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Google announces that it is building the world's longest undersea cable that will run from the east coast of the United States to Las Toninas, Argentina, with additional connections in Praia Grande, Brazil, and Punta del Este, Uruguay. The cable will ensure fast, low-latency access to Google products, such as Search, Gmail and YouTube, as well as Google Cloud services.
2021-06-12

Google-owned YouTube says that it has suspended U.S. President Donald Trump's account from uploading new videos or live streaming content for the next seven days, and may extend the suspension, saying that the channel had violated its rules over incitement to violence.
2021-01-13

Police in Kansas City, Kansas, are seeking two unnamed suspects after two men opened fire at a bar, killing four people and wounding another five.
2019-10-6

UK Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt writes to social media firms including Google and Facebook giving them until the end of the month to come up with ways to counter online bullying, underage usage, and unhealthy amounts of interaction online. He says they will face new legislation if they do not comply.
2018-04-22

The organizers of the Google Lunar X Prize announce that the $20 million grand prize for a commercial lunar lander will expire on 31 March 2018 without a winner because none of its five finalist teams would be able to launch a mission before the deadline.
2018-01-23

Google announces that it plans to shut down its Google Buzz social network.
2011-10-14

The FBI investigate claims that hackers in China attacked the Google email accounts of officials in the United States and Asian countries, as well as Chinese pro-democracy activists.
2011-06-2

Microsoft lodged an antitrust complaint against Google with the European Commission.
2011-04-1

Google is to give $100million to Eric Schmidt, an outgoing CEO.
2011-01-23

Google and the Israel Antiquities Authority announce plans to publish the Dead Sea Scrolls online.
2010-10-19