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Google to launch online storage service for consumers: source

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Google Inc is preparing to roll out a service to let consumers store photos and other content online, a source familiar with the matter said, pushing into a market now dominated by the likes of Dropbox …

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10 Uses of Google Earth That Have Made Positive Impacts on the World

When Google acquired Keyhole — the tool that would become Google Earth — in 2004, the company believed it would become the ultimate video game. Google thought travelers could peruse potential vacation destinations and movie makers could use the detailed …

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Google's ex-CEO gets $101M pay package in new job

Shifting from Google's CEO to executive chairman proved to be lucrative career move for Eric Schmidt.

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Google Ordered to Stop Copyright Violations on YouTube

A judge in Germany said in his ruling that Google was not directly responsible for material uploaded illegally, but said it should create a filter to eliminate violations.

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Google CEO Page gets grilled in Oracle trial

Google CEO Larry Page spent nearly an hour in a federal courtroom Wednesday deflecting questions about his role in a copyright dispute over some of the technology in his company's Android software for smartphones.

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Google Drive Looks To Torpedo Dropbox, Could Launch Next Week

Google's cloud storage service – Google Drive – has been rumored to be in the works for years now. However, reports suggest that it may finally be launched in the next couple of weeks. Many details as well as the …

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Google fined $25,000 for stonewalling

Google intentionally hindered a federal regulator's probe into its Street View cars' accidental grabs of personal information off of Wi-Fi routers, according to the investigating agency.

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Google fined $25,000 for street data collection

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Google Inc faces a $25,000 fine for impeding a U.S. investigation into the Web search leader's data collection for its Street View project, which allows users to see street level images when they map a location. The …

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Google fined $25,000 for street data collection

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Google Inc faces a $25,000 fine for impeding a U.S. investigation into the Web search leader's data collection for its Street View project, which allows users to see street level images when they map a location. The …

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Google stock drops 4 percent as advertisement rates fall again

(Reuters) – Google Inc shares tumbled 4 percent on Friday as Wall Street ignored the Internet search giant's plans to split its stock and focused on a decline in advertising rates and other worrisome business trends. Google's search advertising rates …

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