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Google Doodle celebrates Earth Day 2018

Google collaborates Earth Day 2018 with renowned ethologist and conservationist Dr Jane Goodall to speak about our planet's future.
22 April 2018, 05:42 AM

Realise revenues from Google, Facebook, YouTube, HC asks govt

The High Court orders the government to realise appropriate tax, VAT and other charges from the revenues earned by different digital platforms like Google, Facebook, Amazon, Yahoo and YouTube.
12 April 2018, 12:37 PM

Google acquires GIF platform Tenor

Finding and sharing GIF images will now become easier as search engine giant Google acquired GIF platform Tenor for Android, iOS and desktops.
29 March 2018, 07:24 AM

Google guru Page tests flying taxis in New Zealand

Pilot-less flying taxis are being tested in New Zealand as part of a project backed by Google co-founder Larry Page that supporters say will revolutionise personal transport.
14 March 2018, 12:38 PM

Google hires former Samsung executive to coordinate Internet of Things projects

Alphabet Inc’s Google this month hired Injong Rhee, who recently resigned as Samsung Electronics Co’s chief technology officer, to lead its Internet of Things business, he says in a LinkedIn post.
13 February 2018, 11:00 AM

Google being sued for 'planting secret cookies on 5.4 million iPhone users'

A campaigning group called ‘’Google You Owe Us” is suing Google on behalf of 5.4 million people over allegations that the company have planted secret cookies and harvested personal information from iPhone users.
30 November 2017, 14:22 PM

YouTube steps up takedowns as concerns about kids' videos grow

YouTube stepped up enforcement of its guidelines for videos aimed at children, the unit of Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google says, responding to criticism that it has failed to protect children from adult content.
23 November 2017, 05:15 AM

G7, tech giants agree on plan to block jihadist content online

G7 countries and tech giants including Google, Facebook and Twitter agree to work together to block the dissemination of Islamist extremism over the internet.
20 October 2017, 14:43 PM

Facebook joins effort to boost newspaper subscriptions

Facebook announces initiatives to help struggling news organisations gain paid subscribers, following a similar move unveiled earlier by Google.
20 October 2017, 05:41 AM

Google uncovered Russia-backed ads on YouTube, Gmail

Google has discovered Russian operatives spent tens of thousands of dollars on ads on its YouTube, Gmail and Google Search products in an effort to meddle in the 2016 US presidential election, a person briefed on the company's probe tells Reuters.
10 October 2017, 06:21 AM

Google launches new phones, speakers in hardware push

Alphabet Inc's Google unveils the second generation of its Pixel smartphone along with new voice-enabled home speakers, redoubling its commitment to the hardware business as it competes with a surge of devices from Apple Inc and Amazon.com Inc.
5 October 2017, 04:33 AM

Google chrome remains the most popular browser in the world

Mozilla and one time- market leader Microsoft Windows’ Internet Explorer are distant second and third popular browsers. Other web browsers are too far behind, according to data collected by StatCounter, a Dublin-based web analytics firm.
4 October 2017, 10:54 AM

Twitter suspends 200 accounts linked to Russia

Twitter (TWTR.N) says it has suspended about 200 Russian-linked accounts as it probes online efforts to meddle with the 2016 US election, but an influential Democratic senator slammed its steps as insufficient.
29 September 2017, 06:32 AM

AdSense now understands Bangla

Google AdSense announces that Bangla, a language spoken by millions in Bangladesh, India and many other countries around the world, has been added to the families of AdSense supported languages.
27 September 2017, 14:42 PM

Google weaves touch controls into Levi Strauss jacket

Levi Strauss this week begins selling a denim jacket with touch controls woven into the fabric in the first fashion offering stitched from a collaboration with Google.
26 September 2017, 06:50 AM

Facebook, Google set to change handling of political ads

Facebook Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google have little choice but to rein in internet political ads in the face of growing U.S. government pressure, a panel of advertising consultants and executives says.
26 September 2017, 05:14 AM

Google fires defender of tech gender gap: US media

Google fires the author of an internal memo defending the gender-gap in Silicon Valley tech jobs as a matter of biology, according to media reports.
8 August 2017, 14:29 PM

How to be as productive as a Google employee

Sleep pods, breakfast bars, massage therapists, and even haircuts—with in-office perks like these keeping employees rested, relaxed, energised, and satisfied, no wonder Google is the high-functioning, super-innovative company that it is.
27 July 2017, 18:00 PM

Google fined record 2.4 bn euros by EU

The EU slaps Google with a record 2.4-billion-euro anti-trust fine, in a fresh assault on a US tech giant that risks the wrath of President Donald Trump.
27 June 2017, 10:29 AM

Google intensifies campaign against online extremism

Google is intensifying its campaign against online extremism, saying it will put more resources toward identifying and removing videos related to terrorism and hate groups.
19 June 2017, 14:23 PM