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Google Challenges NSA Secrecy in FISA Court

Google has petitioned a secret U.S. national security court to relax restrictions on the information the tech giant can disclose about government data requests,...

Google Settles Suit, Clears Way for Stock Split

(SAN FRANCISCO) — Google has resolved a shareholder lawsuit blocking a long-delayed stock split, clearing the way for the Internet search leader to issue a new...

Google Begins Launching Internet-beaming Balloons

Google is launching Internet-beaming antennas into the stratosphere aboard giant, jellyfish-shaped balloons with the lofty goal of getting the entire planet...

Google’s Latest Search Innovation: Nutrition

On Monday, Google added a new feature to its search capabilities: in-depth and accurate nutrition information. Before this week, if you Googled, "how many...

Google Closes Waze Acquisition

From Google's blog: "To help you outsmart traffic, today we’re excited to announce we’ve closed the acquisition of Waze." Google Maps and Waze, outsmarting...

Google Denies Cooperation with PRISM

Google co-founder Larry Page addresses allegations that the government has direct access to Google servers, saying, "We had not heard of a program called PRISM...

Casinos Ban Gamblers From Using Google Glass

Casinos in New Jersey and Nevada are among those forbidding gamblers from wearing Google Glass, the tiny eyeglasses-mounted device capable of shooting photos,...