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AGs Probe Google Data Breach
October 09, 2018

The New York Attorney General and the Connecticut Attorney General are investigating the Google data breach that may have exposed the private data of at least 500,000 users. Google announced Monday (October 8) that it is shutting down Google+ after finding a security bug that made...

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Google To Appeal Record EU Fine Over Android OS
October 09, 2018

Google is readying an appeal of the European Union’s record €4.34bn fine, which it was slapped with in July over its Android mobile operating system. According to the Financial Times, Google has until Wednesday (October 10) to file an appeal with the European Court of...

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Google Assistant Can Now Book Users An Uber, Lyft Ride
October 04, 2018

Google Assistant can now help users book a car from Uber, Lyft, Ola, Grab, GO-JEK and other ridesharing services. The feature, which works with Google Assistant-enabled speakers and on phones, allows users to request a car from a specific company or place a general request...

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Google Buys Customer Service Automation Startup
October 03, 2018

Google has acquired customer service automation startup Onward for an undisclosed sum. According to reports, Onward Co-founders Rémi Cossart and Pramod Thammaiah, as well as CTO Aaron Podolny, will be joining Google as part of the deal. “With Google, we’ll be able to expand the...

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Google Provides EU With Second Shopping Report
October 02, 2018

Google has handed over a second report to European Union (EU) antitrust regulators, detailing its proposal to allow more shopping rivals to bid for ads on top of its search page. Last year, the company was hit with a €2.4 billion (nearly $2.8 billion USD)...

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Do Google And Amazon Have What It Takes For Real Friendship?
September 29, 2018

Here’s the thing: Does Google know how to yell? Or even raise its voice from time to time? Odd questions, huh? But they came to mind when considering all the new ways in which Google — and other digital operations, no doubt, but Google is...

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Analyst: Google Could Pay Apple $9B To Remain Default Search Engine
September 28, 2018

In order to remain Safari’s default search engine, Google reportedly has an arrangement with Apple. If that is the case, analysts claim the deal could be worth billions, 9to5 Google reported. Neither Apple nor Google have publicly discussed such a tie-up, but Analyst Rod Hall...

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Google Expands Data-Driven Travel-Planning Tools
September 28, 2018

Google announced it is launching new travel features that aim to make travel planning and finding the right hotel easier. “There are so many travel booking resources out there it can feel like you spend hours researching flights, hotels and sites before you feel prepared...

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Amazon, Apple, Google Talk Privacy At Senate Hearings
September 27, 2018

Executives from some of the biggest tech companies were questioned by the Senate on Wednesday (September 26) on consumer privacy. According to The Street, execs from Apple, Amazon, Alphabet, Twitter, AT&T and Charter Communications were called by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation...