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Google's AR ambitions push VR to the back seat

WhenGoogleannounceditsDaydreamViewheadsetlastyear,itwasasignthatthesearchgiantwasreadytotakeVRtothemasses.It'sdabbledinVRbeforewithCardboard,buttheViewwasamuchm

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Google pushes new devices at hardware launch

GoogleunveiledseveralnewgadgetsonWednesday,includingitsnewPixelsmartphones,aPixelbooklaptop,wirelessearbudsandasmallGoPro-likecamera.Thedevicesaredesignedtoshow

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Google drops 'first click free,' loathed by many publishers

Googleisendingadecade-oldpolicythatrequiredpublisherstoprovidesomefreestoriestoGoogleusers—thoughit'snotclearhowmanyreaderswillevennotice,atleastforthemoment.Pu

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Amazon: Google has pulled YouTube from Echo Show device in tech face-off

Inararepublicfeudbetweenlargetechnologycompanies,Amazon.comIncsaidonTuesdayitsEchoShowdevicescouldnolongerplayvideosfromYouTubebecausethesite’sparent,Google,sto

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Google looking to help news outlets win subscribers

Googleisseekingwaystohelppublisherswinpayingsubscribersfornewsstories,apersonclosetothemattertoldAFP.Tothisend,theUSinternetgiantiscollaboratingwithNewsCorp,the

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What does Google want with HTC's smartphone business?

Googlehasannouncedit’sacquiringa$1.1bnchunkofHTC’ssmartphonebusiness,andwithitprovidingtheonceleadingTaiwanesephonebrandamuchneededlifeline.ButwhatdoesGooglewan

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Motorola's Moto X4 now works on Google Project Fi

Google'seffortstodisruptthemobilecarriernetworkhavecertainlyprovenpopularforpeoplewhocanfeasiblyuseit,butit'snosecretthattherolloutofProjectFihasbeenrestrictedb

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Google to acquire HTC's Pixel smartphone division in $1.1 billion deal

AlphabetInc’s(GOOGL.O)Googlesaiditwouldpay$1.1billionincashtoacquirethedivisionatTaiwan’sHTCCorp(2498.TW)thatdevelopstheU.S.firm’sPixelsmartphones,itslatestpush

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Google to buy part of HTC's smartphone operations for $1.1 billion

AlphabetInc’s(GOOGL.O)GooglewillacquirepartofTaiwanesesmartphonemakerHTC’s(2498.TW)smartphoneoperationsfor$1.1billion,thecompaniessaidinajointstatementonThursda

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Google launches UK 'anti-terror fund'

Googlehasannounceditwillgiveatotalof£1m($1.3m)tofundprojectsthathelpcounterextremismintheUK.TheUKfundwaspartofa$5mglobalcommitment,thesearchgiantsaid.PrimeMinis

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DC eyes tighter regulations on Facebook and Google as concern grows

Everytimeatelevisionstationsellsapoliticalad,arecordisenteredintoapublicfilesayingwhoboughttheadvertisementandhowmuchmoneytheyspent.Unlikeothermedia,onlinecompa

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Google is cracking down on sketchy rehab ads

Aroundthecountrytoday,marketersinthe$35billionaddictiontreatmentindustrywokeuptoanunpleasantsurprise:ManyoftheirGooglesearchadsweregone.Overnight,thesearchgiant

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Lawsuit accuses Google of paying women less than men

ThreeformerGoogleemployeesfiledalawsuitonThursdayaccusingthetechnologygiantofpayingtheirfemaleemployeeslessthantheirmalecounterpartsforthesameworkanddenyingthem

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Google's next Pixel smartphones arrive October 4th

Thenext-genPixelsmartphoneswillbelaunchedonOctober4th,justadaybeforerumorspredicted,accordinganewGoogleYouTubevideo(below).Thesearchgianthasn't,naturally,reveal

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Google reveals users' most frequently searched 'how to' questions

Googlehasrevealeditsmostpopular"howto"searchesoverthepast13years.TheGoogleTrendsteamhasdevelopedasitethatanalyzesthemost-askedquestionsonthesearchengine,andglob

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Google challenges record EU antitrust fine in court

BolsteredbyIntel’spartialvictorylastweekagainstasimilarEUsanction,GoogleappealedagainstanEUantitrustfineofarecordbreaking2.9billionUSdollarsonMonday.Googlelaunc

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Alphabet finishes reorganization with new XXVI company

AlphabetInc.isforminganewholdingcompanydesignedtofinalizeitsevolutionfromGoogle,thewebsearchgiant,intoacorporateparentwithdistinctarmsthatprotectsindividualbusi