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Google Gboard also offers text suggestions for swift typing. (Photo: ANI)

Europe hits Google with record $5 billion antitrust fine, appeal ahead

European antitrust regulators ordered Google to stop using its popular Android mobile operating system to block rivals.

19 July 2018 7:55 AM IST

They exhibit a trait known as aversive learning by training female aedes aegypti mosquitoes to associate odours (including human body odours) with unpleasant shocks and vibrations (Photo: AFP)

Landmark experiment wipes out over 80 pc mosquitoes carrying dengue...

Millions of people around world are infected each year by mosquito, which can carry dengue, Zika and chikungunya, among...

16 July 2018 10:07 AM IST

If the authorities have their way, you could be paying up for scrolling through Facebook, Twitter, and more.

Social media giants Facebook, Twitter, Alphabet to testify at US House...

A committee held a hearing in April on the same topic after representatives of the companies skipped it.

14 July 2018 7:41 AM IST

Alphabet shares slipped slightly in after-market trades that followed release of the earnings report.

Loon and Wing graduate from Alphabet's moonshot factory'

By graduating, they are considered full-fledged businesses and will be part of Alphabet's other bets .

12 July 2018 8:49 AM IST

Apple partners with Oprah. (Photo: Pixabay)

House Republicans question Apple, Alphabet on privacy and data...

The letters cited reports that smartphones can, and in some instances, do, collect non-triggered' audio data from...

10 July 2018 8:19 AM IST

The Study Watch, announced two years ago, is intended to be a test platform for the company.

Alphabet's health division gets clearance for on-demand ECG feature in...

Alphabet's Study Watch is a prescription-only device and is not meant to be a consumer smartwatch.

20 Jan 2019 11:31 AM IST

Alphabet shares slipped slightly in after-market trades that followed release of the earnings report.

Alphabet board sued on allegations of sexual misconduct cover-up

Sundar Pichai apologized last year to employees for the companies' past handling of sexual misconduct cases.

12 Jan 2019 9:52 AM IST

More than 2 billion devices worldwide are powered by Google software. (Photo: AP)

Alphabet board sued on allegations of sexual misconduct cover-up

Both of the lawsuits seek to force Google to change its governance and oversight to stop future workplace conduct...

11 Jan 2019 10:48 AM IST

Google said it would not renew a contract to help the US military analyse aerial drone imagery when it expires, as the company sought to defuse internal uproar over the deal.

Turkey to investigate Google competition law violation

The probe follows a complaint that Alphabet Inc's Google unit had abused its dominant position.

8 Jan 2019 9:34 AM IST

As Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey got roundly trolled for hate mongering against a community, many believe the micro-blogging platform got a taste of its own medicine.

India to summon Twitter chief

The parliamentary committee on IT has decided to summon Jack Dorsey on Feb. 25.

12 Feb 2019 9:48 AM IST

More than 2 billion devices worldwide are powered by Google software. (Photo: AP)

EU countries agree on copyright reforms

The EU now has to reconcile its stance with that of the European Commission and the European Parliament.

9 Feb 2019 11:12 AM IST

Google has New York real estate deals in the works that would give it room for nearly 20,000 workers. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Alphabet's higher spending worries investors, shares dip

The company reported USD 31.07 billion in total fourth-quarter costs and expenses, up 26 percent from last year.

5 Feb 2019 4:32 PM IST