UK to create a big tech watchdog
That will hack off the US
In a move which will hack off its new US overlords, the UK is to create a Big Tech watchdog to monitor technology after Brexit is completed.
Google halts Chrome 79 rollout
Eats your data
Google has halted the rollout of Chrome 79 on Android after mobile app developers reported a major bug that was deleting user data and resetting mobile apps.
Turkey without Android
Why did Google Android get the works? That's no body's business but the Turks.
Google has warned its suppliers that it may not be able to provide its Android software in Turkey after the Turkish competition board ruled that changes Google made to its contracts were not acceptable.
Google Now bans some Linux web browsers
Nothing to do with how they handle adverts and tracking, honest
Google is now banning the popular Linux browsers named Konqueror, Falkon, and Qutebrowser from logging into Google services because they may not be secure.
Aussies insist Google and Facebook be "fair dinkum"
Follow the anti-trust rules or be regulated
Australia said technology giants such as Facebook and Google will have to agree to new rules to ensure they do not abuse their market power and damage competition, or the government will impose new controls on them.
Google turns a Page and Brin
Founders step down
Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin have announced they are stepping down from top roles at the online giant's parent company.
German courts say Google must forget about murderers
Shush don't mention German killers
A German court has ordered Google to remove the name of a convicted double murderer from online search results in Europe.
EU antitrust regulators investigate Google
Its got form
EU antitrust regulators are investigating Google’s collection of data, the European Commission suggesting the world’s most popular internet search engine remains in its sights despite record fines in recent years.
Google still playing rivals wrong
Axel Springer calls for EU intervention
Axel Springer's price-comparison shopping service Idealo and 40 other European peers have accused Google of tilting the playing field in its favour and urged EU antitrust regulators to enforce a ruling against the company.
Edge might hit Google hard
Roads to Chrome lead somewhere else.
Microsoft's Edge browser might be built on the same open-source code as Google Chrome, but it looks like it might make a mess out of Google's business model.