Google turns 22 this year – A look at the company’s feat over the years
Alphabet is the holding and Google, founded in September 1998, is now a subsidiary of it.
Jun 30, 2020, 15:17 PM IST
Facebook sees ''signs of stability'' in ad spending after coronavirus drop
The announcement came a day after Alphabet`s Google said a drop in its online ad sales similarly steadied in April. Shares of Facebook, the world`s biggest social network and the owner of WhatsApp and Instagram, soared 9% in extended trading.
Apr 30, 2020, 09:50 AM IST
Sundar Pichai gets whopping $242 million stock package in new role
Sundar Pichai on Thursday received $90 million in stock awards that will vest by the end of 2022 "depending on Alphabet's shareholder returns compared to the S&P 100."
Dec 21, 2019, 11:07 AM IST
Google chief Sundar Pichai named CEO of parent company Alphabet
Google co-founders Larry Page and Brin, the CEO and president of Alphabet, will continue their involvement as co-founders, shareholders and members of Alphabet`s Board of Directors. On the other hand, Pichai has become the CEO of both Google and Alphabet.
Dec 04, 2019, 06:32 AM IST
Google to shut down online job service 'Hire' in 2020
"Hire" came into existence after Google acquired Bebop -- a company started by Greene -- for a reported $380 million in 2015.
Aug 28, 2019, 13:29 PM IST
Walmart taps ex-Google, Amazon employee Suresh Kumar as new chief technology officer
Kumar most recently worked as a vice president and general manager of display, video, app ads and analytics at Google. He will directly report to the retailer`s Chief Executive Doug McMillon, Walmart said on Tuesday.
May 29, 2019, 14:47 PM IST
New bug forces Alphabet to expedite Google+ API shutdoown
APIs allow developers to link different services together to form larger apps or services.
Dec 11, 2018, 10:46 AM IST
White House probes Google after Trump accuses it of bias
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday accused Google`s search engine of promoting negative news articles and hiding "fair media" coverage of him, vowing to address the situation without providing evidence or giving details of action he might take.
Aug 29, 2018, 06:24 AM IST
Amazon, Google trading suspended on NYSE
The other companies are Booking Holdings, Zion Oil and Gas Equity Warrants.
Apr 26, 2018, 09:40 AM IST
Sundar Pichai has no decision-making power beyond Google: Report
When it comes to Google, Pichai receives weekly and quarterly reports which include individual financial information for Google product areas.
Feb 28, 2018, 07:23 AM IST
Amazon now world's third-most valuable company
Apple tops the list with $849.2 billion market cap, followed by Google's parent company Alphabet at $745.1 billion.
Feb 16, 2018, 10:48 AM IST
Facebook, Google face probe over alleged media disruption
Australia`s competition regulator said on Monday it would investigate whether U.S. online giants Facebook and Alphabet Inc`s Google has disrupted the news media market to the detriment of publishers and consumers.
Dec 04, 2017, 08:50 AM IST
Google buys plot near Apple's planned Danish data centre
Facebook in January announced plans to build a data centre in Odense in central Denmark, its third outside of the United States.
Nov 17, 2017, 21:29 PM IST
Google supports US efforts to disclose buyers of online political ads
The stance marks an about-face from 2010 when Google sought an affirmative exemption from a requirement that an ad should state who purchased it. The commission did not reach a consensus on the exemption at the time.
Nov 10, 2017, 09:29 AM IST
Waymo cars taking to the road without drivers
Since Waymo began as a project in Google`s `moonshot` lab in 2009, it vehicles have logged more than 3.5 million miles of autonomous driving on US roads, according to the company.
Nov 08, 2017, 00:06 AM IST
Alphabet quarterly profit climbs on ads and other bets
Alphabet profit was up 32.4 percent to USD 6.7 billion on in the quarter on revenue that increased 24 percent to USD 27.8 billion, up 24 percent from the same period a year earlier.
Oct 27, 2017, 08:46 AM IST
Alphabet to provide cellular connectivity in Puerto Rico via 30 balloons
Each balloon can serve up to 5,000 square kms, so the fleet is expected to provide service over all of Puerto Rico and potentially parts of the US Virgin Islands.
Oct 07, 2017, 12:10 PM IST
Intel joins Alphabet's unit Waymo on self-driving car technology
Waymo`s self-driving Chrysler Pacifica hybrid minivans are being tested on public roads in Arizona and California.
Sep 19, 2017, 12:08 PM IST
Google offers to display rival sites via auction
Under the previous proposal aimed at settling the long-running EU antitrust investigation, the world`s most popular internet search engine had reserved the first two places for its own ads.
Sep 18, 2017, 16:40 PM IST
Google challenges EU's €2.4 billion fine in court
Google appealed on Monday against a record 2.4-billion-euro ($2.9 billion) EU antitrust fine, with its chances of success boosted by Intel`s partial victory last week against another EU sanction.
Sep 11, 2017, 22:46 PM IST