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
California gives green light to self-driving car tests
The US state of California allows autonomous car tests by easing its rules for testing of vehicles in which there is no human driver.
12 March 2017, 14:14 PM
Check if your Google account hacked
CNET refers Check Point website for checking if any account is hacked. As soon as user enters email address, it will immediately let him/her know if the account has been breached.
10 December 2016, 14:55 PM
Google smartphone expected at Oct 4 event
Google sends out invitations to an October 4 event, hinting that the Internet titan will show off a new smartphone powered by its Android mobile software.
20 September 2016, 11:40 AM
Google may face over $400 million Indonesia tax bill for 2015
Indonesia plans to pursue Alphabet Inc's (GOOGL.O) Google for five years of back taxes, and the search giant could face a bill of more than $400 million for 2015 alone if it is found to have avoided payments.
19 September 2016, 15:13 PM
Facebook, Google will share info with govt: Minister
Facebook, Google and Microsoft will provide information related to any “unexpected incidents” within 48 hours after the government request.
12 June 2016, 09:22 AM
Guns N' Roses singer wants 'Fat Axl Rose' memes removed by Google
Axl Rose wants Google to take down several unflattering images of him used in memes to mock his appearance.
11 June 2016, 14:08 PM