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Coronavirus: Netflix, YouTube Lower Streaming Quality To Ease Network Strain
Streaming platforms respond to requests to halt high-definition streaming, with confirmation that Europe will see reduction in video quality
Coronavirus: Google Orders All North American Staff To Work From Home
Alphabet’s Google division has ordered all of its Northern American staff to work from home, if possible, until at least 10 April
Facebook Shutters London Offices After Coronavirus Infection
Company closes offices for ‘deep cleaning’ after visiting employee from Singapore diagnosed with coronavirus, as tech companies see impact around the world
One Billion Android Phones At Hack Risk – Which?
Which? report warns hundreds of millions of Android phones are now at risk because they are no longer receiving security updates
Honeywell Plans To Launch Powerful Quantum Computer
High performance computing. Quantum computer to be build by Honeywell this year, and it claims it will be more powerful than IBM and Google’s offering
Martin Lewis Calls For Action As Fake Ad Reports His Death
No, the founder of MoneySavingExpert and well known money saving expert Martin Lewis, is not dead, despite fake adverts to the contrary
Google Seeks Huawei Trade Exemption – Report
Google has reportedly applied for a trade exemption licence from the US government, so it can continue working with Huawei
Google To Spend Billions On US Data Centres
Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai confirms plan to spend $10 billion in 2020 on Google data centres and offices across the United States
US State Sues Google For ‘Illegally Gathering Data On Children’
Federal lawsuit by US state of New Mexico accuses Google of illegally gathering students’ data via G Suite for Education products and Chromebooks
US Bill To Clamp Down On End-To-End Encryption
US lawmakers intend to introduce bill in coming weeks that could clamp down on tech firms offering their users end-to-end encryption protection
Expansion For HAPS Alliance For High Altitude Connectivity
Telcos, tech, and aviation firms join alliance that seeks to utilise stratosphere for telecommunications and broadband connectivity
UK Google Accounts To Be Placed Under US Jurisdiction
Change of terms of service will see British Google accounts moved out from Irish (European Union) control and placed within US jurisdiction
US Questions Tech Firm Liability Exemption For User Posts
Does Facebook and Google still need immunity from legal liability for user post? US Attorney General doesn’t seem to think so
Google Acquisition Of Looker Data Sciences Approved
Alphabet unit completes $2.6bn acquisition of Looker Data Sciences after approval from British competition watchdog
Google Begins Appeal Against EU Shopping Penalty
Alphabet unit begin fightback against European antitrust regulators in three day hearing at EU General Court in Luxembourg
Google Fiber Drops TV Offering
Decision made to focus solely on providing high-speed Internet services, as customer need for ‘traditional TV’ wanes
Google Sent Private Videos In Google Photos To Strangers
Oh boy. Google admits significant privacy gaffe with its popular Google Photos service that saw people’s videos shared with other users
Google Disappoints After Revealing YouTube’s $15 Billion Revenue
Strong financials from Google’s parent, as it reveals for the first time the turnover of YouTube and Google Cloud business
Amazon Surges Past $1tn Mark Once Again On Strong Earnings
But Amazon Web Services faces increased cloud competition from Microsoft, whose Azure grew 62 percent year-on-year in the fourth quarter
Ring Doorbell App Reveals Personal Data, EFF Warns
Privacy threat? Ring app for Android is packed with third-party tracking software, Electronic Frontier Foundation has warned
Google Takes Dataset Search Out Of Beta
Custom-built framework aims to help researchers find the vast amount of data published online by labs, governments, universities and other institutions
UK ‘Will Not Implement EU Copyright Directive’
Controversial provisions that Google argued would ban memes and GIFs will not be brought into UK law, as country departs from European Union
Apple Fixed Tracking Flaws In Safari, But Google Director Disagrees
Google identified multiple privacy flaws in Apple’s Safari browser, which the iPad maker said it has fixed, but a Google director says it hasn’t
Alphabet Hits $1 Trillion Market Valuation
Exclusive trillion dollar club. Google’s parent Alphabet becomes the fourth US tech giant to reach a market value of $1 trillion
Study: Enterprises Choosing Microsoft Cloud Over Amazon’s AWS
Goldman Sachs study finds Microsoft’s Azure used by more large companies than AWS, while Amazon continues to lead in revenues terms
Waymo Awarded $128m Over Staff Move To Uber
Arbitrators award Waymo $128 million over Uber’s use of stolen technology after employee defection to rival driverless car division
Google Project Zero Changes Controversial Disclosure Policy
Google security researchers are to change their rapid disclosure of security flaws – a policy that has angered many tech firms over the years
Sonos Slaps Google With Patent Lawsuit Over Smart Speakers
Speaker maker Sonos alleges Google stole its technology, and it now seeks a sales ban on all Google speakers, phones and laptops
Former Executive Slams Google Over Human Rights
Former head of international relations has alleged that things have changed from Google’s original moto of “don’t be evil”