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ByteDance launches search engine to take on Baidu

The portal, called Toutiao Search, is part of the website for the Toutiao news aggregator owned by ByteDance.

13 Aug 2019 7:25 AM

The doodle takes a stroll down memory lane by exploring popular searches all over the world throughout the last two decades.

Google turns 20, celebrates with doodle

The doodle, comprising a 1.37 minute long video, shows Google's journey from the start till 2018.

27 Sep 2018 8:41 AM

A personalised feed feature called Discover has been added for results based on your preferences and search history.

Google Search results to soon look like your social media feed

While you will continue getting results to the specific queries, you are likely to see them in a format synonymous with social media.

25 Sep 2018 3:16 PM

President Donald Trump’s travel ban temporarily barred visitors and immigrants from seven majority Muslim countries.

Google staff discussed tweaking search results to counter travel ban: WSJ

Google employees discussed how they could tweak the company’s search-related functions.

21 Sep 2018 7:03 PM

The aim of Dataset search, according to the company, is to unify the tens of thousands of different repositories for datasets online.

A one stop destination for researchers

Dataset Search will help the scientific community and data journalists in making sense of datasets.

09 Sep 2018 12:41 AM

The tool announced on August 27 is part of the tech giant’s “Grow with Google” initiative aimed at helping Americans get jobs or grow their businesses. (Image source: Pixabay)

Google’s search tool to help job-seeking veterans

The program also is offering transitioning service members, and their spouses, computer training.

28 Aug 2018 11:17 AM

Google has allowed third parties to make such “forks” of Android, as they are termed in the industry, but it limited their adoption through licensing restrictions.

EU order against Google opens new doors for mobile industry

The ruling aims to open the door for Samsung, Lenovo and other phone makers that are tied to selling devices full of Google applications.

19 Jul 2018 8:31 AM

The penalty is nearly double the previous record of 2.4 billion euros which Google was ordered to pay last year.

Europe hits Google with record $5 billion antitrust fine, appeal ahead

European antitrust regulators ordered Google to stop using its popular Android mobile operating system to block rivals.

19 Jul 2018 7:55 AM

Tech giant Google on Tuesday unveiled a new search experience for job-seekers in India that will allow users to find relevant employment opportunities from the company's search page.

Google unveils new search experience for job-seekers in India

It will allow users to find relevant employment opportunities from the company's search page.

24 Apr 2018 3:45 PM

Under a new program, retailers can list their products on Google Search, as well as on the Google Express shopping service, and Google Assistant on mobile phones and voice devices.

Google makes push to turn product searches into cash

The US technology company is teaming up with retailers including Target Corp, Walmart, Home Depot, Costco Wholesale Corp and others.

19 Mar 2018 3:08 PM

Google Station now counts roughly 8 million users a month in India, where the program began in 2016.

Google is launching a network of free WiFi hotspots

Google Station, an ad-supported network of Wi-Fi hotspots in high-traffic locations, is launching 56 hotspots.

14 Mar 2018 7:47 AM

Mahir Sain says this is very important to the developer ecosystem in markets where credit card penetration is low.

Google starts taking payments for apps via Kenya's M-Pesa service

M-Pesa, which enables customers to transfer money and pay bills via phone, has 27.8 million users in the nation of 45 million people.

25 Feb 2018 7:24 AM

Critics wary as Google's Chrome begins an ad crackdown

Google is virtually synonymous with online search and Chrome is the most popular browser on the web with a roughly 60 percent market share.

15 Feb 2018 10:09 AM

Users could see automatically updated flight information in a booking confirmation email. They could fill out surveys without leaving a message or review close-up shots of products in a marketing pitch without opening a browser window.

Google to debut emails that automatically update

Google plans to demonstrate a software programming system that would enable emails to feature continuously updating information.

14 Feb 2018 8:53 AM

Google CEO Sundar Pichai said he expects more diversification at the company, which has relied on the internet search engine and its related advertising revenues.

Google parent hit by higher costs, names new chairman

Alphabet reported a loss of $3 billion for the fourth quarter as it set aside $11 billion for taxes.

02 Feb 2018 4:58 PM

Google said it was also is considering new labelling so its users could see when a featured answer is an imperfect match based on a proximate question.

Google to get 'diverse perspectives' into search results

The move comes as internet companies face political pressure to rid their services of misleading news, extremist content and hoaxes.

31 Jan 2018 2:12 PM

The company said it has a direct investment in 11 cables, including those planned or under construction.

Google to expand cloud infrastructure with new regions, submarine cables

Google plans to commission the three subsea cables in 2019, the internet giant said.

16 Jan 2018 6:54 PM

full Google Maps app has not been available in China since the company pulled many of its services in 2010 after refusing to self-censor its search results.

Google says "no changes" to mapping platform in China after report

Previous report suggests that Google had set up a China-specific version of the Google Maps website for the first time in eight years.

16 Jan 2018 10:46 AM

According to Google’s results for 2017, Bitcoin was number two in the global news search.

Google Search in 2017: iPhone 8, iPhone X top global searches

Google says the list is compile based on search terms that had a high spike in traffic in 2017 as compared to 2016.

14 Dec 2017 7:36 PM

Microsoft is also trying to distinguish its 2nd-place search engine from long-dominant Google and position itself as an innovator in finding real-world applications for the latest advances in artificial intelligence.

Microsoft updates Bing search to highlight reputable results

Bing's new capabilities are designed to give users more confidence that an answer is correct and save them time.

14 Dec 2017 7:59 AM

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