Exclusive: Google sets roadblocks to stop distracted driver legislation
(Reuters) – Google is lobbying officials in at least three U.S. states to stop proposed restrictions on driving with headsets such as Google Glass, marking...
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Google prepares 34-city push for ultra-fast Fiber service
(Reuters) – Google Inc is exploring a major expansion of its super-fast Fiber TV and Internet service, which could extend the nascent network to 34...
Google bought $750 million Lenovo stake on January 30: Hong Kong exchange
(Reuters) – Internet search company Google Inc bought a 5.94 percent stake in China’s Lenovo Group Ltd last month for $750 million, according to a...
Web companies give first look at secret government data requests
(Reuters) – Facebook, Microsoft, Yahoo and Google on Monday began publishing details about the number of secret government requests for data they receive, hoping to...
Yahoo Could Challenge Google Now Courtesy of Latest Acquisition
Personal-Assistant App Maker Incredible Labs Joins the Yahoo Team. It’s been a busy week for Marissa Mayer. Yahoo’s CEO has snapped up yet another start-up...
DOJ: Google, Microsoft Allowed NSA Request Transparency
The Justice Department announced Monday tech companies, including Google, Microsoft and Facebook, will be allowed to disclose more information on data requests about user accounts...
Google to buy artificial intelligence company DeepMind
(Reuters) – Google Inc said on Sunday it had agreed to acquire privately held artificial intelligence company DeepMind Technologies Ltd. Technology news website Re/code, which...
Why Google Android software is not as free or open-source as you may think
Basic Android software may be free, but it doesn’t include the apps that make up Google’s mobile services. • This article was amended on 24...
Google set to face Intellectual Ventures in landmark patent trial
(Reuters) – Intellectual Ventures is set to square off this week against Google Inc’s Motorola Mobility unit in the first trial that the multibillion-dollar patent-buying...