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Think twice before using Google’s 'incognito' mode

Google, the world’s largest search engine, apparently collects data on users who think they can be anonymous if they use a “private browsing” mode.
20 May 2022, 13:06 PM

Earth Day 2022: Google doodle shows stark images of climate change

Google today is marking Earth Day 2022 with glaring satellite images of climate change.
22 April 2022, 06:13 AM

How tech giants took advantage of the pandemic

In a dramatic reversal of fortune for the big tech companies, Amazon and Facebook capitalised on being seen as essential for people in lockdown,
6 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Five global tech firms paid Tk 4.6 crore VAT in August to NBR

Five global tech firms paid Tk 4.6 crore as value added tax (VAT) in August with social media giant facebook depositing the highest amount, which reflects the growing desire of businesses to advert about their product and services in the digital sphere.
16 September 2021, 09:50 AM

Google to start paying some news publishers for content

Google says it will start paying some publishers for their news content, in a move that could pave the way for reduced tensions between the internet search giant and the beleaguered news industry.
30 June 2020, 09:56 AM

Google launches ‘journalism relief fund,’ following Facebook

Google announces it will launch an emergency fund to help local news outlets struggling to maintain operations in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.
15 April 2020, 15:25 PM

Google co-founders step down

Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin are stepping down from their roles at the helm of parent firm Alphabet and handing the reins to current Google CEO Sundar Pichai, the company says.
4 December 2019, 04:48 AM

Amnesty International calls Facebook, Google rights abusers

Amnesty International issues a scathing indictment of the world’s dominant internet corporations, arguing in a new report that Google and Facebook should be forced to abandon what it calls their surveillance-based business model because it is “predicated on human rights abuse.”
21 November 2019, 04:47 AM

Huawei phones lose access to install Google’s apps

Huawei Technologies Co Ltd’s newly launched Mate 30 devices have lost their access to manually install Google’s Android apps, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday.
2 October 2019, 18:00 PM

All that’s new with Android 10

Google has released the much anticipated Android 10 and Android 10 GO operating system on a select few devices on September 3 of this year.
29 September 2019, 18:00 PM

No response from Facebook, Google, YouTube

The government has failed to bring Facebook, Google, YouTube and other digital platforms under its tax network three months after
22 September 2019, 18:00 PM

Google calendar app down globally

Alphabet Inc’s Google Calendar app users were unable to access their schedules on Tuesday as the app faced technical issues globally.
19 June 2019, 08:05 AM

Google will give users more control over who tracks them online

Google is tightening the rules for how websites track people who use its Chrome web browser, an effort to assure users it wants them to be in control over who watches their moves online.
8 May 2019, 06:31 AM

Facebook, Google face widening crackdown over online content

Tech giants like Facebook and Google came under increasing pressure in Europe when countries proposed stricter rules to force them to block extreme material such as terrorist propaganda and child porn.
9 April 2019, 08:24 AM

Google fined $1.7b for search ad blocks in third EU sanction

Google was fined 1.49 billion euros ($1.7 billion) for blocking rival online search advertisers, the third large European Union antitrust penalty for the Alphabet business in only two years.
20 March 2019, 15:03 PM

Google celebrates Int’l Women’s Day with quotes of 13 inspiring women

Search engine giant Google creates a new Doodle on its homepage celebrating the International Women's Day.
8 March 2019, 07:33 AM

Remove 'fake' content on food quality, Indian govt tells Facebook, Google

The Indian government instructed Facebook and Google to take down "false and malicious" contents that spread misinformation about the food quality and safety in the country, reports The Times of India.
21 January 2019, 05:56 AM

Stop Googling your symptoms right now: Health experts

Although more and more people are turning to the Internet for medical advice, “Dr Google” is no substitute for an actual visit to a doctor, health experts say.
19 December 2018, 04:30 AM

Trump accuses Facebook, Twitter, Google of Democrat bias

US President Donald Trump accuses tech giants Facebook, Twitter and Google of being biased in favor of opposition Democrats, a day after a report for the Senate revealed Russian agents had used social media in an attempt to sway the 2016 election in Trump's favor.
18 December 2018, 14:40 PM

Google users face problems

Google users in Bangladesh have been facing difficulties in using the tech giant's services, such as Gmail, Google Ads, Google drive and its cloud services, for a week as a direct consequence of the government blocking some websites and links, industry insiders said.
15 December 2018, 18:00 PM