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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

Google’s net balloons to circle Earth

Google believes it is on course to have enough internet-beaming balloons in the stratosphere to form a ring over part of the world next year.
29 October 2015, 04:30 AM

Google Person Finder tracks South Asia earthquake victims

Google re-launches its Person Finder tool to help identify earthquake victims in South Asia.
27 October 2015, 06:06 AM

Facebook to ramp up video viewing features

Facebook said on Tuesday it is testing an array of features aimed at getting people to watch more videos at the leading social network.
14 October 2015, 06:55 AM

Facebook paid £4,327 corporation tax in 2014

Social network giant Facebook pays just £4,327 ($6,643) in corporation tax in 2014, its latest UK results show.
12 October 2015, 11:32 AM

The creator of Android thinks the next big thing isn't in mobile

Andy Rubin, the "father of android," on his 50th birthday in October 2014, announces that he was passing off the division and leaving Google.
10 October 2015, 02:12 AM

Google aims to get news to smartphones faster

Google lays out a plan to make tapping into news on mobile devices faster, keeping eyeballs on stories and people visiting websites.
8 October 2015, 14:08 PM

Toyota unveils self-driving car

Toyota on Tuesday unveiled a car that can drive itself along a highway, the latest foray by a major manufacturer into the world of automated vehicles.
7 October 2015, 09:10 AM

Internet giants race to faster mobile news apps

US tech giants turn to the news in their competition for mobile users, developing new, faster ways to deliver content, but the benefits for struggling media outlets remain unclear.
4 October 2015, 13:26 PM

Today is the last day of Google as you know it

Google announced on Friday that it expects to transition its stock from "Google Inc" to "Alphabet" at the end of the business day.
3 October 2015, 07:13 AM

Amazon bars the sale of Apple and Google TV devices

Amazon is to stop selling video-streaming TV devices from Google and Apple because they don't "interact well" with its own media service.
2 October 2015, 15:04 PM

Google CEO’s father-in-law remarries at 70

Google chief executive officer (CEO) Sunder Pichai's father-in-law remarried at the age of 70 in Rajasthan.
30 September 2015, 15:34 PM

Catch Supermoon in Bangladesh tonight!

Tonight is the night when a supermoon will be coinciding with a lunar eclipse. The next time you’ll have a chance to do so is in 2033.
28 September 2015, 09:51 AM

Google to set up Wi-Fi in 400 Indian railway stations

Google is to provide high-speed public Wi-Fi in 400 Indian railway stations that carry millions of passengers every day.
28 September 2015, 07:27 AM

Google to set up Wi-Fi in 400 Indian railway stations

Google is to provide high-speed public Wi-Fi in 400 Indian railway stations that carry millions of passengers every day.
28 September 2015, 07:27 AM

15yr old wins Google science fair with disease fighting invention

Anurudh Ganesan took home the LEGO Education Builder Award for his refrigerated vaccine transporter.
25 September 2015, 06:13 AM