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Meta Delays Office Reopening, Orders Booster Shots For Staff
Facebook parent delays office reopening and mandates all returning staff to provide proof of receiving Covid-19 booster vaccinations, amid Omicron surge
India Opens Probe Into Google After Publishers Complain
India's competition regulator launches investigation into Google's market power following complaint by country's digital news media
Google Removes Features After Sonos Legal Win
Google has removed some features related to the control of multi-room audio playback after a major legal win by rival speaker maker Sonos
Mafia Fugitive Captured After 20 Years, Thanks To Google Street View
Italian police arrest a leading mafia fugitive in Spain after he spent 20 years on the run, thanks to an image captured by Google Street View
Google Faces French 150m Euro Fine For Cookie Breach
French regulator imposes 150 million euros ($169m) fine on Googe, and 60m euros fine on Meta, over complexity about refusing online cookies
Alphabet Senior Management Awarded Stock Options, Salary Rises
Senior management at Google parent Alphabet have been awarded huge pay rises and generous stock options, regulatory filings show
Google CEO Pichai To Be Questioned In $5bn Web Tracking Lawsuit
US federal judge rules CEO of search engine giant Google, Sundar Pichai, can be questioned over a lawsuit about tracking web browsing
DuckDuckGo Search Engine Grows 46 Percent In 2021
Privacy focused search engine DuckDuckGo enjoys record growth in 2021, reflecting people's ongoing preference for privacy
TikTok Beats Google To Top US Traffic Spot
Social media app TikTok for first time replaces Google as site with most US visitors in 2021, as pandemic pushes surge in online entertainment
Russia Fines Google $100m Over Banned Content
Russia imposes first fines on Google and Meta based on annual turnover, as country cracks down on 'extremist' internet content
CES 2022: Google, GM Join Others In Halting Physical Attendance
Alphabet's Google and General Motors latest to announce it will no longer attend next month's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in person
Russia Fines Meta, Twitter and TikTok Over ‘Banned Content’
Campaign against US tech firms in Russia shows no sign of slowing, with string of financial penalties levied against multiple firms
Google Staff Refusing Vaccine Will Be Fired
Staff at Google who refuse to be vaccinated will first lose their salary, and eventually will be fired, according to internal documents
Google Warns Of Bug That Can Block Android Emergency Calls
Google says it and Microsoft are working to fix rare issue with Android and Microsoft Teams after US user reports phone unable to call 911
Google Warns Android App Developers Over Data Sharing
Google warns app developers working with UK data company Huq to be clearer about what they are sharing, amidst privacy concerns
Meta To Allow Staff To Defer Office Return Until June 2022
Facebook offices to fully reopen on 31 January 2022, but worried staffers will have option to delay office return by three to five months
Russia Seeks To Fine Google, Meta On Annual Turnover
Russian regulator applies to court to fine US tech giants percentage of annual Russian turnover, over failure to remove “banned content”
Former Google Scientist Timnit Gebru Founds AI Institute
One year after her controversial exit from Alphabet's Google, AI scientist Timnit Gebru launches small lab to continue her research
Lawsuit By Former Google Staffers Cites ‘Don’t Be Evil’ Moto
Three out of the 'thanksgiving four' staff fired from Google in November 2019, hit back with lawsuit for not honouring 'don't be evil' moto
Google Increases Concessions, Amid CMA Oversight Of Cookie Removal
Google expands data pledges to address concerns of British competition regulator, overseeing tech giant's removal of third-party tracking cookies
Google To Pay Millions To Ireland In Back Taxes
Google is to pay £183m in back taxes to the Irish government, in line with its promise to halt the use of the European tax loophole
Hundreds Of Google Staff Protest Vaccine Mandate
Staff push back. At least 600 staff at Google sign manifesto opposing firm's widened Covid-19 vaccine mandate on workforce
Pentagon Seeks Cloud Contract Bids From AWS, Microsoft, Google, Oracle
Return of JEDI? US Department of Defense (DoD) last week solicited bids from cloud giants Amazon, Microsoft, Google and Oracle
YouTube Co-Founder Slams Removal Of Dislike Counts
YouTube co-founder Jawed Karim hits out at removal of public dislike counts on videos, and suggests it could 'break' the platform
Google Signs Deal For News From AFP
Five year deal signed with Agence France-Presse for news content on Google, as publishing contracts continue to be signed
Google To Invest $740 Million After Australia Clash
Clash that saw Google threaten to withdraw services from Australia altogether, to be settled with fresh investment in the country
YouTube To Hide Dislike Counts On Videos
Thumbs down? Anti-trolling measure for content creators on YouTube to stop online harassment by 'targetted dislike attacks'
Google Loses Appeal Against EU Antitrust Ruling
Google's appeal against $2.8 billion antitrust fine issued in 2017 after investigation of its price comparison shopping service, has been dismissed
High Court Blocks $4.3bn Lawsuit Over Google iPhone Tracking
Court order blocks mass lawsuit against Google, over a decade old case that involved tracking Safari users browser history