Sources: Reuters
Spotify announces it will suspend all political ads on its platform starting early 2020. It follows similar moves from Twitter and Google. 2019-12-27
Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin announce they are stepping down as CEO and president respectively from the company. Sundar Pichai will become the new CEO of Google and its parent company Alphabet Inc. effective immediately. 2019-12-3
Google announces it will ban targeted ads that use voter data, effective within a week. 2019-11-20
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 creates a new holding company called Alphabet Inc. containing Google Inc. and Calico containing Google Ventures, Google Capital, Google X, and other subsidiaries. 2015-08-10
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
The Organization of American States urges Nicaragua and Costa Rica to withdraw their security forces from an island in the San Juan river. Google is blamed for the dispute and revises its maps. 2010-11-14
China renews the internet content provider license for Google allowing it to continue operating in the country. 2010-07-9