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Google I/O 2016: Allo messaging app embraces end-to-end encryption to take on WhatsApp
During its annual conference, Google announces Allo and Duo both feature end-to-end encryption
Android Pay launches in the UK: What is it and where can I use it?
Everything you need to know about the UK launch of Google's 'tap and go' contactless payments system.
Who cares about Facebook's supposed bias – the Internet's biggest myth is that it is free and open
Perhaps the biggest myth of the internet is that it is free and open.
Flash in the pan: Google Chrome to kill off support for the Adobe software by end-2016
Following Microsoft Edge and Firefox, Google Chrome to block the Adobe software in favour of HTML5.
Autonomous cars would not make life-or-death ethical decisions says Volvo engineer
Trent Victor, head of crash avoidance at Volvo, says autonomous cars would never make life-saving decisions.
Facebook, Apple and Google could open own universities under higher education reforms
The reforms propose to rank universities on their teaching quality and set up an Office for Students regulator.
Google may face record €3bn fine by European Commission for monopoly abuse in web-search business
The judgement may be declared before the summer break for EU.
Oracle vs Google trial: The $9bn copyright case that's confusing non-geeks worldwide
APIs are key to the Oracle vs Google copyright trial, but no-one in the court knows what APIs are.
Apple pours $1bn into Uber's Chinese rival Didi Chuxing
Tim Cook says investment will help Apple learn more about Chinese market.
Google to take on Amazon Echo with voice command device called Chirp, may release preview next week
The Chirp will be designed on the lines of Google's On Hub router.
Google to ban payday loan ads after including it in 'dangerous products' category
Illegal drugs, guns and tobacco are among the other products which are banned and termed dangerous by Google.
Google wants new emojis showcasing female doctors, scientists, engineers and IT professionals
Google has asked Unicode to approve 13 emojis that depict and highlight the diversity of female careers.
Facebook launches modified Moments photo app in Europe and Canada without integral facial recognition feature
The new version of the app comes almost a year after its initial launch in the US in June 2015.
Google employees hit by data breach that may have exposed some of their social security numbers
The company is providing the affected employees two years of free identity and credit monitoring.
Amazon, Google and Microsoft vying for Uber's cloud business
Uber is also said to be considering regional partners such as Alibaba or Baidu in China.
Google DeepMind co-founder attempts to soothe privacy concerns amid NHS data-sharing controversy
Project co-founder Mustafa Suleyman speaks out against critics who highlight privacy concerns of NHS deal.
Microsoft cautions of phishing attacks by scammers posing as fake social media sites
Scammers masquerading as online services like Amazon, eBay, Facebook or Google to exploit users in cyberattacks.
Politician branded 'homophobic' and 'compared to Isis' seeks right to be forgotten by Google
Irish politician Mark Savage claims he is compared to Isis, following his stance in a local election.
YouTube may offer paid TV subscription called Unplugged from 2017 to take on cable providers
Apple, Amazon and Hulu have also been reported to be working on a similar service.
IBM surges ahead of Google in quantum computing
IBM launches quantum computing platform through cloud.
Google and Fiat Chrysler 'close to deal' on producing self-driving hybrid minivan
Search-engine giant wants to bring entirely self-driving cars to public roads by the end of the decade.
Google testing Material Design UI for YouTube
There is a workaround through which you can experience the new changes in YouTube.
Google DeepMind granted access to 1.6m NHS patients' confidential records
Google DeepMind's partnership with the NHS provides data on patients' HIV statuses, abortions and overdoses.
Amazon beats Google, Apple and Microsoft on salary packages to junior employees in the UK
Cisco, Microsoft, Oracle, Telefonica, Orange, SAP and IBM are the other top paying tech firms.
Elon Musk's $1bn non-profit launches 'gym' to train AI with Atari games
This is the non-profit's first batch of open source code released to help speed up machine learning research.
Amazon must refund parents for unauthorised in-app purchases, rules US federal judge
Amazon cannot ignore complaints from parents whose children made unauthorised in-app purchases.
Google accused by Getty of photo piracy for showing high resolution images in their search results
Yoko Miyashita has said Google's new display diverted customers away from Getty's website.
Vulnerability in Google's navigation app Waze could let hackers follow your every move
Although the company solved some issues after being informed by the researchers, not all problems were fixed.
Fullscreen: Five reasons why the video on demand service could be bigger than YouTube Red
Fullscreen is a new SVOD service targeting YouTube's core demographic. So should Google be worried?
BBC and Google join forces to make UK children 'safest in the world' on the internet
Organisations have partnered up with e-safety group Internet Matters.