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Google workers form small union, eyeing more protests over work conditions

Over 200 workers at Google and other Alphabet units formed a labor union for US and Canadian offices, building on years of protests over working conditions and business practices

Google to launch subscription-based VPN services; rollout in the US soon

Alphabet Inc's Google said that it plans to launch a VPN service for consumers, which would be available with certain subscription plans for its Google One cloud storage services

US sues Google: Biggest anti-trust case and what it means for the net giant

The lawsuit comes more than a year after the Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission began antitrust investigations into four big tech companies: Amazon.com, Apple, Facebook, and Google

Google under fire in international markets as US prepares antitrust case

More than 200 startup founders have banded together and opened discussions with the government to stop the Alphabet Inc. unit from imposing a 30% fee on smartphone app purchases

In pics: Google launches Pixel 5, Pixel 4A 5G, Nest Audio & new TV service

Alphabet Inc's Google on Wednesday launched Google TV, which would show content from streaming services including Netflix Inc and Walt Disney Co's Disney+

Google grilled on ad business, misuse of dominance by US Senate panel

Google faced a bipartisan buzzsaw of tough questions about its ad business in a hearing on Tuesday, with a particular focus on whether it misused its dominance in online advertising to drive profits

Google to buy 6.6% stake in home security firm ADT for $450 million

ADT expects to offer certain Google devices to its customers beginning this year and to expand the integration in 2021

GPay a third party app provider, not payment system operator: RBI to HC

The bench said the matter requires detailed hearing as it affects other third party apps and listed it on July 22

Google bets on India's digital future, to invest Rs 75,000 cr in 5-7 yrs

Google and Alphabet CEO, Sundar Pichai announces $ 10 billion Google for India Digitization Fund

US state attorneys lean towards breaking up Google's ad tech business

Google, Facebook Inc, Amazon.com Inc and Apple Inc are under a series of probes into allegations

Social media giants step up the hunt for fake ads to stem misinformation

Google, Facebook, Twitter get tough with imposters as they look to keep brands and users loyal to their platforms

Own a website? Use Google Optimize to keep users informed about Covid-19

Normally Optimize users are able to run 10 personalisation on their websites at the same time

Google ordered to pay for news taken from publishers in France

The French antitrust agency gave the Alphabet unit three months to thrash out deals with press publishers and agencies demanding talks on how to remunerate them for displaying their content.

Alphabet shared YouTube revenue after US SEC demanded 'qualitative' data

In the Dec. 20 letter, O'Toole also wrote that Alphabet also would disclose the growth of Google Cloud revenues "although we do not believe it is currently a required disclosure."

Disappointing revenue growth hits Google parent Alphabet shares in Q4

Alphabet shares slipped 4.7 percent in after-market trades that followed release of the earnings figures

Amazon's cloud-computing empire faces threat from edge of the network

Cloud computing has done more to fuel Amazon's earnings in recent years than its e-commerce business

Mukesh Ambani set to build Alibaba-like $24-bn e-commerce giant for India

The move is the latest sign of the Reliance group's pivot towards data and digital services for future growth, as it builds an online platform to take on the likes of Amazon and Flipkart in India

Year in Review: How world's top 10 business personalities fared in 2019

The year 2019, a breakthrough year for business, saw both fortunes being built and destroyed. Business Standard lists top 10 business personalities from across the globe who made headlines in 2019

Era ends for Google as founders step aside from a pillar of tech

The move confirms the ascendancy of Pichai, 47, as one of tech's most powerful people

A thorny crown: Pichai now sole target for Google's all regulatory battles

Pichai was named to the additional post of CEO of Alphabet on Tuesday, making him the public face of a company long associated with co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin