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Google Settles US States Location Tracking Lawsuit
Alphabet agrees to pay $391.5m settlement after 40 US states sued it for misleading consumers over location tracking practices
Alphabet To Cut Hiring By Half, As YouTube Declines
Second bellwether for tech sector posts its financials – Alphabet reveals disappointing ad sales, sparking fears for digital media sector
Waymo To Launch Self-Driving Service In LA
Los Angeles is set to become the next US city for the ride-hailing service Waymo One, after Phoenix and San Francisco
Texas Sues Google Over Facial, Voice Data Collection
Republican Texas Attorney General sues Google, alleging it unlawfully captured and used biometric data of millions of Texans
Microsoft Confirms Second Round Of Job Cuts
Confirmation of second tranche of job losses at Microsoft, as less than 1,000 staff are let go, amid worsening economic outlook
Intel, Google Co-Designed Data Centre E2000 Chip
Google Cloud deploys its new C3 machine series, featuring the Intel infrastructure processing unit E2000, co-designed by Google and Intel
Google To Shutter Gaming Service Stadia
No surprise there. Google admits Stadia gaming service has not gained traction and will closed down on 18 January
Google Spins Out Secret Telecom Project Aalyria
Project Loon successor, Aalyria, seeks to “radically” improve satellite communications, Wi-Fi on planes and ships, and cellular connectivity
Google Partners US Government To Develop Open Source Chips
US Commerce Department and Google team up to develop open source chips that can be utilised by startups and researchers
EU Court Upholds Antitrust Android Ruling Against Google
European Union’s General Court upholds punishing antitrust ruling against Google over its Android operating system
Alphabet Life Sciences Unit Verily Gets $1bn Investment
Verily Life Sciences raises $1bn in investment round led by parent Alphabet as it seeks to compete with tech giants in health sector
Death Of Queen Elizabeth II – Google Dons Black
Search engine landing page stripped of colour, as Google pays simple tribute following the death of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday
Google To Rollout Anti Disinformation Campaign In Eastern Europe
'Inoculate' trial. Campaign to tackle disinformation will be launched next week in Poland, Slovakia and the Czech Republic
Google Staff Demand Protections, Amid State Abortion Bans
Senior management at Google urged by hundreds of staff to adopt policies to safeguard staff and users data, amid abortion prosecutions
Google Defamation Ruling Overturned By Australian High Court
Notable intervention in Australian libel laws, after High Court overturns ruling against Google, over hyperlink to allegedly defamatory newspaper article
Google Ordered To Pay $43m By Australian Court
Search engine Google fined $43 million by Australian court for tracking Android users location data for two years in 2017 and 2018
Alphabet Misses Earnings Forecast, But Pleases With Strong Ad Performance
Narrow miss on quarterly results gives hope Alphabet is in a decent position to weather the economic slowdown impacting others
Russia Fines Google $34m, After Last Week’s $358m Penalty
But will Google actual bother to pay? Russian watchdog claims Google abuses its dominant position in the video hosting market
Google To Test Augmented Reality Glasses In Public
After privacy setback a decade ago, Google admits it is ready to begin testing new augmented reality glasses in the real world
Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai Confirms Hiring Slowdown
Another tech giant confirms a hiring slowdown, as Google's Sundar Pichai also warns of investment consolidation in staff memo
Google Offers To Spin-Off Ad-Tech Unit – Report
Alphabet unit previously labelled the DoJ antitrust lawsuit 'deeply flawed', but now it is reportedly offering concessions
Google Tells Staff They Can Relocate After Roe v Wade Ending
After US Supreme Court last week removed women's reproduction rights, Google tells staff they can relocate without explanation
Google News Returns To Spain After 2014 Closure
After an eight year absence, Alphabet re-opens its Google News service for users in Spain, after a dispute over publisher payments
Google Fined $260,000 By Russia Over No Local Data Storage
Moscow fines Google $260,000 for refusing to store data in Russia, despite Google's Russian subsidiary filing for bankruptcy last month
Google Faces Second UK Probe Over Ad Practices
UK's competition watchdog launches second investigation of Google's ad tech practices, and whether it may have favoured its own services
Google Sued For Use Of NHS Data Of 1.6 Million Brits
Lawsuit alleges Google and Deepmind Technologies used NHS data of 1.6 million Britons 'without their knowledge or consent'
Google’s Russian Unit To File For Bankruptcy – Update
Google subsidiary in Russia has its local bank account seized by authorities, and responds by announcing intention to file for bankruptcy
Google Unveils Smartphone, Watch, Tablet, Glasses At I/O Conference
Bunch of hardware reveals from Google at its I/O developer conference, including new Pixel smartphones, smartwatch, tablet, earbuds, and AR glasses
Alphabet Profit Slides As YouTube Misses Expectations
Tech giant posts mixed first quarter results, as Alphabet contends with rising inflation, increased YouTube competition, and falling ad spend