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Tax inspectors raid Google's Spanish offices

Spanish tax inspectors have raided Google’s offices in Madrid as part of an ongoing investigation into possible tax evasion.

Business Line

Brexit fears and the future according to Google

With the Brexit referendum less than a month away, Business Line examines the latest economic arguments from both sides, and our IT focus is Google I/O.

Business Series

Google Paris HQ raided by French investigators over tax payments

French investigators carried out a dawn raid on the Paris headquarters of US internet giant Google in a probe over tax payments.

USA

Google and Fiat to team up on self drive cars

Google which has been testing self-driving cars since 2009 is going one step further in the development of the technology. It is has agreed with car

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Europe News

Google hit with EU anti-trust charge over Android 'dominance'

The European Commission accused Google on Wednesday of unfairly trying to crush rivals to its Android smartphone operating system. Marghete Vestager

World News

EU charges Google with abusing Android dominance

The charge comes after a year-long investigation.

World News

Who discovered the UK? And other questions Europeans are asking Google ahead of the Brexit referendum

Having asked Google to let us know what the UK is wondering about the EU and the Brexit referendum, we now present you with the top questions being

Business Series

New smaller and cheaper Apple iPhone

Apple has launched a cheaper iPhone with a smaller screen. It’s aimed at developing countries and possibly China, the world’s biggest smartphone

Business Line

Migrants in Germany and Google in Russia

German Chancellor Angela Merkel says her party had a ‘hard day’ after the anti-immigrant party AfD made big gains in state elections, campaigning

Korea

No match for mere mortals: Google's AlphaGo wins Go series

Machine has triumphed over man in the complicated board game Go. The man in question, South Korean professional Lee Sedol, is one of the world’s top

Business Series

Alphabet spells out big profit, overtakes Apple as most valuable company

Alphabet has overtaken Apple in market value after Google's parent company reported strong results, but the question is how long will that last?

Business Series

Pressure mounts on Google over controversial UK tax deal

British cabinet minister Patrick McLoughlin is the latest politician to join the chorus of concern over Google's controversial tax payments agreement with the UK tax authorities.

Business Series

Google UK tax deal sparks anger

Some UK politicians have spoken out against a back tax deal under which it will pay what has been called a "derisory" sum to settle claims covering a 10-year period.

United Kingdom

UK: Google pays back tax millions but critics lash out

Internet giant Google has agreed to pay a decade’s worth of back taxes in Britain, amid claims that it and other multinationals have been avoiding

Economy

Blackberry aims to regain market share with first Android phone

After years of relying on its own software, Blackberry is to break with tradition and use Google’s Android operating system. The Canadian group’s

Economy

Amazon to stop selling Apple and Google streaming devices

Amazon is to stop selling streaming devices from Apple and Google that aren’t easily compatible with its own video service. It has told its sales

Economy

Google and Microsoft call lawsuit truce over patents

Google and Microsoft have agreed to bury the hatchet and end their long-running patent feud, dropping up to 20 legal cases in the United States and

USA

Google Science Fair: Teenagers will change the world

The most unusual children’s ideas can turn into real research projects, which can bring their creators glory, money and potential future success. On

Business Line

Business Line: interest rates, the key to life

It’s been all about the central banks interest rates over the last few weeks. Some have been cut, some raised, others – not changed at all. Why are

USA

Google ends it search for new logo

Web giant Google has unveiled a new logo to reflect its ‘presence across many different platforms’. Visitors to Google’s homepage were greeted with