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Google faces probe by 50 state attorney generals for antitrust violations
Google has denied the allegations, saying its services help people, create more choice and support thousands of jobs and small businesses
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US tech giants Google, Facebook to face another phase of antitrust probes
The latest probes come on top of a review launched earlier this year by federal regulators of major online platforms to determine if they have "stifled" innovation or reduced competition
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Google fined $170 million for violating children's privacy on YouTube
Officials said YouTube violated the law that requires child-directed websites and online services to obtain parental consent prior to collecting personal information from children under 13
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Google releases Android 10 for Pixel phones with dark mode, better privacy
The latest version of android will be be made available in partner devices in the coming weeks
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European Commission to probe Google's jobs tool over conflict of interest
Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager said the issue needed addressing on competition grounds
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Google to move Pixel smartphone production out of China: Report
The move comes as labour costs are rising in China along with added pressure from spiralling tariffs due to the ongoing trade war
Ex-Google engineer charged with taking stolen self-driving car tech to Uber
Anthony Levandowski's prosecution is one of Silicon Valley's highest-profile trade secret theft cases, as engineers race to develop self-driving cars, which experts view as a $1-trn market opportunity
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Google's job search tool under EU microscope after rivals complain
As many as 23 job search websites have urged the European Commission to temporarily order Google to stop alleged unfair practices.
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Google launches its smart display 'Nest Hub' in India for Rs 9,999
Google Nest Hub features a 7-inch touchscreen panel and is compatible with Android, iOS, Mac, Windows, Macbook and supports Bluetooth 5.0 along with Wi-Fi
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Google tries to corral its employees after ugly internal debates
The new rules are a marked departure from Google's unrestrained culture that, along with the workplaces of its Silicon Valley neighbors, was once held up as a model for corporate America
'Do the work you were hired for': Google bars workplace political debates
Google has been hit by a couple of walkouts and sit-ins in the past over workplace policies
Google ditches its desserts! Android Q's official name is Android 10
Google also changed the logo from green to black
Google, Facebook, Amazon decry French digital tax as 'discriminatory'
Some 58% of Amazon's sales are through partner companies, which stand to take the hit
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Google, Facebook unite with Donald Trump to protest French tech tax
The tech giants are all scheduled to testify in Washington in support of the Trump administration's efforts to potentially punish France for enacting a 3% tax on global tech companies
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Gmail for business suffers outage, some India users unable to send emails
It is not yet known if any other service by the Internet giant such as Google Drive or YouTube was affected by the disruption
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Latest Google Chrome OS update brings new camera app, adds media controls
Google has updated the Camera app UI for navigating between new modes, like square mode and portrait mode
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Employees urge Google to avoid working with US immigration officials
The petition demanded that the Silicon Valley-based company publicly commit not to support Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Office of Refugee Resettlement, and CBP
Google employees don't want company to work with US border agencies
US Customs and Border Protection recently said it was looking for proposals from companies to supply it with cloud-computing services
Google expands partnership with Prasar Bharati for live, archival content
Google will also work towards digitising content from over two decades from All India Radio and Doordarshan on Google Arts and Culture and host digital archives of Prasar Bharti in over 12 languages
Google understands what you're asking, will answer all your questions
How the internet giant's rock-star engineer is building engines intelligent enough to respond to every query that Indians might ask on cricket, Bollywood and anything else under the sun
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