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2022
ITC rules Google infringed Sonos patents
The International Trade Commission ruled that Google violated five Sonos patents and issued an immediate cease-and-desist order. Sonos sought a ban on imports of several Google products; the article says the ban was set to take effect in 60 days.
2022
US ITC imposes import ban on Google hardware products in Sonos patent case
The US International Trade Commission ruled in favor of Sonos in its patent dispute with Google and imposed an import ban on a number of Google's hardware products. The report says the ban would take effect after a 60-day compliance period.
2022
French regulator fines Google over cookie tracking
France's data protection regulator CNIL fined Google €150 million, saying users found it difficult to refuse cookie tracking. Google was required to provide French internet users with an easier way to refuse tracking and obtain consent before tracking.
2022
France fines Google and Facebook over cookie consent practices
France's CNIL fined Google €150 million and Facebook €60 million, determining that their sites did not make refusing cookies as easy as accepting them. Google said it would change its practices in accordance with the decision.
2022
US trade court bars imports of some Google products
The U.S. trade court barred Google from importing products found to infringe Sonos smart-speaker patents, while allowing imports of products redesigned to avoid infringement. The ITC affirmed its August decision.
2022
CNIL fines Google and Facebook over cookie policies
France’s data regulator, the CNIL, fined Google €150 million and Facebook €60 million over cookie policies that it said made refusing tracking cookies more difficult than accepting them. Google said it would make further changes and work with the CNIL; Meta said it was reviewing the decision and remained committed to working with authorities.
2022
Google to acquire Siemplify
Google announced it would acquire Israeli cybersecurity startup Siemplify for about $500 million. The article says Siemplify’s approximately 200 employees would join Google when the deal is completed.
2022
Google acquired Siemplify
Google announced that it had acquired Israeli cybersecurity firm Siemplify. Reuters reported that Google paid $500 million in cash; the article notes that Google did not release financial details.
2022
Google announces acquisition of Siemplify
Google announced that it is acquiring Siemplify, an Israeli cybersecurity company. Financial terms were not disclosed in the cited report.
2021
Russian court fines Google and Meta over content violations
The Tagansky District Court ordered Google to pay about 7.2 million roubles and Meta to pay 2 million roubles for repeatedly failing to comply with Russian content-related legislation.
2021
Post-it App wins Google Material Design Award
Google awarded the Post-it App from Post-it Brand the Material Design Award in the Motion category.
2021
Qaya launches in beta in the U.S.
Google’s Area 120 launched Qaya in beta in the U.S., offering creators web storefronts to sell products and services directly to their audiences.
2021
Google releases an emergency Chrome update to fix an exploited zero-day vulnerability
Google pushed an out-of-schedule Chrome update for Windows, Mac and Linux to fix a high-severity zero-day vulnerability reported as being actively exploited.
2021
Google releases December Pixel 6 update
Google began rolling out the December update for the Pixel 6 series, including fingerprint-recognition improvements and new Feature Drop features.
2021
Kyndryl and Google form a global strategic partnership
Kyndryl formed a global strategic partnership with Google to support their joint customers in the cloud, with a focus including cloud-based AI and analytics and moving SAP workloads to the cloud.
2021
Google adds voice and video calling to Gmail
Google announced that users can join one-on-one Google Chat voice and video calls from within the Gmail app, with the feature rolling out to Google Workspace, G Suite, and personal Google accounts.
2021
Google sues alleged Glupteba operators
Google sued two named Russian individuals and 15 unidentified individuals alleged to be behind the Glupteba botnet, accusing them of computer fraud and abuse, trademark infringement and other charges. The lawsuit was unsealed on Tuesday.
2021
Google announces plans to launch Pixel Watch in 2022
Google executives told employees that the company planned to launch its smartwatch the following year. The report says product details and timing could change based on employee testing feedback.
2021
Qualcomm and Google collaborate on AI model optimization
Qualcomm partnered with Google to collaborate on Neural Architecture Search, enabling companies to create and optimize AI models automatically; the technology will be available first in the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC.
2021
Chrome OS 96 begins rolling out
Google began rolling out Chrome OS 96, which includes camera enhancements and other app upgrades.