USA Google eyes move into smartwatch sector with bid for Fitbit Fitbit makes wearable devices that can track and store intimate health data such as heart rate, quality and length of sleep, daily steps, and distance covered during exercise. 29/10/2019
View Big tech achieving “quantum supremacy” for the first time is bad news for our privacy ǀ View Google announced it reached “quantum supremacy," a technological achievement that has huge repercussions, not only for the company and its role in the world but for all of us individuals who want to maintain a semblance of the right to privacy. 28/10/2019
USA Google claims quantum computing 'supremacy' Google says its so-called quantum computer solved a problem in minutes that would take today's best supercomputer thousands of years to crack. 23/10/2019
Ideas Google made “substantial” contributions towards climate change deniers The tech giant has been called out for funding companies who do not support environmental reform. 11/10/2019
View The new UK-US treaty on e-evidence is a welcome step but is not without its challenges | View On 3 October 2019, UK Home Secretary Priti Patel and US Attorney General William Barr signed a bilateral agreement paving the way for UK and US law enforcement agencies to obtain data more quickly from electronic service providers operating in each jurisdiction. 08/10/2019
France Google wins 'right-to-be-forgotten' fight with France Google wins 'right-to-be-forgotten' fight with France 24/09/2019
USA US states launch probe into Google as tech giants come under scrutiny Tech giants were once praised as engines of economic growth but have increasingly come under fire for allegedly misusing their clout. 10/09/2019
World YouTube shuts down 210 channels uploading videos on Hong Kong protests Google announced on Thursday that it was shutting down 210 YouTube channels that were behaving in a "coordinated manner while uploading videos related to the ongoing protests in Hong Kong". 23/08/2019
brussels bureau The Brief: Google's jobs search draws antitrust complaints from rivals Google appears to be in the firing line again for anti-competitive behaviour in Europe. The European Union is being urged to investigate the US tech giant's jobs search tool. 13/08/2019
Ideas Google pledges to make all hardware from recycled materials in 3 years The tech giant is taking a leap of faith into the world of sustainability, with three pledges to integrate ethics into the brand. 07/08/2019
Ideas From jets to yachts: Is Google's climate change camp hypocritical? The most exclusive event on the A-list calendar centred around environmental concerns this year. But were they missing something? 01/08/2019
Business EU Probes Amazon The EU has launched a formal investigation into how Amazon uses data from other merchants selling goods on its websites. 17/07/2019
World Is your Huawei smartphone useless without Google? Huawei had planned for the possibility of a US ban: the company has been developing its own operating system, it has said. 21/05/2019
USA Google halts business with Huawei after company is blacklisted The move came after President Donald Trump declared a national emergency over threats to American technology. 19/05/2019
Ideas Google’s interactive game WILL make you live more sustainably at home A new, info-packed game to learn how to reduce waste, save energy and food at home 30/04/2019
View Dr. Google is making real doctors' jobs harder. And putting patients at risk ǀ View With misleading medical news metastasizing across the internet, the management and prevention of illnesses is becoming more treacherous. 30/04/2019
France New Zealand, France join efforts to stop extremism on social media Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said in a statement that she will co-chair a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris next month that will seek to have world leaders and tech companies agree to a pledge, called the Christchurch Call, to eliminate extremist content on social media, 24/04/2019
Austria Austria is latest EU country to unveil tax targeting digital giants Austria is taking aim at tech giants the likes of Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon with the introduction of a 5% tax rate on digital companies' advertising revenues. 03/04/2019
World April Fools' Day: a selection of the best pranks from around Europe French police are calling for rabbits to join their ranks, Google discovered a way to talk to tulips: Here's a roundup of some of the best pranks. 01/04/2019
brussels bureau MEPs back divisive EU copyright overhaul Supporters say changes will protect content creators, while Google claims they will EU's creative and digital economies 26/03/2019
brussels bureau Reaction as MEPs back controversial online copyright reforms MEPs voted on Tuesday in favour of the new copyright directive, including two controversial articles that were feared will harm Europe's creative and 26/03/2019
Inspire Middle East Steve Harvey at Dubai Lynx: “Google has fooled young people” The Dubai Lynx International Festival of Creativity hosted Steve Harvey this week in the UAE. 15/03/2019
France France unveils plans for new taxes on digital giants It's "the tax of the 21st Century": French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire unveils France's draft bill for a revenue tax digital giants 06/03/2019
View Why Is This Happening? How to block Big Tech with Kashmir Hill ǀ View How soon after waking up do you check your phone? Do you compulsively refresh your Twitter feed? Can you find your way around without Google Maps? There are many obvious and tactile ways in which Silicon Valley has its hooks in our everyday lives. 19/02/2019
View Germany’s NetzDG needs help to stem online hate speech | View Online hate must be combatted, and will is not enough – we must ensure the tools we are using are as optimal as they can be. Failure on either front will mean those who spread hate online win. 23/11/2018
USA Google CEO aims to revamp company harassment policies Thousands of Google employees marched out of 40 offices around the world last week, as part of a global protest following a bombshell report from the New York Times. 08/11/2018
