoilers for web users. The proposed filter would spot and hide spoilers...
Consumers withdraw U.S. lawsuit against Google over Android app limits
Plaintiffs in an antitrust lawsuit against Google Inc (GOOGL.O) on Friday withdrew their case accusing the search engine company of harming smartphone...
Play Pac-Man in Google Maps with this secret April Fools’ Day trick
Google’s mapping service rolled out a gamefied version inspired by the classic Pac-Man, turning the real streets of a city into a labyrinth to gobble...
Google X boss says company should have curbed Glass hype
Google Inc. was wrong to let expectations about its Glass wearable gadget get overheated, the head of the Google X research lab said on Tuesday. The...
Google confirms plans to launch its own wireless service
Google’s long rumoured move to becoming a wireless carrier took one step closer to reality on Monday.
Google teams up with 3 wireless carriers to combat Apple Pay
Google and the mobile carriers have long been at odds over mobile payments, but faced with the runaway success of Apple Pay, the two rivals have become...
Google hits back at FBI plans to search personal computers outside the U.S.
Google says a proposed law change to allow the FBI to search for personal data held on computers outside the U.S.
Google developing an Uber competitor app — with driverless cars
Uber faces an ever-growing cast of adversaries that includes dubious regulators, litigious drivers and some well-funded rivals.
Management reshuffle planned after Google Glass axed for good
When Google announced it was halting sales of its Glass device earlier this month the firm’s message was upbeat: Glass was simply being “graduated”...
Google takes hit on slower-than-expected growth
Google profit jumped in the recently ended quarter, but the leap fell short of market expectations as smartphone-centric lifestyles brought with them a...

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