Google unveiled a set of measures Tuesday to keep children safe online, including a way for teens to upload videos in a private setting and a safeguard for ads shown to minors.

Google and YouTube update their child safety features; Under-18s to be aggressively protected

Apple Inc on Thursday said it will implement a system that checks photos on iPhones in the United States before they are uploaded to its iCloud storage services to ensure the upload does not match known images of child sexual abuse.

Apple to check iCloud photo uploads for child abuse images

Google's parent Alphabet unveiled a new "moonshot" project to develop software for robotics which could be used in a wide range of industries. To expand beyond its main search and advertising business, Google in 2015 established Alphabet as a holding company overseeing various "other bets", ranging from its autonomous vehicle unit to helium balloons that provide solar-powered internet services in remote areas.

Google's parent Alphabet launches new robotics software company Intrinsic

We all use Google Maps, it has become inseparable part of our lives. There may be glitches here and there, but we trust the navigation it offers. But what if we told you that Google Maps is under fire for showing a "potentially fatal" route.

Google Maps criticised for showing 'fatal' route to Ben Nevis peak

France on Tuesday fined Google $593 million for failing to negotiate with news publishers over their content under EU copyright rules. The US tech giant however asserted that it had acted in "good faith throughout the entire process".

France fines Google $593 million over news copyright row

Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Alphabet and Google, has warned that the free and open internet is under threat around the world, with numerous countries impeding information flow.

Google chief Sundar Pichai warns about threats to free and open internet in countries

Work-from-home has been the new normal in pandemic times. Some of us may like WFH and some of us won't. All is fine till everyone is treated fairly in corporate decisions.

Senior Google executive who opposed work-from-home to move to New Zealand to work remotely: Report

Dozens of US state attorneys general filed an antitrust lawsuit in federal court against Alphabet Inc's Google on Wednesday, according to an entry in the court docket.

Big Tech in trouble: Dozens of US states sue Google alleging antitrust violations 

Led by World Wide Web Foundation (WWWF), social media giants Google, Facebook, Twitter and TikTok have taken a pledge to tackle gender-based online violence. This announcement was made during the Paris summit of the UN Women’s forum on gender equality.

Facebook, Google, TikTok & Twitter vow to stop online gender abuse

Australia's competition watchdog said on Thursday it issued draft proposals to authorise regional newspaper industry group, Country Press Australia, to negotiate with Google and Facebook for payments for news content on their platforms.

Australian regulator may authorise media group talks with Google, Facebook

Alphabet Inc's Google on Wednesday announced measures to clamp down on financial fraud on its platform in Britain, saying it will require all financial services to be verified by the regulator before they are allowed to advertise.

Google to introduce measures to curb online financial scams in UK

Facebook India and Google India have been asked to appear before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information and Technology on June 29. Media reports citing sources said the committee will hear from the companies about protecting citizens' rights and preventing the misuse of social or online news media platforms, with a special focus on women's security in the digital domain.

Misuse of social media: Parliamentary committee summons Google, Facebook on June 29

The EU launched a wide-ranging antitrust probe against Google Tuesday over concerns that it is using its technology to keep out rivals in the lucrative online advertising market.

EU launches antitrust probe against Google over online ads

The seeds of a company’s downfall, it is often said in the business world, are sown when everything is going great. It is hard to argue that things aren’t going great for Google.

Google executives see cracks in their company’s success

For many years, the vicious cycle has spun: Websites solicit lurid, unverified complaints about supposed cheaters, sexual predators, deadbeats and scammers. People slander their enemies.

Google seeks to break vicious cycle of online slander

On Feb. 6, 2018, Apple received a grand jury subpoena for the names and phone records connected to 109 email addresses and phone numbers. It was one of the more than 250 data requests that the company received on average from US law enforcement each week at the time.

Tech giants are plunged into political firestorm

Google Photos has ended its free, limitless storage on June 1 after years of delivering unlimited free photo backups. This Google-developed photo sharing and storage service was unveiled in May 2015, and is a spinoff of Google+, the company's discontinued social network.

Google ends unlimited free photo storage: Here are alternatives for you with pricing

After ruling that Google had exploited its dominating market position for putting online adverts, France's competition regulator 'Autorite de la Concurrence' penalised it 220 million euros ($267 million).

France slaps Google with $267 million fine for online ad dominance

Zee News, one of India's premium Hindi news channels, and WION, the global news and views channel from the Zee Group, have expanded their footprint by integrating their news service into Google Assistant.

Zee News, WION now on Google Assistant

Google’s first office was a cluttered Silicon Valley garage crammed with desks resting on sawhorses. In 2003, five years after its founding, the company moved into a sprawling campus called the Googleplex.

Google’s plan for the future of work: Privacy robots and balloon walls

Google on Wednesday clarified that its search engine is not classified to be part of the new IT intermediary guidelines 2021, urging the Delhi High Court to set aside an order that puts Google Search as part of the new IT rules.

Google says its search engine not classified as part of new IT rules in India

After offering unlimited free photo backups for years, Google Photos is now ending its free unlimited storage on June 1. From then on, any photo users upload -- including compressed "storage saver" pics -- counts toward their Google Drive storage limit unless it comes from a Pixel phone, Engadget reported.

Google Photos is ending its free unlimited storage today

Alphabet Inc's Google is nearing a settlement of an antitrust investigation in France over allegations it abused its power in online advertising, and will likely pay a fine and institute operational changes, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.

Google nears settlement of French antitrust case: Report

In a bid to help protect browsing history and search activities of its users from others to see, Google will now let them password-protect the page that shows their searches.

Now password-protect Google page that reflects your searches

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