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Google faces lawsuits over location-tracking practices

David Shepardson and Doina Chiacu, Reuters
Posted at Jan 25 04:31 AM

The Texas Attorney General alleged Google misled consumers by continuing to track their location even when users sought to prevent it. Read more »

Google adds visual search features in shopping, video push

Paresh Dave, Reuters
Posted at Sep 30 08:27 AM

Google users can soon combine images and text in search queries, a feature unveiled on Wednesday that could help the Alphabet Inc unit expand its role in e-commerce and dominance in online video. Read more »

Google extends remote work option due to pandemic

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Sep 01 11:50 AM

Google on Tuesday extended the option for its employees to work from home into next year due to the pandemic. Read more »

Slate of Google updates boost its smartwatch, work collaboration efforts

Paresh Dave, Reuters
Posted at May 19 11:16 AM

The announcements during the virtually-held Google I/O developer conference add up to a boost for the company's smartwatch efforts, which compete with Apple Inc, and for its collaboration tools that rival offerings from Microsoft Corp.   Read more »

Google sales top estimates on ad surge; Alphabet plans $50B buyback

Paresh Dave and Subrat Patnaik, Reuters
Posted at Apr 28 07:00 AM

The results are the first sign that Google services may hold on to gains in usage brought on by lockdowns and other pandemic restrictions. Read more »

Google Maps to feature more sustainable travel options

Art Fuentes, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 01 09:58 AM

Google Maps is getting a "green" update, allowing users to reduce their carbon footprint and choose more sustainable travel options.  Read more »

Google to invest over $7 billion in US, create 10,000 jobs: CEO

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 18 08:37 PM

Pichai said Google "wants to be a part" of America's economic recovery from the pandemic and is investing in some communities that are new to the company, as well as expanding in others across 19 states.   Read more »

Alphabet's Google posts record sales as retailers shell out for ads

Paresh Dave and Munsif Vengattil , Reuters
Posted at Feb 03 09:28 AM

Google parent Alphabet Inc on Tuesday topped quarterly sales expectations for its advertising and Cloud businesses, helped in part by the pandemic, and said it will resume big spending on hiring and facility construction.   Read more »

YouTube bans Trump for another week over inauguration violence concerns

Elizabeth Culliford and Paresh Dave, Reuters
Posted at Jan 20 07:53 AM

YouTube said on Tuesday it was extending a one-week ban on outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump uploading videos or live-streaming to his channel for at least an additional seven days. Read more »

Baidu plans smart electric vehicles company, to make cars at Geely plant: sources

Yingzhi Yang, Yilei Sun and Brenda Goh, Reuters
Posted at Jan 08 10:26 AM

BEIJING - China's Baidu Inc plans to form a company to make smart electric vehicles (EV), two sources familiar with the matter said, with manufacturing to be carried out at plants owned by automaker Geely. Read more »

Google's YouTube, Gmail recover after global outage

Reuters
Updated as of Dec 14 11:09 PM

(3rd UPDATE) Google services, including YouTube, Gmail and Google Drive, were restored for most users on Monday night, following a global outage that affected thousands. Read more »

Google delays return to office and eyes 'flexible work week'- NYT

Reuters
Posted at Dec 14 03:35 PM

Alphabet Inc's Google will allow its employees to work from home until September next year, extending the return to the office by a few months, the New York Times reported on Monday. Read more »

Google secret project gathers health data of millions of Americans-WSJ

Reuters
Updated as of Nov 12 08:21 AM

Alphabet Inc's Google is teaming up with a health-care company on a secret project to collect personal health-related information of millions of Americans across 21 states, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. Read more »