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Google completes its $1.1 billion HTC deal

Google'sbillion-dollardealtoacquireapartofHTC(alongwithanon-exclusivelicenseforitsintellectualproperty)isdone.Thetwocompaniesannounceditscompletiontonight,andth

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Google completes $1.1B deal to buy a chunk of HTC’s smartphone division

Googlehasannouncedthecompletionofits$1.1billiondealtobuyalargesliceofHTC’shardwarebusiness.TheacquisitionwasannouncedbackinSeptember2017butnowithaspassedtherequ

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Google introduces new controls for muting and blocking online ads

Now,mutinganadonyourphonewillalsomuteitonyourdesktop.Onlineadvertisementsareessentialforkeepingtheinternetfreetouse,andwhilethisisimportanttokeepinmind,there'sn

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Android Messages adds Smart Replies for Project Fi users

In2015,GoogledebutedanewfeatureinitsInboxapp:SmartReplies,whichofferedatrioofcontext-awareoptionsforuserstoquicklyreplywithafewtaps.Thatspreadtootherservicesint

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Apple launches HomePod voice speaker, takes on Google, Amazon

Aftermissingthecriticalholidayshoppingseason,ApplehasjumpedintothevoicespeakerwarswiththeHomePodsmartspeaker,adevicethatwilluseitsSirivoiceassistantandcompeteag

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Tencent, Google sign long-term patent cross-licensing agreement

ChinesetechgiantTencentannouncedFridayithassignedalong-termpatentcross-licensingagreementwithGoogle,coveringabroadrangeofproductsandtechnologies.Bothcompaniesar

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Google will consider load times in mobile search rankings

Googleisalwaysoptimizingsearch,buthasgivenmobilemoreprominencelately,includingaxingitslong-runningInstantSearchfeaturelastJulytounifysearchingondesktopanddevice

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YouTube again revises rules to keep advertisers from offensive content

AlphabetInc’sGoogleismakingitssecondattemptinlessthanayeartoprotectadvertisersonitsYouTubeuserchannelsfrombeingassociatedwithvideosfeaturingviolence,goreorbadla

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Google's museum app finds your fine art doppelgänger

Ifyou'veeverwonderedifthere'samuseumportraitsomewherethatlookslikeyouandyou'rereadytohaveyouregocrushed,there'snowanappforthat.GoogleArtsCulture'slatestupdateno

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Google removes gaming apps with pop-up porn malware<br>

AlphabetInc’sGooglesaidonFridayittookdown60gamingapplicationsaftersecurityfirmCheckPointsaidithaddiscoverednewmalicioussoftwareintheappsavailabletobothchildrena

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Google says its security patches not slowing down systems

Alphabet’sGooglesaidonThursdayithadalreadydeployedsoftwarepatchesagainsttheSpectreandMeltdownchipsetsecurityflawslastyear,withoutslowingdownitscloudservices.The

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Google teams with Sony, Lenovo for smart speakers with touchscreens

AlphabetInc’sGooglesaidonMondayitsvoice-controlledvirtualassistantwillshowupthisyearinnewtablet-likedevices,designedbyLGElectronicsIncandSonyCorp,inabidtochalle

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Fired Google engineer’s suit claims reverse discrimination

AGoogleengineerfiredforwritingamemoquestioningGoogle’scommitmenttodiversityhasfiledalawsuitalleginghisoustingwasdrivenbyacorporateculturethatdiscriminatesagains

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Google to release security patch to fix Meltdown,bugs for Chrome

TechgiantGooglehassaiditwillreleasesecuritypatchesforitsChromebrowserlaterthismonthtofixCPUflawssusceptibletohacking."Chrome'sJavaScriptengine,V8,willincludemit

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Google faces revised gender-pay lawsuit

Googleisfacingarevisedgender-payclass-actionlawsuitthatallegesGoogleunderpaidwomenincomparisonwiththeirmalecounterpartsandaskednewhiresabouttheirpriorsalaries,T

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LaVar Ball came up as NBA founder in Google search

ForashorttimeTuesdaymorning,Googlesearchesfortheterm"NBAfounder"returnedLaVarBallastheanswer.AglitchinGoogle'ssystemmeantthatforashorttimewhenuserssearchedfor"N

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LaVar Ball came up as NBA founder in Google search<br>

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