Google delays Chrome’s blocking of tracking cookies to late 2023
Google’s Chrome web browser will not fully block tracking cookies until late 2023, the Alphabet Inc company said on Thursday, delaying by nearly two years...
YouTube wins user copyright fight in top EU court ruling
Google’s YouTube won its latest copyright infringement challenge after Europe’s top court said online platforms are not liable for users uploading unauthorised works unless the...
Google to change global advertising practices in landmark antitrust deal
Google said it would make changes to its global advertising business to ensure it did not abuse its dominance, bowing to antitrust pressure for the...
Should smartphones come with pre-installed apps?
by Kyriacos Nicolaou Both iPhones and smartphones using Google’s Android operating system come bundled with pre-installed applications, but is this beneficial to the consumer? An...
From dominance to a joke, Internet Explorer meets its end
Much maligned internet browser Internet Explorer has met its end, maker Microsoft has revealed. The erstwhile dominant browser is already in the process of being...
Google, BMW, Volvo, and Samsung SDI agree temporary ban on deep-sea mining
Google, BMW, Volvo and Samsung SDI are the first global companies to have signed up to a World Wildlife Fund (WWF) call for a moratorium...
Russia sues tech giants for ‘enabling’ illegal protests
Russian authorities are suing five social media platforms for allegedly failing to delete posts urging children to take part in illegal protests, the Interfax news...
Australia calls out Google for “experiment” blocking some news sites
Australia urged Google on Thursday to “focus on paying for original content, not blocking it” after the internet giant said it was running tests that...
Google trial judge suggests potential trial date, and it’s in 2023
The judge hearing the U.S. Justice Department’s antitrust case against Alphabet Inc’s Google suggested a trial date of Sept. 12, 2023, on Friday. U.S. District...
Google critics demand swift EU antitrust action
A group of 165 companies and industry bodies have called on EU antitrust enforcers to take a tougher line against Google, saying the U.S. tech...
Android 11 features trickle down to older versions
The eleventh release of Google’s Android mobile operating system was unveiled a few weeks ago, with a few stability-bolstering bug fixes being rolled out soon...
Former Google CEO applies for Cypriot citizenship
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt reportedly applied to obtain Cypriot citizenship, according to US technology news website Recode. Recode carried a copy of a notice,...
Google unveils new products in virtual event
Earlier this week, Google unveiled a number of new hardware products through a live event which the company streamed online, including smartphones, a new Nest...
Google offers data pledge in bid to win EU okay for Fitbit buy
Alphabet Inc’s Google has offered not to use health data of fitness tracker company Fitbit to help it target ads in an attempt to address...
Google co-founders step aside as Pichai takes helm of parent Alphabet
Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin are stepping aside as leaders of the Internet behemoth they founded 21 years ago, ending an extraordinary run...
Google bars elections ads from using political leanings, voter data
Alphabet Inc’s Google will stop giving advertisers the ability to target election ads using data such as public voter records and general political affiliations, the company said...
U.S. to probe French plan to tax tech companies
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, July 10 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday ordered an investigation into France’s planned tax on technology companies, a...
Google and Durham University ‘virtually’ bring buffer zone to life
Cyprus is one of three places used for the project ‘Portraits of No Man’s Land’, launched on Google Arts and Culture this week and prepared...
Apple touts privacy in web sign-on war with Facebook, Google
By Stephen Nellis Apple Inc on Monday a “Sign In With Apple” function this week to rival Facebook and Google web login accounts, drawing a contrast with...
EU lawmakers back copyright reforms targeting Google, Facebook
By Foo Yun Chee STRASBOURG, March 26 (Reuters) – EU lawmakers have endorsed an overhaul of the bloc’s two-decade old copyright rules, which will force...