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Photo provided by the National Transportation Safety Board, investigators examine a driverless Uber SUV that fatally struck a woman in Tempe, Ariz.(Photo: AP)

Self-driving car industry addresses trust issues after Uber crash

Companies like General Motors Co, Alphabet and Uber urged policymakers not to withold on an industry still in...

23 March 2018 9:40 AM IST

Google and Facebook may face higher tax bills in Europe as the EU rushed to change rules so that more of Silicon Valleys mega profits fall into public coffers. (photo: AFP)

Google unveils Android Things for home appliances

Ahead of Google's I/O event, the 'Android Things' could bring its Google Assistant virtual helper to refrigerators and...

8 May 2018 8:10 AM IST

In case the video makers do not have their own scripts or professional captioners at hand, they can depend on YouTube automatic speech recognition technology (LASR) to auto-generate captions.

Video producers want YouTube to change subscription tool

YouTube last year faced a backlash from creators whose ad revenue on the service declined because of shifting policies.

26 Jun 2018 7:45 AM IST

This file photo shows the Twitter icon on a mobile phone, in Philadelphia. (Photo: AP)

US senator queries Alphabet, Twitter on ties with Huawei

The companies' data sharing agreements with Chinese vendors have been asked by the US Senator.

8 Jun 2018 2:49 PM IST

President Donald Trump speaks before signing a USD 716 billion defense policy bill named for Senator John McCain Monday, in Fort Drum, New York on Monday. (Photo: AP)

Trump accuses Google of 'bias' search result, prompting WH...

Google said that its search engine is 'not used to set a political agenda and we don't bias our results towards any...

29 Aug 2018 8:21 AM IST

The European Commission launched an initial investigation into Google in 2010. (Photo: AFP)

Google touts Titan security chip to market cloud services

Titan is the size of a tiny stud earring that Google has installed in each of the many thousands of computer servers and...

23 Aug 2017 7:44 PM IST

Google tests publishing tech similar to Snapchat

Tech firms including Google, Snapchat's owner Snap Inc and Facebook Inc are racing to develop publishing tools for media...

6 Aug 2017 9:33 PM IST

Google paid just 6.7 million euros in corporate taxes in 2015 in France by booking revenues for its online empire at its European subsidiary in low-tax Ireland. (photo: AFP)

Google escapes 1.1 bn euro tax bill in France

European action has become increasingly aggressive against US technology giants Amazon, Facebook and Apple as well as...

13 July 2017 9:03 AM IST

Googles India-born CEO Sundar Pichai said the company is working on products for India that can be expanded globally.

Google allows users to share their locations in mapping app

Within the next week, users worldwide will be able to share where they are in real time on devices running both Android...

22 March 2017 9:32 PM IST

Googles Aerospace.

Google to end its Titan drone program

Google (now Alphabet) is reportedly killing of its solar drone project

12 Jan 2017 1:07 PM IST

Google paid just 6.7 million euros in corporate taxes in 2015 in France by booking revenues for its online empire at its European subsidiary in low-tax Ireland. (photo: AFP)

Google, EU dig in for long war

Google and the EU are gearing up for a battle that could last years.

21 July 2017 8:01 AM IST

Google paid just 6.7 million euros in corporate taxes in 2015 in France by booking revenues for its online empire at its European subsidiary in low-tax Ireland. (photo: AFP)

Google, Facebook show power of ad duopoly as rivals stumble

Alphabet and Facebook produced billions in profits during the most recent quarter and enjoyed steep revenue increases.

29 July 2017 8:14 AM IST