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The spread of illegal content on the web has sparked a heated debate in Europe

EU pressures web firms to remove illegal content sooner

Business • 28 Sep 17

HTC's worldwide smartphone market share declined to 0.9% last year from a peak of 8.8% in 2011

Google to buy HTC's Pixel smartphone division

Business • 21 Sep 17

The development sets up a court battle between EU and Google that could take years to resolve

Google appeals €2.4bn fine over shopping service

World • 11 Sep 17

Apple is expected to receive a sales boost from the iPhone 8 which will be launched next month

Smartphone sales expected to continue to rise

Technology • 30 Aug 17

Pokemon Go demonstrated the lucrative opportunities created by Augmented Reality technology

Google unveils kit for creating augmented reality apps

Technology • 30 Aug 17

James Damore, the engineer who wrote the memo, confirmed his dismissal, saying in an email to Reuters yesterday he had been fired for 'perpetuating gender stereotypes'

Google fires employee behind anti-diversity memo

Business • 08 Aug 17

Revenue at Google's parent company Alphabet is up 21% compared to the same quarter last year

Alphabet has good revenue spell spoiled by fine

Business • 25 Jul 17

The Paris court ruled that Google Ireland Limited was not subject to corporate and value-added taxes for the period 2005-2010.

Google wins €1 billion French tax bill challenge

Business • 13 Jul 17

The net neutrality rules were implemented by the Obama administration in 2015

Internet giants participate in net neutrality protest

Technology • 12 Jul 17

Margrethe Vestager said Google 'denied other companies the chance to compete on the merits and to innovate'

European competition watchdog fines Google €2.42bn

World • 27 Jun 17

The EU competition authority charged Google in April 2015 with distorting internet search results to favour its shopping service, harming both rivals and consumers

EU regulators set to impose record fine on Google

Business • 26 Jun 17

Last week Facebook announced similar measures to those unveiled by Google

Google ramps up attempts to tackle extremist content

Technology • 19 Jun 17

The case centres around use of the TeamDrive name

Software firm seeks injunction against Google

Technology • 03 May 17

Google parent Alphabet said its quarterly profits rose by 29%

Google parent Alphabet's profit up 29% on ad sales

Business • 28 Apr 17

The new Google tool will appear beneath key searches results

Google adds fact check to combat fake news

technology • 07 Apr 17

In Ireland Android has risen to a market share of 28%, from 22.5%

Android overtakes Windows as world's most popular OS

Business • 03 Apr 17

YouTube has had a torrid week

Will Goodbody: YouTube ads mess is of its own making

Analysis and Comment • 04 Jul 17

Some analysts also believe that departing advertisers, eager to reach YouTube's millennial audience, will quickly return

YouTube ad controversy could threaten site's strategy

Business • 24 Mar 17

Verizon and AT&T joined a list of well-known British brands such as retailer Marks and Spencer Group Plc deserting Alphabet's Google

US brands pull ads from Google over offensive videos

Business • 23 Mar 17

Britain is the largest market for Alphabet's Google outside the US, generating $7.8 billion mainly from advertising last year

Google to revamp policies, hire staff after ad scandal

Business • 21 Mar 17

Mural brightens Google's Dublin data centre

Technology • 15 Mar 17

Alphabet claims Uber stole intellectual property from its Waymo subsidiary

Alphabet sues Uber over alleged technology theft

Technology • 24 Feb 17

Perspective will review comments and score them based on how similar they are to comments people said were "toxic"

Google technology tackles abusive comments

Technology • 23 Feb 17

Apple falls from top of brand value list

apple • 23 Feb 17

Google is one of the US companies who have come together to fight Donald Trump's temporary travel ban

US firms file legal brief opposing Trump's ban

Business • 06 Feb 17