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Google's policy will apply in the US first before extending to other regions, however it is unclear if that includes Ireland

Google, Facebook say on-campus staff must be vaccinated

Google will require staff to be vaccinated against Covid-19 before allowing them to return to its offices, however the company has declined to say if or when the policy would apply to its Irish-based workforce.

Business • 29 Jul 21

Shares of Alphabet rose 3.3% in extended trading after the results

Google parent Alphabet reaches record quarterly revenue

Google parent Alphabet's quarterly revenue and profit surged to record highs, powered by a rise in advertising spending as more consumers shopped online.

Business • 28 Jul 21

Goolgle has long faced scrutiny from competition enforcers and consumer groups around the world over its business practices

Google gets 2 months to improve hotel, flight searches

Alphabet unit Google has two months to improve the way it presents internet search results for flights and hotels and explain how it ranks these or face possible sanctions, the European Commission and EU consumer authorities said today.

Business • 26 Jul 21

Google to receive special recognition award from IDA

The IDA is to give a special recognition award to Google.

Business • 21 Jul 21

France's competition regulator has fined Google €500m

France fines Google €500m in news copyright row

France's competition watchdog has slapped a €500m fine on Alphabet's Google today for failing to comply fully with temporary orders it had given in a row with the country's news publishers.

Business • 13 Jul 21

The allegations about Google's Play Store stem from an investigation involving nearly every US state that began in September 2019

Google 'unlawfully' preserves Play Store monopoly claim

37 US state and district attorneys general have sued Alphabet's Google, alleging that it bought off competitors and used restrictive contracts to unlawfully maintain a monopoly for its app store on Android phones.

Business • 08 Jul 21

Google's 'Career Certificates' can be completed in three to five weeks if done full time

Google launches new job training initiative

Google has launched a new training initiative to help job seekers in the Dublin area.

Business • 28 Jun 21

The UK competition watchdog has opened a formal investigation into Amazon.com and Google

UK watchdog opens formal probe into Amazon, Google

Britain's competition regulator has today started a formal investigation into whether Amazon and Google may not have done enough to prevent or remove fake reviews.

Business • 25 Jun 21

Alphabet shares were up 0.5% in early trading

Google delays Chrome's blocking of tracking cookies

Google's Chrome web browser will not fully block tracking cookies until late 2023, the Alphabet company said today, delaying by nearly two years a move that has drawn antitrust concerns from competitors and regulators.

Business • 24 Jun 21

The probe will examine whether Google favours its own business, putting rivals, advertisers and online publishers at a disadvantage

EU regulators to investigate Google's adtech business

EU competition regulators have today opened an investigation into Alphabet unit Google's digital advertising business to examine whether the company favours its own business, putting rivals, advertisers and online publishers at a disadvantage.

Business • 22 Jun 21

The HomePod mini has proximity sensors that makes it easy to control from your iPhone

Review: Apple HomePod mini

Apple is a bit late officially bringing its HopePod mini to the Irish market. But it does have features that make it attractive as an option for smart speaker purchasers.

Business • 19 Jun 21

Google made $147 billion in revenue from online ads last year, more than any other company in the world

EU regulators to probe Google's adtech business

Alphabet unit Google could face its biggest regulatory threat, with EU competition regulators set to open a formal investigation into its lucrative digital advertising business before the end of the year, said people familiar with the matter.

Business • 18 Jun 21

European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager

Market power of Alexa, Siri a concern - EU regulators

The market dominance of Amazon's Alexa, Apple's Siri and Alphabet's Google Assistant has triggered concerns of potential anti-competitive practices, EU antitrust regulators said today.

Business • 09 Jun 21

Google's deal with the French competition watchdog could help rebalance the power over advertising in favour of publishers

Google to change global advertising practices

Google said it would make changes to its global advertising business to ensure it did not abuse its dominance, bowing to competition pressure for the first time in a landmark settlement with French authorities.

Business • 08 Jun 21

Google did not contest the findings, and the regulator said the company has committed to operational changes

France fines Google €220m over online ad dominance

France's competition regulator has fined Google €220 million after finding it had abused its dominant market position for placing online ads, as US tech giants face growing pressure in Europe.

Business • 07 Jun 21

Germany's Federal Cartel Office said the probe would consider whether the tech giant offers users enough choice in how it uses their data

German competition watchdog probes Google over data use

Germany's competition watchdog has launched a probe into whether Google Germany, Google Ireland and its parent company Alphabet are exploiting their market dominance in the way they handle data, it said today.

Business • 25 May 21

Alphabet shares rose about 4.3% to $2,390.10 in extended trading on Wall Street last night

Alphabet reports record quarterly results

Google parent Alphabet last night reported record profit for the second consecutive quarter and a $50 billion share buyback but warned a surge in usage and ad sales during the pandemic may slow as people resume in-person activities.

Business • 28 Apr 21

Ireland has the ability to manage its increased debt, built up as a result of Covid-19, Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe has said

Key focus of Government is getting people back to work

The Minister for Finance has said that scaling up the vaccine programme is key to the re-opening of the economy and that is happening now with 170,000 vaccines planned for this week.

Business • 19 Apr 21

Google subsidiary moved $75bn profits through Ireland

Newly filed accounts show that over $75bn in profits moved through a subsidiary of Google that was incorporated in Ireland in 2019, more than three times more than a year earlier.

Business • 17 Apr 21

The complaint from NOYB relates to Google's Android Advertising Identifier (AAID)

Austrian privacy group files complaint against Google

An Austrian online privacy campaign group has said it has a filed a complaint against Google over what it says is a tracking code "illegally" installed on Android phones.

Business • 07 Apr 21

Today's deal will give the Italian publishers access to the Google News Showcase programme

Google agrees to pay Italian publishers for news

Google has announced it has signed licensing deals with numerous Italian media publishers to pay for news content, in the US tech giant's latest move to tamp down media anger over lost advertising revenue.

Science and Technology • 24 Mar 21

Google said the search term 'buy Irish' increased by 3,500% last year

Google launches new Google for Small Business website

Google has today launched a new website which is specifically dedicated and designed to help small Irish businesses take their business online and continue to reach customers during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Business • 18 Mar 21

99% of developers will see a 50% reduction in fees, said Google

Developers to pay lower fees to Google's app store

Alphabet Inc's Google has said it is cutting the service fee that app developers pay to Google Play app store to 15% for the first $1 million in revenue they earn every year, starting 1 July.

Business • 16 Mar 21

Pointy's product allows shops and other retailers to display their in-store products virtually

Pointy to offer free devices to Irish SMEs

Pointy, the once Irish owned company that makes technology to make it easier for physical retailers to get their products online, is to offer free devices to small and medium sized businesses here.

Business • 10 Mar 21

Privacy activists for years have criticized tech companies including Google for using cookies

Google phases out cookies, won't use web tracking tools

Alphabet Inc's Google will not build or use alternate tools to track web browsing traffic once it begins phasing out existing technology from its Chrome browser next year, it said in a blog post today, in a move that will reshape how online advertising works.

Business • 03 Mar 21

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