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2021
UK watchdog investigates Google ad-data proposals
The UK Competition and Markets Authority opened a formal investigation into Google's proposals to remove third-party cookies from Chrome and Chromium, citing concerns about effects on digital advertising competition and publishers. Google said it had not made changes yet and was collaborating with the industry.
2020
Report alleges Google tightened controls on researchers' papers
A report based on internal communications and interviews said Google introduced a review process for research on sensitive topics and that, in at least three cases, authors were asked not to frame their technology negatively. Researchers said they viewed the policy as interfering with important research on potential technology harms.
2020
Google and Saudi Aramco partner on cloud services in Saudi Arabia
Google and Saudi Aramco partnered on cloud computing services in Saudi Arabia. The companies said the collaboration gave Google permission to build a cloud region there, and Saudi Aramco would help Google Cloud find a local distributor.
2020
Google and Sheroes partner to scale rural-women accelerator
Google partnered with Sheroes to expand its accelerator program to 500 rural women entrepreneurs in India, connecting participants with experts, entrepreneurs and resources for six months.
2020
Australian regulator rejects Google's antitrust commitments concerning Fitbit acquisition
The source reports that Australia's antitrust regulator refused to accept commitments proposed by Google in connection with its planned acquisition of Fitbit; it does not report a final decision on the acquisition itself.
2020
EU approves Google's acquisition of Fitbit
The European Union approved Google's acquisition of Fitbit. Google agreed to restrictions concerning the use of health data and support for third-party wearable-device makers on Android.
2020
Google issues statements defending its practices amid antitrust allegations
Google issued statements defending its practices amid allegations that it holds a monopoly on search and exercises excessive control over ads presented in search results.
2020
Google announces Indian-language content in Search
Google announced that Search would begin showing relevant content in supported Indian languages when appropriate, including when users type a local-language query in English. The planned rollout covers Hindi, Bangla, Marathi, Tamil and Telugu.
2020
Google Research India announces MuRIL model
Google Research India announced MuRIL, a machine-learning model intended to better understand human language, with support for transliterated text such as Hindi written in Roman script.
2020
Texas-led states file antitrust lawsuit against Google
A Texas-led group of states sued Google, alleging antitrust violations and claiming that Google abused its position in digital advertising; the complaint also alleged an agreement between Google and Facebook. Google called the lawsuit's claims baseless and said it would defend itself in court.
2020
Google acquires Neverware
Google acquired Neverware, which owns CloudReady software that lets users convert PCs to run Chrome OS. Neverware and CloudReady became part of Google and the Chrome OS team.
2020
Google announces India-specific Search language features
Google India announced that users would be able to toggle Search results between English and Tamil, Telugu, Bangla and Marathi. It said Search would begin showing relevant content in supported Indian languages over the following month, including when a local-language query is typed in English.
2020
Google cuts prices on higher-tier Google One plans
Google announced a 50% price cut for Google One's 10TB, 20TB and 30TB monthly plans.
2020
Gmail service outage resolved
Gmail experienced an outage on Tuesday for more than two hours, with users reporting bounced emails and other errors. Google said the issues were resolved shortly before 7 p.m. ET; nearly 18,000 users were affected at the peak.
2020
Google acquires Neverware
Google acquired Neverware, the maker of CloudReady. Neverware stated that it and CloudReady were officially part of Google and the Chrome OS team.
2020
Google services experience widespread outage
Users were unable to access Google services, including Search, Gmail, Google Drive and YouTube. The article reported that users began reporting problems around 6:56 a.m. EST and that services were operational again by the time it was written.
2020
Google services experience a major outage
Google services, including Gmail, Google Drive, and YouTube, were experiencing issues, while Google Search continued to work normally.
2020
Google services experience a widespread outage
Google services, including Search, Docs, Drive, Gmail and YouTube, were reported not to be working in Sri Lanka and several other countries, with reports also coming from Europe and the US.
2020
Google authentication outage disrupts services
Google experienced an authentication-system outage for approximately 45 minutes, causing high error rates for services requiring sign-in. Google said the issue was resolved and services were restored.
2020
Google launches Google Health Studies app
Google launched Google Health Studies, an Android app that connects people with medical research studies. It launched with a respiratory health study in collaboration with Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School.