In a first, Google employees quitting in protest against defence involvement
16 May 2018
About a dozen concerned employees are resigning in protest against Google’s contract with the US Defense Department and its involvement in a controversial military pilot programme known as Project Maven
Host of new features added to Gmail: snoozing, nudging, confidential mode
25 Apr 2018
The new Gmail begins a global phased rollout today, which means it won’t be available to every one of Gmail’s 1.4 billion users right away – but the new features should be available to all soon enough, reports Jagdeep Worah
Alphabet’s Q1 net zooms 73% to $9.4 bn; revenues up 26% at $31.15 bn
24 Apr 2018
While Alphabet’s worldwide ad sales increased to $31.1 billion, advertisers are likely to limit ad-buying this year as they start complying with the new European policy, known as General Data Protection Regulation, say analysts
Google’s YouTube under fire for mining data, aiming ads at under-13 kids
10 Apr 2018
A coalition of US child advocacy and privacy groups has filed a complaint alleging that Google’s YouTube collects personal information on children under 13 and runs ads specifically aimed at them
Facebook, Google are getting too big to be governed, warns French President
04 Apr 2018
French President Emmanuel Macron says Facebook and Google were getting too big to be governed, and the US government may have to consider dismantling them, as happened with the oil majors in the early part of the 20th century
India rejects Google's proposal to roll out Street View app
28 Mar 2018
India has refused Google’s proposal to roll out its Street View application that would have enabled its users around the globe to explore the country, following objections from security forces
