Google widens smartphone offering with cheaper options Google has unveiled two new mid-range versions of its Pixel smartphones as the technology giant attempts to broaden its appeal. Business • 08 May 19
YouTube changes, competition hit Google's revenue Alphabet's Google saw its slowest revenue growth in three years from increased competition in advertising, stumbles in its smartphone business and disruptive changes at YouTube ... Business • 30 Apr 19
New sector growth helps Amazon to record Q1 profits Amazon has delivered record profits for the first quarter, fueled by gains in cloud computing and new business segments for the US technology colossus. Business • 26 Apr 19
EU fines Google €1.49 billion for blocking ad rivals European Union competition regulators have today handed down a €1.49 billion fine to Alphabet's Google for blocking rival online search advertisers. Business • 20 Mar 19
Google to launch browser-based streaming game service Alphabet's Google is to launch a browser-based video game streaming service dubbed Stadia this year, as the company attempts to capitalise on its cloud technology ... Business • 20 Mar 19
Non-profits share €1 million in Google funding Fifteen not-for-profit organisations are to share €1 million in grants provided by Google.org, as part of an Impact Challenge organised by the internet giant's philanthropic ... Business • 19 Mar 19
Google parent Alphabet hit by rising costs Google parent Alphabet last night reported quarterly earnings which were better than Wall Street expectations. Business • 05 Feb 19
EU urges tech giants to intensify fake news fight The European Union has urged US internet giants and advertising firms to intensify the fight against disinformation campaigns before EU elections in May, or risk ... technology • 29 Jan 19
France hits Google with €50m data consent fine France's data watchdog has announced a fine of €50m for US search giant Google, using the EU's strict General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for the ... Business • 22 Jan 19
France fines Google €50m for EU privacy rule breach France's data protection watchdog has fined Alphabet's Google €50m for breaching European Union online privacy rules. technology • 21 Jan 19
Amazon is world's most valuable company Amazon is the world's most valuable company in the world. Business • 08 Jan 19
Google to spend $1 billion on new campus in New York Alphabet's Google is investing more than $1 billion on a new campus in New York, becoming the second major technology company after Amazon to pick ... Business • 17 Dec 18
Google adds two more Dublin buildings to portfolio Google has expanded its property footprint in the Dublin Docklands further, buying two new buildings from real estate investment firm Kennedy Wilson. Business • 17 Dec 18
EU may probe Apple Pay if there are formal complaints EU regulators looked into Apple's mobile payment service and found it was not market dominant but they could review it again if they receive formal ... Business • 10 Dec 18
Google testing drone deliveries in Europe Google is planning to make drone deliveries in Europe next year. Business • 05 Dec 18
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 ... World • 28 Nov 18
Consumer groups want regulators to act against Google Consumer agencies in the Netherlands, Poland and five other European Union countries asked privacy regulators to take action against Google for allegedly tracking the movements ... Business • 27 Nov 18
Google Ireland paid €171m in tax last year Google Ireland paid just under €171m in tax last year on profits of €1.16 billion, giving the company an effective tax rate here of 14.69%. Business • 23 Nov 18
Google outlines steps to tackle workplace harassment Google has outlined changes to its handling of sexual misconduct complaints, hoping to calm outrage that triggered a worldwide walkout of workers last week. World • 09 Nov 18
Google in move to protect treatment of women at company Google has announced a series of actions it is taking in response to the controversy around how women at the company have been treated. Science and Technology • 08 Nov 18
Google marks 15 years in Ireland with new Dublin fund The head of Google in Ireland has said the company needs to do a better job when it comes to stopping sexual harassment and poor ... Science and Technology • 05 Nov 18
Google staff in walkout over treatment of women Staff at Google offices around the world, including Dublin, have staged an unprecedented series of walkouts in protest at the company's treatment of women. Science and Technology • 01 Nov 18
Alphabet misses Wall Street revenue estimates Google parent Alphabet last night missed analysts' quarterly revenue estimates for the first time in at least two years and reported continuing erosion of its ... Business • 26 Oct 18
Google appeals €4.34bn EU fine over Android system Google has appealed the biggest ever anti-trust fine by the EU - a €4.34bn penalty for illegally abusing the dominance of its operating system for ... Business • 09 Oct 18
Alphabet to shut Google+ social site after data exposed Alphabet's Google will shut down the consumer version of its failed social network Google+ and tighten its data sharing policies. Business • 09 Oct 18
