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2021
Google unveils MUM-powered Google Search features
At its Search On livestream, Google unveiled MUM-powered Google Search features, including combining image and text queries and a new “Things to know” section. Google said the changes would roll out in the coming months.
2021
Google fined in Russia for refusing to remove banned content
A Moscow magistrates' court found Google guilty of two administrative offenses over its refusal to remove content banned in Russia and imposed a fine of 6.5 million rubles.
2021
Google announced a planned Google Lens visual-search update
Google announced that it plans to update Google Lens to let users add text to visual searches and ask questions about what they see. The feature is expected to roll out in the months ahead and remains subject to testing and evaluation.
2021
Appeals court upholds dismissal of Pulse shooting lawsuit against social media companies
A federal appeals court upheld dismissal of a lawsuit alleging Twitter, Google and Facebook should be held liable for the 2016 Pulse nightclub massacre. The court said plaintiffs had not shown the attack was international terrorism as defined by law.
2021
Jawbone files patent infringement suits against Apple and Google
Jawbone filed two patent infringement suits against Google and Apple, claiming it is entitled to royalties for its noise-cancelling technology.
2021
Google partners with Irish news publishers for News Showcase
Google partnered with seven Irish news publishers to license content for its News Showcase platform. The publishers represent almost 40 local, regional and national news outlets in Ireland.
2021
Honda announces plan to expand cooperation with Google
Honda announced a plan to expand its cooperation with Google and said it would first introduce a new car equipped with Google in-car connectivity services in 2022.
2021
Google Cloud Deploy service launch
Google released Google Cloud Deploy, a managed service intended to simplify continuous delivery work for GKE.
2021
Google Pay becomes available in Romania through PayU
Google Pay became available in Romania through a partnership between PayU and Google, enabling online shoppers to pay using the service.
2021
Unlockd sues Google in the United States
Unlockd filed legal proceedings in the United States against Google, claiming that Google's anticompetitive behaviour and app ban caused Unlockd to collapse. These are claims reported in the complaint, not a court determination.
2021
Apple and Google face criticism after removing Navalny's app
Apple and Google faced criticism after removing Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's tactical voting app from their stores under pressure from the Kremlin. A Navalny ally described the removal as political censorship.
2021
Google launches Pixel 6 promotional potato chips in Japan
Google launched a limited run of Google Original Chips in Japan to promote the Pixel 6 series and its Tensor chip. The 10,000 packs were made available for registration and had already reached capacity by the time of the report.
2021
South Korea fines Google over mobile operating system restrictions
South Korea's antitrust regulator fined Google 207 billion won, saying the company abused its dominant market position to restrict competition in the mobile operating system market. The regulator said Google allegedly blocked local smartphone makers from using other operating systems.
2021
South Korean antitrust agency fines Google
South Korea's antitrust agency fined Google $177 million. The Korea Fair Trade Commission said Google prevented local smartphone makers from customizing its Android operating system.
2021
IncludeHealth launches MSK Operating System
IncludeHealth launched its Musculoskeletal Operating System (MSK-OS) in collaboration with Google and ProMedica Health System.
2021
South Korea restricts Google’s Android contract terms
South Korea’s Korea Fair Trade Commission ruled that Google could not force device makers to sign contracts that restricted them from adopting modified versions of Android.
2021
Robinson Communications sued Google and Facebook over alleged antitrust conduct
Robinson Communications filed a complaint accusing Google of exercising monopoly power in digital advertising and Google and Facebook of conspiring to engage in anticompetitive conduct under the alleged “Jedi Blue” agreement. These are allegations in the complaint.
2021
Google One adds a 5TB subscription tier
Google launched a Google One subscription tier offering 5TB of online storage.
2021
Google faces new EU antitrust investigation over Google Assistant
Google faced a new EU antitrust investigation over claims that it may have pressured smartphone manufacturers to use Google Assistant as the default voice assistant on their devices. The source reports an investigation, not a finding of wrongdoing.
2021
JioPhone Next launch delayed by chip shortage
Reliance Industries said the JioPhone Next launch, originally scheduled for September 10, would be postponed until November because of the global chip shortage.