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Tag Archives: Google
Is Google's Massive Book Scanning 'Fair Use'? Appeals Court Raises Possibility
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The long-running legal battle between Google and those who oppose its ambitious project to scan virtually every book ever published took a new turn this week. Judges on the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals pressed both sides in a … Continue reading
Google Changes 'Palestinian Territories' to 'Palestine'
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JERUSALEM (AP) – Google is de facto recognizing a state of Palestine — at least on its local home page in the Palestinian territories. Google spokesman Nathan Tyler said Friday "We're changing the name 'Palestinian territories' to 'Palestine' across our … Continue reading
Update: Microsoft Renews its 'Scroogled' Ads, Claims They're Working
Whatever else you can say about Microsoft, it doesn't give up easily. Although its Scroogled attack ads, renewed on Tuesday, might not have eroded Google's market share for search, they have changed public opinion, Microsoft says. "The campaigns have been … Continue reading
Microsoft Winds Down 'Scroogled' Campaign Against Google
Can nothing stop Google? On Thanksgiving, Microsoft launched attack ads against the Internet giant that were so ferocious they made headlines in advertising and technology publications alike. Microsoft spokespeople are still warning anyone who will listen that Google is reading … Continue reading
Video: Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson as Google Interns
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The movie is called The Internship and it's set to be released Jun 7. From Entertainment Weekly: The Internship has the duo playing Nick and Billy, a pair of down-on-their-luck salesmen who find themselves out of a job when their … Continue reading
Apple, Google, Cisco, HP, Oracle Among Silicon Valley Cos. That Avoid Paying Billions in Taxes
By Matt Drange, Center for Investigative Reporting The largest tech companies in the Bay Area have avoided paying federal taxes on more than $225 billion they have accumulated through foreign subsidiaries, documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission show. … Continue reading
Google Earnings Rise
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google's fourth-quarter earnings rose 7 percent as online advertisers spent more money in pursuit of holiday shoppers. The financial results announced Tuesday were a mixed bag. While the company's earnings topped analyst estimates, an accounting quirk … Continue reading
A.M. Splash: Oakland Police Union Resists Sheriffs' Aid; Google Settlement Changes Patent Wars; Netflix Signs Warner Bros. Deal
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Oakland police union slams plan to help (SF Chronicle) Oakland's plan to bring in Alameda County sheriff's deputies to help patrol crime-ridden streets is being resisted by the city's police union – the very group that has long been crying … Continue reading
Google to License Patents in FTC Settlement
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WASHINGTON — Google is agreeing to license certain patents to mobile phone rivals and stop a practice of including snippets from other websites in its search results as part of a settlement to end a 19-month investigation into the search … Continue reading
Google Maps App Returns to iPhone
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google Maps has found its way back to the iPhone. The world's most popular online mapping system returned late Wednesday with the release of the Google Maps iPhone app. The release comes nearly three months after … Continue reading
