European privacy regulators want Internet search engines such as Google (GOOGL.O) and Microsoft's Bing (MSFT.O) to scrub results globally, not just in Europe, when people invoke their "right to be forgotten" as ruled by an EU court.
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Britain targets multinationals that try to dodge taxes
Britain plans to introduce a tax to target multinationals such as Google Inc (GOOGL.O) and Amazon Inc (AMZN.O) accused of using complex accounting schemes to cut their payments on earnings in the country.
Google should pay authors for scanned books, U.S. appeals court told
Google Inc's massive effort to scan millions of books for a digital library violates copyright law, illegally depriving authors of licensing fees, royalties and sales, a lawyer for a group of authors told a U.S. appeals court on Wednesday.
Google to introduce child-friendly versions of products
Google Inc plans to roll out child-friendly versions of its most popular products in a bid to be "fun and safe for children", USA Today reported, quoting Pavni Diwanji, the company's vice president of engineering.
Google News: Possible GoPro Acquisition in 2015; Google Maps Update Rolled Out
A new report released by information analysis company CCS Insight provided a prediction for 2015 that has tech news sites and blogs abuzz. According to the report Predictions for 2015 and Beyond, search engine giant Google is poised to buy action camera manufacturer, GoPro Inc. in the coming year.
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The European Union's top official for digital markets said on Monday he was concerned that big tech companies may be abusing dominant positions, but he also said investigations into Google must not be rushed.
EU lawmakers will likely vote on Thursday on a motion proposing the break-up of Google (GOOGL.O) and other Internet technology companies, increasing political pressure on the bloc’s antitrust regulators to take a stronger line on the group.
The European Parliament is preparing a non-binding resolution that proposes splitting Google Inc's (GOOGL.O) search engine operations in Europe from the rest of its business as one possible option to rein in the Internet company’s dominance in the search market.
After announcing that they will be releasing the updates within 90 days after they receive Google's codes, HTC has now 'hit' their deadline.
Yahoo Inc struck a deal with Firefox maker Mozilla Corp to replace Google Inc as the default search engine on the Firefox Web browser in the United States, a move that Yahoo Chief Executive Marissa Mayer said will help boost its flagging search market share.
Finland's Nokia (NOK1V.HE) announced a brand-licensed tablet computer which runs on Google's (GOOGL.O) Android platform, just six month after the company sold its ailing phones and devices business to Microsoft (MSFT.O) for over $7 billion.
After two years of popping up at high-profile events sporting Google Glass, the gadget that transforms eyeglasses into spy-movie worthy technology, Google co-founder Sergey Brin sauntered bare-faced into a Silicon Valley red-carpet event on Sunday.
Having been granted access only for developers owning the most recent Google's (in partnership with LG) flagships (nexus devices 5, and 7) since last June 26, Android L since, has started to extend their updates to the mainstream market flagships for the smartphone manufacturing giants. The first to be granted the update, was one of the two korean OEM's - LG, as per engadget.com.
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