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Google parent Alphabet jumps on quantum chip breakthrough

Shares of Google parent Alphabet rose about 5% last night after it unveiled a new generation chip that the company said helped overcome a key challenge in quantum computing.
Business • 11 Dec 24

Google staff urge end to work on censored China search

More than 200 engineers, designers and managers at Google have called on the company to end the development of a censored search engine for Chinese users
World • 28 Nov 18

Google+ being shut down following potential data leak

Google has said up to 500,000 Google+ user accounts were potentially affected by a bug that may have exposed their data to external developers, and the company is shutting down the social network for consumers.
Science and Technology • 08 Oct 18

Google plans limited version of search engine in China

Google is planning to launch a version of its search engine in China that will block some websites and search terms, two sources said, in a move that could mark its return to a market it abandoned on censorship concerns.
Science and Technology • 02 Aug 18

EU fines Google €4.34 billion over Android system

The European Commission has fined Google €4.34bn for breaching EU competition rules in relation to its Android mobile devices.
Google • 18 Jul 18

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