Fraud case: Google to fight Minnesota cops’ warrant for data
18 Mar 2017
Police searching for a suspect in a Minnesota wire fraud case have obtained a warrant for the records of anyone who searched Google for the victim's name, a broad-reaching request that Google said it plans to fight
Gmail introduces direct video streaming facility
17 Mar 2017
Google trains computers to detect breast cancer
07 Mar 2017
Gmail users can now receive 50-MB mails
03 Mar 2017
YouTube to offer live TV streaming service
02 Mar 2017
Google's-parent Alphabet sues Uber for ‘stealing’ autonomous car tech
24 Feb 2017
Alphabet contends that a manager at its autonomous car subsidiary Waymo took technical data with him when he left to launch a competing venture that went on to become Otto, Uber's self-driving vehicle unit, in a reported $680- million deal
Google, Microsoft agree to block piracy sites in UK-brokered deal
21 Feb 2017
For the first time, global tech giants Google and Microsoft have agreed to tighten up their search engines as part of a crackdown on piracy sites illegally streaming events and films
Alphabet’s Project Loon hits high gear despite Lankan snag
18 Feb 2017
Advances in artificial intelligence-infused navigation software have significantly sped up Google’s plans to deploy Project Loon internet balloons to serve remote regions of the world
Google to ban torrent sites soon
13 Feb 2017
Google overtakes Apple as world’s most valuable brand
04 Feb 2017
Apple has "overexploited the goodwill of its customers" and "repeatedly disillusioned its advocates with tweaks when material changes were expected", says the latest Brand Finance Gobal 500 report
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India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
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Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
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