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Google may face over $400m Indonesia tax bill for 2015 - government official
The tax office alleges PT Google Indonesia paid less than 0.1 percent of the total income and VAT.
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Google beats children's web privacy appeal
Monday’s decision largely upheld a January 2015 ruling by US District Judge Stanley Chesler in Newark.
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Striking back against the machine: Korean Go player beats Google program
Lee Sedol recovered from three consecutive losses against the AlphaGo program developed by DeepMind.
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Russian court turns down Google appeal in anti-monopoly case
Google now has to amend its contracts with smartphone manufacturers in order to comply with the ruling.
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Alphabet profit sends shares up; overtakes Apple in value
The company disclosed the profitability of Google’s search engine and its other online services.
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Google creates Virtual Reality arm
Google has created a Virtual Reality (VR) computing division with Clay Bavor at the helm.
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Tech giants divided over digital assistants
Siri and Cortana are waging charm offensives, both quick to crack a joke or tell a story.
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Google hits back at EU antitrust regulators
Google said it should not be charged with abusing its dominance in Europe as it provided a free search.
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Google aims to begin drone package deliveries in 2017
Alphabet & Amazon are among a number of companies that intend to make package delivery via drones.
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German publisher's row with Google escalates
Google has countered that publishers already profit from advertising revenue generated through its sites.
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Yahoo signs deal with Google
Yahoo has been struggling to boost revenue from ad sales in the face of stiff competition from Google.
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Google launches Wi-Fi router for home use
Google has also been working on providing faster Internet with its Google Fiber service in some US cities.
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GM open to work with Google on self-driving cars
Car makers including GM are also racing to develop features that will make cars safer to drive.
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Gmail blocked in China
Almost all of Google’s services have been heavily disrupted in China since June this year.
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EU may propose Google break-up
European politicians are growing concerned by Google’s command of the internet industry.
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Google team to collect secret project from SA farmer
A farmer discovered remnants of a secret Google project on his premises in the Northern Cape.
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Google Glass future clouded
Several key employees instrumental to developing Glass have left the company in the last six months.
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YouTube launches paid music subscription service
The subscription for the ad-free service will start at $7.99 per month.
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Google's Pichai to oversee major products & services
The India-born executive will have oversight over products such as search, maps, Google+ and commerce.
