Belgium Commission must block Google's merger with Fitbit: data protection NGO Privacy International, the European Consumer Organisation and some US lawmakers have raised concerns about Google's access to sensitive health data if it acquires Fitbit. 17/06/2020
The Cube Did Google really delete Churchill's photo during protests? Fact-check: Did Google really delete Churchill's photo during protests? | #TheCube 16/06/2020
Fashion Google and WWF use artificial intelligence to revolutionise fashion With WWF's environmental know-how and Google AI, the platform will help brands to make sustainable decisions. 11/06/2020
World Apple and Google to harness phones for coronavirus infection tracking Apple and Google to harness phones for coronavirus infection tracking 10/04/2020
USA Apple and Google say they'll work together to trace spread of coronavirus via smartphones New tools could enable people and health authorities to track the virus using bluetooth proximity data from their smartphones. 10/04/2020
USA Ex-Google engineer pleads guilty to stealing secret files Self-driving car engineer Anthony Levandowski was charged with stealing documents containing trade secrets. 20/03/2020
View Privacy is overrated. It’s time Big Tech made the positive case for harvesting our data ǀ View There are lots of people telling us how concerned we should be about giving up our data - but almost no one can tell us exactly why. And even fewer people are reminding us that privacy is a small price to pay for what tech platforms have created for our lives, economies and societies. 27/02/2020
Luxembourg Google takes appeal against €2.4bn fine to European Court of Justice The European Court of Justice is hearing Google's appeal over a 2017 sanction for anti-competitive behaviour. 14/02/2020
brussels bureau Tech giants are serious about lobbying in Brussels Data protection, copy right, and digital tax. As the EU tries to regulate internet sectors big American companies boost their lobbying in the European capital 14/01/2020
Good Morning Europe France calls on US to 'come to its senses' on digital tax retaliation The French Finance Minister has warned the United States against retaliatory tariffs in response to the French Digital Tax. The US Trade Representative is holding a public hearing on Tuesday to discuss a response; it's already condemned the French measures as protectionist. 06/01/2020
USA Google chief Pichai takes over parent Alphabet as Page, Brin step down “Alphabet and Google no longer need two CEOs and a President," Brin and Page said in a blog announcement on Tuesday. 03/12/2019
Good Morning Europe Google's Stadia launches to snags and praise Google's streamed gaming platform Stadia launches with high expectations- but it's still early days for the ambitious project. 19/11/2019
View A glass ceiling in male-dominated Big Tech is keeping innovating women from making their mark ǀ View Far from being a safe haven where diverse voices can be heard and respected, new media platforms are often reflecting the worst prejudices of the older media when it comes to minorities - including women. 12/11/2019
Business Google buys Fitbit Google will buy Fitbit for almost 2 billion euros, trying to succeed at the market for fitness trackers and smart watches. 01/11/2019
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
