Google, Amazon Show Investors Cost Control Is Key for Tech

Investors have started to reward Internet companies that can show both financial discipline and a path to long-term growth, making Amazon.com Inc. and Google Inc. the clear winners of the technology earnings season.

Google shares soar 13%

Analysts expected to hear newly hired CFO Ruth Porat describe cost cutting measures, and she delivered.

Google and Apple Adjust Strategies on Mobile Payments

The battle for mobile software dominance revolves around two companies: Apple and Google. Now both giants are also going head-to-head in mobile payments, as they prepare to push deeper into digital wallets.

E.U. Charges Google With Violating Antitrust Laws

BRUSSELS — The European Union’s antitrust chief on Wednesday formally accused Google of abusing its dominance in web searches to the detriment of competitors and began official proceedings into whether its Android smartphone software forces phone makers to favor the company’s own services and applications.

Europe takes on Apple, Facebook, Google and Amazon

Europe is in the midst of a massive tussle with American tech giants. The European Union is getting increasingly worried about the dominance of Big Tech and has launched a program to boost the European tech sector.

Google tests drone deliveries in Project Wing trials

Google has built and tested autonomous aerial vehicles, which it believes could be used for goods deliveries.

Google search results may indicate 'right to be forgotten' censorship

Google is planning to flag up search results it has censored following a controversial ruling that allows European citizens the right to demand information on them be erased.

Rolls-Royce plans remote-controlled ships with no captain or crew on board

A fleet of giant cargo ships, up to almost a quarter of a mile long and wider than a motorway, are to crisscross the world's oceans without a captain or crew on board.

Google sets up 'right to be forgotten' form after EU ruling

Google has launched a service to allow Europeans to ask for personal data to be removed from online search results.

White and male, Google releases diversity data

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — In a groundbreaking disclosure, Google revealed how very white and male its workforce is — just 2 percent of its Googlers are black, 3 percent are Hispanic, and 30 percent are women.

Apple wants retrial in Samsung patent case

Apple is requesting a retrial after a Californian jury ordered Samsung to pay the US company $119m (£71m) in damages for infringing two of its patents.

Apple and Google settle patent row

Mobile phone industry giants Apple and Google have agreed to dismiss lawsuits they had brought against each other over technology patents.

Google buys solar-powered drone maker Titan Aerospace

Internet search giant Google has bought US high-altitude drone maker Titan Aerospace for an undisclosed sum.

Microsoft muscles into YouTube territory with new video advertising service

Microsoft is to launch a new video advertising service in Britain as it seeks to grab a share of the market that is dominated by Google’s YouTube.

Google's Schmidt to give the world a $1 million tech upgrade

Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt plans to dole out $1 million to companies around the world to help them upgrade their communication technology.

Google search results changing in Europe

Google's search results in Europe will look very different after the company agreed to changes that should settle a long-running antitrust case.

European Commission rejects Google's latest proposals to settle antitrust case

The European Commission has rejected Google's revised proposals to settle a three-year antitrust row, its competition commissioner Joaquin Almunia said today.

Facebook revenue surges 60% on strong ad sales

Social network giant Facebook reported a 60% surge in revenue, to $2.02bn (£1.26bn), in the third quarter. Revenue from advertising grew by 66% to $1.8bn, with nearly half of that coming from mobile ads.

Google offers rivals more space to get EU deal

Google has agreed to give rivals more space on its website, raising the chances of a deal with Europe's antitrust authorities and reducing the risk of a hefty fine.

World leaders push big companies like Apple, Google to pay more taxes

ST. PETERSBURG: It's time to make Google, Apple and other multinational companies pay more taxes. That's the message from President Barack Obama and the leaders of the world's leading economies at a summit ending Friday.