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There's no word on when Google and phone makers will incorporate fix from Qualcomm.
Ars Technica
The European Commission will carry out a full-scale probe into Google's takeover of Fitbit.
BBC News
Anthony Levandowski, a former Uber executive who oversaw its self-driving vehicle efforts, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 18 months in prison on Tuesday for stealing an internal tracking document from Google related to its self-driving car program.
CNN
The best thing about the Pixel 4a is how good a deal it is.
engadget
Alphabet's Google is buying a 6.6% stake in home security firm ADT for $450 million in a deal that will allow it to provide service to customers of its Nest home security devices.
CNBC
The Australian government has unveiled its plan to force tech giants such as Google and Facebook to pay news outlets for their content.
BBC News
Google's $2.1 billion bid for fitness tracker maker Fitbit will face a full-scale EU antitrust investigation next week, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday.
Reuters
Google is said to want more prominence for its own services like the Play Store
The Verge
The most powerful figures in tech were hit with tough questions and documents that raised concerns about their competitive tactics during a high-profile antitrust hearing on Wednesday.
CNN
The blockbuster antitrust hearing featuring CEOs from Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google, which was supposed to happen Monday, looks like it will be postponed, two people familiar with the matter told CNBC.
CNBC
A $4.5 billion deal under which Alphabet's Google will collaborate with India's Reliance Industries on a new smartphone likely heralds a big shake-up for the world's second-largest mobile market, industry executives and analysts say.
Reuters
Google is reportedly in talks to buy a stake in Mukesh Ambani's Jio Platforms, which has been valued at $65 billion.
CNBC
The cash will be doled out over the next five-to-seven years.
engadget
Nvidia's new A100 flagship GPU is powering a new family of Google cloud computing instances -- including one that provides access to 16 GPUs.
The Street
Big tech companies including Google parent Alphabet Inc., Amazon.com Inc. and Facebook Inc. face a swath of proposed European regulations aimed at curbing their alleged anticompetitive behavior, making them pay more taxes and compelling them to shoulder more responsibility for illegal content on their platforms, said a top European Union official.
MarketWatch
The Pixel 4A is still nowhere to be found
The Verge
North picked up where Google Glass left off, and now it's a part of Google.
Ars Technica
'Nearby Share' beta test is running already
The Verge
Promising new features for smart home developers and users
The Verge
Almost every tech giant has its sights on gaming. Even Apple and Google, predominantly known for their hardware and operating systems, have made big bets in games.
CNN
Representatives for Mark Zuckerberg, Sundar Pichai and Jeff Bezos indicated the execs are open to testifying before Congress about the influence of big tech.
NBC News
The Pixel 3 and 3a sold enough to earn Google a 0.4 percent market share.
Ars Technica
Alphabet's Google said on Tuesday it would reopen buildings in more cities at roughly 10% of their capacity beginning July 6 and scale it up to 30% in September, if conditions permit.
Reuters
21 May 2020
Huawei has been pushing its own operating system HarmonyOS since last year, when it was cut off from Google's Android due to being put on a U.S. blacklist.
CNBC
he Pixel 5's chipset could be the new Snapdragon 768G with 5G support and better gaming performance
Tom's Hardware Guide
As Google responds to the surge of interest in video conferencing tools, it makes Meet free to anyone with an email address.
ZDNet
He remains an Alphabet stockholder.
CNBC
Google's sister firm Sidewalk Labs has scrapped a plan to build a smart city in Canada, citing complications caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
BBC News
Here's what notifications for iOS and Android COVID-19 tracing will look like.
Ars Technica
Zoom isn't the only one with potential privacy concerns
The Verge
The company put cost-cutting measures in place during the quarter.
CNBC
The UK's coronavirus contact-tracing app is set to use a different model to the one proposed by Apple and Google, despite concerns raised about privacy and performance.
BBC News
Apple and Google on Friday updated technical details of the coronavirus contact tracing system they plan to release next month, saying new features would strengthen privacy protections and give health authorities more detailed data.
Reuters
The news comes a week after CEO Sundar Pichai told employees the company is slowing down hiring.
CNET
The goal is for the card to be the foundation of Google Pay, the search giant's mobile payment service.
CNET
Google CEO Sundar Pichai told workers Wednesday that the company is re-evaluating investments for the remainder of 2020, starting with hiring.
CNBC
It could be used in Pixels as early as next year
The Verge
Teetering on a razor, smartphone giants try to balance infection tracking and privacy.
Ars Technica
After lots of complicated drama, a simple website
The Verge
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