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The Pixel 5 has a dual main camera system

Review: Google Pixel 5

Business • 21 Nov

A group of 165 companies and industry bodies have called on EU competition enforcers to take a tougher line against Google

Group of 165 Google critics call for swift EU action

Business • 12 Nov

Google parent Alphabet has powered back to sales growth, beating analysts' estimates for the third quarter

Alphabet sales growth revived as advertisers come back

Business • 30 Oct

Google searches for "just buy Irish" peaked with an increase of 3,495%

Google search for 'shop local Ireland' up 540%

Business • 23 Oct

Google called the lawsuit "deeply flawed"

US antitrust lawsuit says Google breakup may be needed

Business • 20 Oct

Google, Apple, Amazon.com and Facebook have a combined market value of over $5 trillion

US lawmakers detail Big Tech's market abuses

Business • 07 Oct

The subcommittee said that the global tech companies engaged in 'predatory pricing' and other abusive practices

Social media firms 'weakened democracy' - US report

Google looks likely to face a competition case in the US over its dominance in the digital advertising market

Google working with rivals in face of competition suit

Business • 02 Oct

Margrethe Vestager said companies worked hard to turn a profit and they paid taxes on that - but this should apply to all firms rather than most

All firms must pay fair share of tax - Vestager

Business • 02 Oct

Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said the new product is called Google News Showcase

Google to pay publishers $1 billion for their news

Business • 01 Oct

Google unveiled two new 5G phones

Google unveils first 5G ready smartphones

Business • 30 Sep

Draft EU rules aim at reining in the power of US tech giants, including Google, Facebook and Apple

US tech giants face curbs on data sharing in EU rules

Business • 30 Sep

Fitbit had a 3% share of the global wearables market as of the first quarter of 2020

Google set to win EU okay for Fitbit deal - sources

Business • 29 Sep

The EU competitin regulator said Google's pledge not to use Fitbit's data for advertising purposes was insufficient to address competition concerns

EU regulators extend Google, Fitbit deal probe

Business • 23 Sep

Google's Dublin data centre

Google aiming to be 100% renewable powered by 2030

Business • 14 Sep

Setting up some basic smart home technology can be cheap and easy

Home Smart Home: How to make your house brighter

Business • 12 Sep

The 'Sorting Office' near Dublin's south quays

Dublin office take up in H1 slows by 36% - HWBC

Business • 11 Sep

Google had entered into talks to rent the 'Sorting Office' near Dublin's south quays

Google abandons Dublin Docklands office rental plans

Business • 08 Sep

Danish tax authorities have initiated a review of Google's accounts there

Google says Denmark is reviewing its taxes there

Business • 31 Aug

The stress measuring Fitbit Sense

Fitbit launches stress-monitoring smartwatch

Business • 25 Aug

The Grow with Google initiative aims to help 60,000 organisations

New Google initiative aims to help SMEs recover

Business • 24 Aug

Tensions between big tech companies and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission are growing

Google goes public with rebuke on Australia law

Business • 17 Aug

Google parent Alphabet's quarterly sales fell for the first time in its 16 years as a public company

Alphabet sales see first drop on Google ad cutbacks

Business • 30 Jul

The House of Representatives hearing comes amid rising concerns over Big Tech dominance

Tech CEOs face tough questions in antitrust hearing

Business • 30 Jul

Alphabet chief executive Sundar Pichai

Google to keep employees at home until summer 2021

Business • 27 Jul

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