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Experts caution self-driving cars aren't ready for roads

Self-driving cars are more likely to hurt than help public safety because of unsolved technical issues, engineers and safety advocates told the government Friday, countering a push by innovators to speed government approval.
9 April 2016, 06:28 AM

Google April Fool Gmail button sparks backlash

Google removes an April Fool's Gmail button, which sent a comical animation to recipients, after reports of people getting into trouble at work.
1 April 2016, 13:57 PM

Dog encounters Google robodog, gets trash-talked

One little dog who encounters a robodog that's a lot bigger. The robot canine is Spot. It was created by Boston Dynamics, a company owned by Google, reports CNET.
2 March 2016, 04:44 AM

Google takes wider action on ‘right to be forgotten’

Tech giant Google says it will hide content removed under the “right to be forgotten” from all versions of the search engine when viewed from countries where removal was approved.
11 February 2016, 15:36 PM

Google boss becomes highest-paid in US

The chief executive of Google, Sundar Pichai, is awarded $199m (£138m) in shares, making him the highest-paid chief executive in the US.
9 February 2016, 13:37 PM

Google achieves Artificial Intelligence 'breakthrough'

A Google artificial intelligence program has beaten the European champion of the board game Go.
28 January 2016, 06:30 AM

Google paid $1bn for search spot on iPhones: Report

US Internet giant Google pays Apple a billion dollars in 2014 to be the go-to search tool on iPhones, Bloomberg reported, citing court documents.
24 January 2016, 08:28 AM

Google sidelined 780 million suspect ads in 2015

Google revealed on Thursday that it sidelined more than 780 million ads deemed rude, dishonest or dangerous in 2015 in a leap from the 524 million targeted a year earlier.
22 January 2016, 15:20 PM

20 Google search tricks you should know

Google search became as popular as it is now due in large part to its simplicity, and the service remains wonderfully simple to this day.
16 January 2016, 05:16 AM

‘Telecom operators will be forced to compensate call drops’

The country’s mobile phone operators will be forced to compensate their users for call drops, State Minister for Telecommunication Tarana Halim says
6 January 2016, 07:43 AM

Santa tracked by Google, Microsoft

Google and Microsoft has their virtual eyes on Santa Claus and his gift-laden sleigh.
26 December 2015, 05:54 AM

Google tests password-free logins

Google confirms that it is experimenting a new way to sign into Google account without typing in a password.
23 December 2015, 12:41 PM

Google's ‘Chatbot’ thinks the purpose of living is 'to live eternally'

In a research published recently, Google narrates one of its latest forays into artificial intelligence.
22 December 2015, 14:39 PM

How people Googled in 2015

Popular search engine Google releases its overview of trends in search by people across the world.
16 December 2015, 12:03 PM

Google wants your blood

Google files a patent for a "needle-free blood draw" system that can be used either as a wearable on a person's wrist or as a hand-held device that takes blood from a fingertip or other parts of the body
6 December 2015, 08:28 AM

EU, Internet giants join forces to fight online extremism

The European Union launches a forum bringing together Internet firms like Google, Facebook and Twitter as well as law enforcement agencies to combat online extremism.
4 December 2015, 05:01 AM

Google gets 348,085 'forget' requests in Europe

Since a top European court rules people have a right to be forgotten online, Google has received 348,085 requests for tidbits to vanish from search results.
26 November 2015, 09:35 AM

Delhi boy gets Rs 1.27cr offer from Google

Delhi boy Chetan Kakkar has set a new record for international placement for Delhi Technological University (DTU) by grabbing an offer of $1,90,000 (Rs 1.27 crore approx) per annum from Google, reports The Times of India.
21 November 2015, 06:36 AM

Google's cloud move sharpens rivalry with Amazon, Microsoft

In a major move to gain momentum in the growing cloud computing business, Google has named VMware co-founder and tech industry veteran Diane Greene as chief of that business, reports USA Today.
20 November 2015, 07:52 AM

Cop stops Google driverless car for moving slow

Google playfully posts a photo of a motorcycle cop pulling over one of it self-driving cars for riding along at a cautious pace.
15 November 2015, 06:52 AM