World news about “Google” published by euronews.
Google denies misleading over tax A top Google executive has denied that his company misled British authorities over the minimising of its tax bill there. Matt Brittin told the… 16/05/2013
Germany: Google ordered to act over auto-complete function Internet giant Google has been ordered to clean up its search engine results. A German federal court says it must take steps to ensure terms produced by an… 15/05/2013
Google’s Palestine polarises opinion on statehood impact Google’s decision last week to put the name “Palestine” on its search page for the Palestinian territories has brought strong reactions both in favour and… 06/05/2013
Google report highest ever government censorship requestsGoogle’s latest data shows the number of requests from governments to remove content from its services is higher than ever before. The ‘Transparency… 26/04/2013
Profits up for Google and Microsoft Google’s core Internet advertising business saw its net revenue rise by 23 percent in the first three months of the year even as its Motorola mobile phone… 19/04/2013
Write your digital will with Google“I leave all my personal data to my beloved Google”… This could be your final wish when you decide to disconnect from the digital world forever, or when you… 12/04/2013
Six EU countries take action against Google’s privacy policyRegulators in Google’s largest European markets are taking joint action to try and force the company to overhaul its privacy policy. Led by France, groups… 02/04/2013
Google: search and smellThe famous search engine is firing in all directions. Each month, each week, the Mountain View company offers new features or applications. On Monday… 01/04/2013
Google offers virtual tour of ‘ghost-town’ FukushimaFor the last two years Fukushima has been a strictly no-go area, but not any more. Google Street View has published the first video images of the buildings… 28/03/2013
Google puts its Reader to sleep, outrage ensuesGoogle Reader, the Internet giant’s RSS reader is to be shut down on July 1, 2013. Google announced the news in a blog post titled “A second spring of… 14/03/2013
Google bosses share big bonus Google is paying the equivalent of 11.5 million euros in cash bonuses to four of its top bosses. Executive chairman Eric Schmidt gets 4.6 million euros… 13/03/2013
World gets first look at Google Glass “Ok Glass, record the video…” Google has unveiled the first demo video of its much-awaited Google Glass, what it calls the future of “wearable technology”… 21/02/2013
Google’s results shine Google earnings from its core internet business came in much better than many analysts had predicted during the crucial fourth quarter of last year. They… 23/01/2013
Google denies donkey hit-and-runGoogle has denied killing a donkey on a road in Botswana after some people accused one of its cars of a hit-and-run while taking pictures for its Street View… 17/01/2013
2012 – a boom year for mobile and tablets appsPhoto credit FlickR/philcampbell Last year was the best year yet for mobile and tablet apps, now key players in the digital world. If Angry Birds… 08/01/2013
EU says no let-up on Google European Union competition regulators says they will press ahead with a probe into whether Google hurt rivals by manipulating internet searches, despite … 04/01/2013
euronews hangs out with with Google Vice President Ben GomesAt the LeWeb 12 conference in Paris, euronews’ Mark Davis hosted a Google+ Hangout with Google Vice President Ben Gomes. Gomes answered questions from Davis… 04/12/2012
euronews Business Awards The public has voted: James Street and Neil Waller got the Euronews Business Award in the category Going International. Six years ago the two unusual young… 30/11/2012
Novel Traveller’s Guide gets Business Award London is where they work, but Marbella is where this journey started for two unusual young men. Who are they? And what is My Destination? Not to mention… 28/11/2012
Business Award for model-breaking Language Learning “I launched a marketing campaign, especially through social networks. We are present on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn, which is the right way to go viral,”… 28/11/2012
Customer key to Business Award for CentreCourt.de “I would say, if you have a vision, an idea stick to that. If you have an idea, you have to believe in it and even if the situation is not that good you have… 28/11/2012
Multinationals tax affairs under UK government spotlight The United Kingdom government has its eye on coffee. There is mounting concern in the United Kingdom that Starbucks is not paying its way, with the company… 12/11/2012
Google tries to reassure after results shock The pain continued for Google on Friday after its shares went into freefall in the previous session and a number brokerages cut their price targets. The… 19/10/2012
Explore Great Barrier Reef… without getting wet First it was roads, now Google are mapping reefs. Photos of six stunning underwater locations have just been released, among them Australia’s Great Barrier… 04/10/2012
Tech lobbying powerhouse set to open doors in WashingtonGoogle, Amazon.com, eBay, Facebook and other Internet companies have formed a lobbying group called The Internet Association to tackle regulatory and… 20/09/2012
Winner and losers from the Samsung Apple clash Samsung’s big loss to Apple in a potentially game changing US patent lawsuit over smartphones meant a dramatic fall in the South Korean company’s shares in… 27/08/2012
Yahoo gets ‘geek’ boss from Google Yahoo has poached one of Google’s top engineers as its latest chief executive to try to restore it as an Internet powerhouse. Marissa Mayer will be Yahoo’s… 17/07/2012
Google checks the specs Looking for the next big thing in computing, Google says a consumer version of its electronic eyewear will be on sale in less than two years. The computer… 28/06/2012
Apple wants a slice of the SatNav pie Apple wants to upstage Google in navigation systems for mobile devices, and this benefits TomTom. The European GPS leader was chosen by the American company… 12/06/2012
Opera Software – Facebook’s next acquisition? The Norwegian internet browser company Opera Software’s share price was boosted by a rumour that Facebook is keen to buy it to gain greater access to mobile… 29/05/2012
Google stock split to keep founders in control Google is changing the structure of its shares to ensure that the company’s founders – Larry Page and Sergey Brin – maintain control. Each current share… 13/04/2012
Samsung unveils latest Android phone Samsung has unveiled its first smartphone running on Google’s latest version of the Android operating system. It will enable the South Korean company to… 19/10/2011
Google to buy Motorola Mobility for 12.5 bln dollars Google agreed on Monday to a deal to buy mobile handset maker Motorola Mobility for 12.5 billion dollars (8.6 billion euros). It will the biggest… 16/08/2011
Google to buy Motorola Mobility The world’s biggest search engine Google is to buy US mobile phone maker Motorola Mobility for just over 8.5 billion euros. Analysts say that far more… 15/08/2011
Google sued by French competitor French search engine company 1PlusV is suing Google for 295 million euros in lost profits. It accuses Google of using its market dominance to block the… 28/06/2011
PayPal sues Google over trade secrets Google and two of its executives are being sued by EBay’s online payment unit, PayPal, which claims they stole trade secrets related to mobile payment… 27/05/2011
Russia’s Yandex a hit as it starts trading Shares of Russian internet search engine Yandex shot up on their first day of trading on the Nasdaq. The company’s initial public offering – which was the… 24/05/2011
Apple tops list of most valuable brands Apple has become the world’s most valuable brand. The iPhone makers have ended internet search company Google’s four year reign at the top. Last year Apple… 09/05/2011
Microsoft complains about Google in Europe Two American mega-firms go head-to-head in Europe: Microsoft has filed a complaint with the European Commission saying that Google is obstructing free… 31/03/2011
Walk around world’s top galleries – at home If you are one of those people who mean to visit more museums and galleries but keep putting it off, the excuses are running out. The Google Art Project means… 03/02/2011
France reaches landmark deal with GoogleFrance has inked a landmark agreement with Google, under which the web giant will pay 60 million euros into a new fund to help media outlets increase their… 01/02/2013
North Korea finally gets Google mappedFrom its spooky gulags to its underground subways, North Korea’s morphology, geography and road network is now visible to all on the Google Maps… 30/01/2013
Google boss urges greater freedom on North Korea visitNorth Korean officials have been showing off their limited internet facilities to a group of prominent Americans that includes the head of Google. The… 09/01/2013
What the world searched for most in 2012From Whitney Houston to Gangnam Style, from Hurricane Sandy to the London Olympics, search engine Google has published its list of the most sought-after terms… 14/12/2012
euronews Business AwardsThe public has voted: James Street and Neil Waller got the Euronews Business Award in the category Going International. Six years ago the two unusual young… 30/11/2012
Scientists fail to find fantasy islandFor the last 10 years Sandy Island in the Pacific has featured on maps and satellite images, but as it lay in a little-explored region of the ocean off the… 23/11/2012
Google plummets as disappointing earnings released earlyGoogle is blaming a printing blunder for its shares nosedive after the early release of a disappointing earnings report. The details – showing third quarter… 19/10/2012
Google chief arrested under election coverage lawGoogle’s most senior executive in Brazil has been questioned by police after an alleged violation of electoral law. It’s claimed the company failed to take… 27/09/2012
YouTube under fire over anti-Islam filmYouTube is coming under pressure from governments worldwide over the film said to insult Islam. Parent firm Google has already rejected a request from the… 19/09/2012
Germany’s former first lady denies escort rumoursThe wife of former German president, Bettina Wulff has published a new autobiography in which she rejects allegations that she once worked as an escort. Her… 12/09/2012
Google glasses raise privacy fearsThis is the future as seen through technology giant Google’s web-based digital glasses. The video posted on youtube shows how Google’s services can be… 06/04/2012
Nelson Mandela archive goes onlineA digital archive of the life of South Africa’s apartheid struggle hero Nelson Mandela has gone online to help remind future generations of the country’s… 28/03/2012
Deep concerns over Google’s use of user infoThe new privacy policy introduced by the internet giant Google has raised ‘deep concerns’ among European data protection agencies about its legality. Google… 01/03/2012
US web firms protest anti-piracy billUS Internet firms protested on Wednesday against an anti-piracy bill they say will encourage web censorship. Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia, has shut… 18/01/2012
The Internet, Google and freedom of expressionWilliam Echikson is in charge of Google’s Free Expression Policy and PR in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. We asked for his thoughts on the prospects for… 28/11/2011
The internet’s: facing the opportunities and the dangers aheadJean-Marc Tassetto is the director of Google, France. He spoke to us of the opportunities that those forging tomorrow’s internet will be trying to create, and… 28/11/2011
Sp@nish elections: the race for web supremacyIt’s fair to say the Spanish election race has failed to get hearts racing with excitement. In fact rather than a ‘race’ it resembles a fatigued shuffle… 18/11/2011
Google launches its own online music storeGoogle has become the latest tech company to venture into the music industry and has launched its own online music store. The world’s largest search company… 17/11/2011
Facebook launches video chat with SkypeFacebook and Skype are joining forces to bring video chat to the social networking site. The service, initially limited to one-to-one video calling, will be… 07/07/2011
Google hackers invaded accounts months agoThe hackers who broke into Google’s email service Gmail had access to accounts for months says the Internet security expert who discovered the breach… 02/06/2011
Prank of the day: Gmail gets physicalGmail Motion is a revolutionary product that uses a computer’s webcam to receive physical movements as commands for e-mailing. A nerd in a blue T-shirt with… 01/04/2011
Egyptian protesters find a new figureheadTahrir Square is still packed with demonstrators but three weeks in, keeping up the momentum of the protests in Cairo is becoming a concern. And now, the… 08/02/2011
Google goes 20,000 leagues under the seaTo mark the 183rd anniversary of the birth of the French writer Jules Verne, search engine Google has given its logo an aquatic feel. Visitors to the home… 08/02/2011
Google executive released after detention in EgyptEgyptian authorities have released a senior Google executive who has been missing since violent protest erupted in the country. Wael Ghonim, head of… 07/02/2011
Google co-founder Page to become chief executiveGoogle’s co-founder Larry Page will take charge of day to day operations at the US internet search giant in April. The surprise shake-up sees him replacing… 21/01/2011
Google gets through to IranFor the first time ever, Iranian internauts can download three Google products: the Chrome navigator, Google Earth, and the Picasa image manager. A … 20/01/2011
EU opens formal investigation into GoogleInternet giant Google is being investigated by the European Commission amid complaints that it has abused its dominant market position. A number of smaller… 01/12/2010
EU launches inquiry into GoogleAn EU investigation has begun into allegations that Google has abused a dominant position among online search service providers. It follows complaints by… 30/11/2010
Google faces UK privacy probeGoogle faces an investigation by the UK’s privacy watchdog after it owned up on Monday to copying emails and passwords from home computers. The firm says… 25/10/2010
Italy orders Google to stop collecting Wifi dataItaly has ordered US internet giant Google to stop downloading Wifi information through its Street View cars. Currently, the camera equipped vehicles pick… 21/09/2010
Click no more: Google launches Instant searchGoogle has launched its new ‘Instant’ technology for its search engine. Google Instant displays a full page of search results even as users are still typing… 09/09/2010
Google launches Gmail phone callsInternet search engine Google is taking on the phone companies and web calling service Skype. It has added the ability to directly call landlines and… 26/08/2010
Oracle sues Google over AndroidOracle has accused Google of patent and copyright infringement over parts of the Android computer software used for smartphones. It launched a law suit in… 13/08/2010
Google grants Germans Street View opt-outGoogle says Germans can opt out of its Street View navigation service for privacy reasons. The service maps out real-life street scenes that users can see… 11/08/2010
Google profit disappointsGoogle’s quarterly profit came in weaker than analysts had predicted, the first time that has happened in two years. Higher expenses offset a 24 percent… 16/07/2010
China renews Google’s operating licenceSearch engine Google has said that it has been given the go-ahead by Beijing to continue operating its Chinese web site following a censorship row. That… 09/07/2010
Google sees ad reboundA rebound in internet advertising meant Google posted a 23 percent jump in quarterly revenue to the equivalent of five billion euros. It said: “Large… 16/04/2010
China angry at Google withdrawalSupporters of the internet giant Google have left flowers and lit candles outside its China headquarters after the company closed down its search engine… 23/03/2010
China says Google “wrong” to stop censoringChina has angrily criticised Google’s decision to stop censoring its internet search results in the country. The US company is redirecting users to its… 23/03/2010
Google redirects Chinese users to uncensored siteChina has reacted angrily to Google’s decision to redirect Chinese users to its internet search services in Hong Kong. Beijing said the US company had made… 23/03/2010
Google.cn users redirected to Hong Kong siteGoogle has announced it is moving its China internet search service to Hong Kong. google.cn has been deleted and users are being redirected to the company’s… 22/03/2010
Chinese internet users await Google announcementGoogle has stayed tight-lipped over reports that it is about to announce it is pulling out of China. Media reports claim an announcement is… 22/03/2010
Still no settlement between Google and BeijingAmid the ongoing speculation, its being claimed a group of advertisers has written to Google demanding to know what plans to do in China. It follows reports… 19/03/2010
Google reportedly planning to pull out of ChinaIt seems that Google may have found the great firewall of China too hard to breach. The UK Financial Times says talks between Shanghai and the world’s… 13/03/2010
Italy gives Google a million books to scanUp to million books are set to be given a new lease of life as part of a digital deal between Italy and Google. The internet search giant is to scan the… 12/03/2010
Google attacks Italy’s privacy lawsA row over internet freedom has erupted in Italy following the conviction of three Google executives for breaking the country’s privacy laws. The trio… 26/02/2010
Google to appeal bullying video sentencesThe internet giant Google has said it will appeal against the sentences handed down to three of its executives, who were convicted by a court in Milan after a… 24/02/2010
Google convicted over video of bullied Down’s boyAn Italian court has convicted three Google executives of breach of privacy and given each a six month suspended jail sentence. They were accused of… 24/02/2010
