Sources: Reuters
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
Alphabet Inc. announces Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt, who has been chief executive of Google-Alphabet since 2001, will step down in January 2018. Schmidt will continue to serve on Alphabet's board of directors. 2017-12-21
Google artificial intelligence company DeepMind's AlphaGo program takes an unbeatable three to zero lead in a five-game Go match against grand master Lee Sedol. 2016-03-12
Plaintiffs withdraw a lawsuit against Google that had asserted that it was illegally tying its licensing of the Android operating system to the favorable treatment of Google apps. 2015-04-3
The European Parliament passes a symbolic motion calling for the break-up of American tech giant Google. 2014-11-27
Chinese technology company Lenovo buys Motorola Mobility from Google for $3 billion to create its own mobile device unit. 2014-01-30
The European Union and United States approve Google's $12.5 billion acquisition of smartphone maker Motorola. 2012-02-13
Reuters cites sources "familiar with the matter" as saying that Google will soon receive approval from both the European Union and the United States for its proposed acquisition of Motorola Mobility. 2012-02-10
China denies it is disrupting access to Google's email service in the country. 2011-03-22
After being released by the authorities, Google executive Wael Ghonim addresses the crowds in Tahrir Square. 2011-02-9