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EU to Google: Let people change search results
In a landmark ruling that could rock the Internet search-engine industry, Europe's highest court said Tuesday that people are entitled to some control over what pops up when their name is Googled.
Google: Driverless cars are mastering city streets
City driving — with its obstacle course of jaywalkers, bicyclists and blind corners — has been a challenge for the computers in Google's driverless cars. But the project's leader said test cars now can handle thousands of urban situations that would have stumped them a year or two ago.
Google aims to provide broadband in 34 more cities
Google is planning to offer high-speed Internet service in 34 more cities scattered across eight states in an ambitious expansion aimed at providing formidable competition to cable and telecommunication providers.
Maryland? Oh, that’s rich
According to Google auto-complete, people see the state as wealthy.
Spain fines Google $1.2 million over privacy laws
MADRID — Spain‘s data protection agency says it has fined search engine giant Google 900,000 euros ($1.2 million) for three serious breaches of the country’s laws. The agency says in […]
Tech firms vie to protect personal data, profits
SAN FRANCISCO — Even as Silicon Valley speaks out against the U.S. government’s surveillance methods, technology companies are turning a handsome profit by mining personal data and peering into people’s […]
Tech giants call for controls on government snooping
WASHINGTON — Silicon Valley is escalating pressure on President Barack Obama to curb the U.S. government surveillance programs that vacuum personal information off the Internet and threaten the technology industry’s […]
Maryland to get $1M from Google settlement
Maryland is among 37 states and the District of Columbia that will share in a $17 million settlement with Google Inc. over the Internet services provider's practices in coding cookies on certain Safari web browsers during 2011 and 2012.
Settlement approved in Google stock split lawsuit
WILMINGTON, Del. — A Delaware judge on Monday approved a settlement in a shareholder lawsuit challenging Google Inc.’s plans to split its stock and issue a new class of nonvoting […]
Hands off the wheel: Self-driving cars could save money, lives
WASHINGTON — In some ways, computers make ideal drivers: They don’t drink and then climb behind the wheel. They don’t do drugs, get distracted, fall asleep, run red lights or […]
