Sources: CNN
Google signs an agreement with Kairos Power to use small nuclear reactors to generate the energy to power its artificial intelligence (AI) data centers. 2024-10-15
Following the attack, which was livestreamed on Facebook, the social network teams up with the Metropolitan Police of London. Facebook is providing bodycams to the force's firearms officers to help train its artificial intelligence systems, enabling it to automatically detect and remove live first-person footage of violent incidents. The company says it previously had insufficient footage for its software to suitably match fresh footage with, and has been criticised for its role in the shooting. Instagram say they will also participate. 2019-09-17
Google receives a United States patent for an adhesive for its self-driving cars, so-called "human flypaper", designed to minimize injuries in a pedestrian accident by holding the person to the car rather than being thrown after impact. 2016-05-19
Google reveals it has removed so-called 'terrorism videos' from the web at the request of governments, as well as blocking more than 100 YouTube videos which allegedly insult the Thai monarchy. 2012-06-17
Google+, the social network service developed by search engine giant Google, is released to the general public. 2011-09-21
Google agrees with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to have an independent privacy audit every couple of years as a result of problems with the Google Buzz social network. 2011-03-31
The U.S. state of Virginia is reported to be Googling "WikiLeaks" more than any part of the country. 2010-12-10
Google admits it has been mistakenly collecting information people have sent over unencrypted wi-fi networks for the past three years and grounds its Street View cars from collecting wi-fi information. 2010-05-15
Baidu shares have risen 34% since rival Google said on Jan 12 it may shut down its business in China. Baidu has risen 34 percent and Google has lost 8.5 percent. 2010-03-5
The Chinese military and several schools deny involvement in cyber attacks on Google, following a "New York Times" report cited investigators linking Lanxiang Vocational School and Shanghai Jiaotong University to the attacks. 2010-02-20