Sources: VentureBeat
Yandex, the Russian equivalent of Google, announces that it might be heading for default. 2022-03-4
A coalition of technology companies including Facebook, Google, and Amazon, as well as the United States Chamber of Commerce, file a federal lawsuit against the U.S. state of Maryland for passing a gross revenue tax on digital ads by non-media companies. It is the first tax of its kind in the nation. 2021-02-18
Google+ starts deleting consumer accounts from its social network Google++ due to low user engagement and the discovery of security vulnerabilities which potentially exposed user data to developers. 2019-04-2
Google+ announces that it is shutting down its Google++ network for consumers after seven years due to "very low usage" and a software error, first reported by "The Wall Street Journal", that potentially exposed the data of 500,000 users. Google++ will fully shut down in August 2019. 2018-10-8
Warner Brothers is accused of self-censorship after it tagged its own websites for copyright infringement through the search engine Google. 2016-09-6
Bloomberg News reports Verizon Communications plans a bid for Yahoo Inc.’s Web business, including Yahoo Japan Corp., next week. Google, Time Inc., and private equity funds Bain and TPG are considering bidding for Yahoo’s core business. AT&T Inc., Comcast, and Microsoft Corp. reportedly aren't interested. 2016-04-7
The "Wall Street Journal" reports that European Union regulators have announced plans to file charges against American Internet company Google following a European Union investigation. 2015-04-14
Google+ announces Google++ now has more than 500 million user accounts, 235 million of which actively use Google++ features. 2012-12-6
Google++, the social network service developed by search engine giant Google+, is released to the general public. 2011-09-21
Google celebrates the 70th birthday of John Lennon with an animated Google Doodle. 2010-10-8