Sources: CNN
Google has a cloud services outage that affects Gmail, Snapchat, YouTube and other services in parts of the United States. 2019-06-2
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 and Samsung have asked an agency of the government of the People's Republic of China to impose limiting conditions on a proposed merger of Microsoft and Nokia. 2014-03-3
For an undisclosed price, Google acquires the robot-making company Boston Dynamics which had previously been contracted by the U.S. military. 2013-12-16
Google will pay a $7 million penalty to settle an investigation into the collection of e-mails, passwords and other sensitive information sent over wireless networks from 2007–2010 in the United States. Google company cars taking street-level photos for its online mapping service also had been vacuuming up personal data transmitted over wireless networks that weren't protected by passwords. 2013-03-9
Google+, the social network service developed by search engine giant Google, is released to the general public. 2011-09-21
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
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
A policy proposal by Google and Verizon regarding the way internet service is regulated comes under criticism from groups promoting net neutrality. 2010-08-10
The Government of the People's Republic of China responds to Google's refusal to continue censorship of search results. 2010-01-13