Google fires employee behind anti-diversity memo
Alphabet Inc`s Google has fired an employee who wrote an internal memo that ascribed gender inequality in the technology industry to biological differences.
Aug 08, 2017, 09:15 AM IST
Adobe to pull plug on Flash, ending an era
Adobe, along with partners Apple Inc, Microsoft Corp, Alphabet Inc`s Google, Facebook Inc and Mozilla Corp, said support for Flash will ramp down across the internet in phases over the next three years.
Jul 26, 2017, 08:27 AM IST
Google CEO Sundar Pichai joins Alphabet board of directors
Pichai joined Google in 2004 and helped lead the development of key consumer products which are now used by over a billion people.
Jul 25, 2017, 11:36 AM IST
Alphabet adds to cash pile despite higher costs, antitrust fine
Alphabet, the owner of Google and YouTube, said it made $3.5 billion in net income on sales of $26 billion.
Jul 25, 2017, 09:04 AM IST
Google redesigns mobile search app with personalized 'feed'
Google on Wednesday announced an overhaul of its search app on mobile phones to include a personalized feed of links about hobbies, travel, sports and other topics, a move that puts the search company into more direct competition with social networks such as Facebook.
Jul 19, 2017, 12:52 PM IST
Google to push for law enforcement to have more access to overseas data
Alphabet Inc`s Google will press US lawmakers on Thursday to update laws on how governments access customer data stored on servers located in other countries, hoping to address a mounting concern for both law enforcement officials and Silicon Valley.
Jun 23, 2017, 10:38 AM IST
Google opens up digital assistant to iPhone
Announcing on Wednesday that it would make its digital assistant available on Apple Inc's iPhone, Alphabet Inc's Google opened up the tool to a key high-end segment of the technology market.
May 18, 2017, 00:08 AM IST
YouTube tweaks ad strategy to curb content stealing
Alphabet Inc`s YouTube said on Thursday it would place ads on channels only if they reach 10,000 views as it tries to weed out people who make money on the site by stealing content from other sources.
Apr 07, 2017, 09:17 AM IST
YouTube unveils India mobile app for spotty Internet signals
Alphabet Inc`s Google said on Tuesday it would roll out a mobile YouTube application designed for India, boosting the search company`s presence in a burgeoning market with spotty Internet access.
Apr 05, 2017, 09:10 AM IST
Self-driving cars coming to public roads of Ontario, Canada
Automated vehicles from the University of Waterloo and the Erwin Hymer Group auto manufacturer have also been approved for testing, Ontario said in a statement.
Nov 29, 2016, 00:23 AM IST
Google reaches agreement with CBS Corp for Internet TV service
Google is looking to offer a "skinny" bundle priced between $30 and $40 a month, the source said.
Oct 20, 2016, 08:46 AM IST
Google expected to unveil new phones at San Francisco event
Alphabet Inc`s Google is expected to unveil new smartphones at an event on Tuesday, the company`s latest effort to sell consumers on a Google-branded device and to challenge Apple Inc at the high end of the market.
Oct 04, 2016, 11:30 AM IST
Google rebrands cloud business, adds more artificial intelligence
Alphabet Inc`s Google said on Thursday it renamed its business-to-business cloud computing brand and enhanced some enterprise applications using artificial intelligence, the company`s latest gambit to better compete with Amazon.com and Microsoft Corp. in the lucrative cloud business.
Sep 30, 2016, 11:01 AM IST
Google may face Indonesia tax bill of over $400 mn for 2015
Indonesia plans to pursue Alphabet Inc`s Google for five years of back taxes, and the search giant could face a bill of more than $400 million for 2015 alone if it is found to have avoided tax payments.
Sep 19, 2016, 15:29 PM IST
Google to buy cloud software company Apigee for $625 million
Alphabet Inc`s Google said on Thursday it is acquiring cloud software company Apigee Corp in a deal valued at about $625 million, the tech giant’s latest effort to claim a greater share of the lucrative cloud business.
Sep 09, 2016, 08:44 AM IST
US, European markets split as Apple hit with $14.5 billion tax bill
European and US equities markets went in opposite directions, with Wall Street in negative territory after European officials ordered Apple to pay $14.5 billion in back taxes.
Aug 31, 2016, 03:12 AM IST
US company sues Google; claims search engine giant stole their idea
According to a report in The Verge, Space Data Corporation alleges in its complaint against Google, it was they who had developed the technology nearly a decade back, and were in talks with with the search giant as well.
Jun 17, 2016, 11:26 AM IST
Church of England defends Google investments
Alphabet Inc is listed as the most valuable equity holding of the church's USD 10 billion investment fund in 2015, although its exact value was not revealed.
May 17, 2016, 00:51 AM IST
Google, Ford, Uber launch coalition to further self-driving cars
Alphabet Inc`s Google unit , Ford Motor Co , the ride-sharing service Uber [UBER.UL] and two other companies said on Tuesday they are forming a coalition to push for federal action to help speed self-driving cars to market.
Apr 27, 2016, 09:07 AM IST
Kanye West asks Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg $1 billion for his ''ideas''
Rapper and fashion designer Kanye West, who says he is $53 million in debt, has asked Facebook Inc`s Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg to invest $1 billion into his "ideas."
Feb 16, 2016, 17:51 PM IST
