July 19, 2016 Government requests for Google user data hit record high The US government leads the pack with 12,523 inquiries out of a global 40,677 in the second half of 2015.
July 1, 2016 Google age-discrimination lawsuit could grow An age-discrimination lawsuit filed by two people who interviewed unsuccessfully for jobs at Google could expand to encompass other individuals if a motion filed this week is successful.
July 1, 2016 'Brexit' surpassed 'porn' in Google searches following EU referendum Britain’s historic ‘Brexit’ vote to leave the European Union was so widely searched on Google that it surpassed the search term ‘porn’ last week.
July 1, 2016 Google will now give you information on that earthquake you think you just felt Google has announced a new partnership with the U.S. Geological Survey to add detailed earthquake information to its search results. Google says this will allow people to get timely information to help them stay safe.
June 30, 2016 Google Calendar now back for 'some users' after outage Mark your calendars— actually, scratch that— Google Calendar had a notable hiccup today.
June 29, 2016 Google Earth's new mapping system provides sharpest images of the planet yet New images released on Monday by Google Earth from the Landsat 8 satellite are giving viewers a crisp, stellar glimpse of our planet.
June 28, 2016 Rumor: Google-branded phone due in 2016 According to The Telegraph, the Web giant is close to releasing its own handset.
June 27, 2016 Report: Facebook, Google automatically blocking extremist content Content-detection systems can find copyrighted material pretty easily; now they're allegedly being used to remove extremist content.
June 24, 2016 Google Chrome vs. Microsoft Edge? Microsoft tries to make a case Microsoft is trying to give a boost to its new Edge browser with claims that it will extend battery life on mobile devices.