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The US government though has deep suspicions that Huawei's technology would potentially open the doors to Chinese government penetration of US communications. (Photo: File)

Google CEO Sundar Pichai committed to US, not Chinese military: Trump

Earlier this month Trump complained that Google's business activities in China were 'helping China and their military.'

28 Mar 2019 9:53 AM

The new rules mean that Google and other online platforms will have to sign licensing agreements with musicians, performers, authors, news publishers and journalists to use their work online. (Photo: ANI)

EU lawmakers back copyright reforms targeting Google, Facebook

The European Parliament backed the reforms on Tuesday after a debate that has pitted Europe’s creative industry against tech companies.

27 Mar 2019 1:25 PM

Google already has its own internal AI principles, which, among other provisions, bars the California-based tech firm from using AI to develop weapons.

Google launches global council to advise on AI and tech ethics

The group is meant to provide recommendations for Google and other companies and researchers.

27 Mar 2019 10:35 AM

The old Cold War foes seem able to agree on the need to increase internet access in what has long been one of the Western world’s least connected nations.

Google to announce deal with Cuba on improving connectivity

Google plans to announce a memorandum of understanding with Cuban telecoms monopoly ETECSA.

27 Mar 2019 10:28 AM

. In all, USD 23 million from Google in 2013 and USD 98 million from Facebook in 2015 were siphoned off. (Photo: ANI)

50-year-old pleads guilty to duping Facebook, Google

Rimasauskas allegedly asked money for services rendered by Quanta Computer be sent to a different bank account in Latvia and Cyprus.

26 Mar 2019 2:33 PM

Though Alphabet Inc’s Google owns Android, its open source nature enables device makers to customise the operating system and package other apps with the operating system before delivering them to users.

Study shows limited control over privacy breaches by pre-installed Android apps

The study did not look at whether the EU’s GDPR laws would bring greater oversight to pre-installed apps on Android devices.

26 Mar 2019 1:52 PM

Last year, Google announced changes to its developer tools to allow users more control over privacy permissions for their account data. As a result of the API lockdown, a lot of change to IFTTT’s services was required.

Some Gmail triggers on IFTTT will not work on March 31

The Gmail actions Send an email and Send yourself an email will remain intact.

23 Mar 2019 2:07 PM

Seznam, which attracts as much advertising spend as Google in the Czech Republic, took its grievance to the European Commission nearly three years ago.

Google rival wants more details about Google's Android proposal

Seznam urged Google to disclose more details about its plan.

23 Mar 2019 9:46 AM

Thursday's animated Google Doodle shows the composer playing an organ in celebration of his March 21, 1685, birthday under the old Julian calendar. It encourages users to compose their own two-measure melody.

First AI Google Doodle features Bach

The Doodle will prompt users who are unsure of how to interact with the animated graphic.

22 Mar 2019 10:39 AM

Google agreed in the settlement to disclose on its website how users’ search terms are shared but was not required to change its behavior. The three main plaintiffs received $5,000 each for representing the class. Their attorneys received about $2.1 million.

US top court jeopardizes Google settlement in internet privacy case

Google was accused in the lawsuit of violating a 1986 law governing the privacy of stored electronic communications.

22 Mar 2019 10:14 AM

Google has always agreed that healthy, thriving markets are in everyone’s interest.

Google says it is complying with EU antitrust orders

Over the next few months, Google will be making further updates to give more visibility to rivals in Europe.

21 Mar 2019 12:14 PM

The AdSense advertising case was triggered by a complaint from Microsoft Corp in 2010.

Google fined USD 1.7 billion for search ad blocks in third EU sanction

The European Commission said that the case focused on the company’s illegal practises in search advertising brokering from 2006 to 2016.

21 Mar 2019 11:51 AM

These so-called “cy pres” (pronounced “see pray”) settlements are used in class action cases when it might be impractical to carve up low-value individual damages among a large number of plaintiffs. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

US top court jeopardises Google settlement in internet privacy case

Google was accused in the lawsuit of violating a 1986 law governing the privacy of stored electronic communications.

21 Mar 2019 11:25 AM

Rimasauskas, originally from the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius, was extradited to the United States from Lithuania in August 2017.

Lithuanian pleads guilty in US to massive fraud against Google, Facebook

Rimasauskas also agreed to forfeit about $49.7 million he personally obtained from the scheme, according to a court filing.

21 Mar 2019 9:57 AM

The service would make playing high-quality video games in a browser as easy as watching a movie on its YouTube service.

Google gaming service: Game makers can now use rival clouds

Hosting the data elsewhere, however, could lead to slower loading times or less crisp streaming quality.

21 Mar 2019 9:55 AM

The commission found that Google and its parent company, Alphabet, breached EU antitrust rules by imposing restrictive clauses in contracts with websites that used AdSense. (Photo: AP)

EU fines Google USD 1.7 billion for abusing online ads market

Last year, Vestager hit the company with a record 4.34 bn euro fine following an investigation into its Android operating system.

20 Mar 2019 5:23 PM

The company added that “the volume of related videos uploaded to YouTube in the 24 hours after the attack was unprecedented both in scale and speed, at times as fast as a new upload every second.”

US lawmaker says tech companies must quickly remove violent content after New Zealand

The letter follows the fatal shootings of 50 worshippers in two mosques in Christchurch last week.

20 Mar 2019 12:57 PM

Google will now try to ensure that Android users are aware of browsers and search engines other than its own services. (Photo: AP)

Google to prompt Android users to choose preferred browsers to allay EU concerns

By pre-installing its Chrome browser and Google search app on Android devices, Google had an unfair advantage over its rivals.

20 Mar 2019 12:50 PM

Over the past week, Google has started rolling out Express backup to more users in India.

Google’s Express backup coming to India

Express is a faster way to back up with Google Photos.

20 Mar 2019 12:45 PM

Google announces Stadia — a browser-based gaming service

Stadia is a new video game platform, delivering instant access to your favourite games on any type of screen.

20 Mar 2019 11:39 AM

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