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Senate hearing: Google bias, censorship as megacorp bags pharma

National security analyst: 'They could very well affect the Israeli elections, easily.'

Google to purchase Israeli cloud storage company

Google to acquire Elastifile Ltd. in a deal valued at approximately $200 million.

Google calls Ben Shapiro a 'Nazi using a dog whistle'

An internal Google email exchange suggests disabling the suggestion feature for the 'Nazi's' YouTube videos.

US issues 90-day license allowing business with Huawei

Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei promises company 'won't be affected' by US ban.

Google bans account of Iranian anti-Israel propaganda site

Digital giant blocks accounts of Iranian site which claimed Israel experimented on Arab prisoners.

Startpage.com beats Google for best search engine

Stiftung Warentest compares 50 search queries with typos, vague descriptions, other ambiguities, then evaluated relevance of first 6 results

Google hit with $1.7 billion fine by E.U.

The fine is the third one that the EU has imposed on Google since 2017.

When the Google dream died

Report: Google wanted search results to oppose Trump travel ban

New report says Google employees discussed ways to make search engine favor results opposing US Pres. Trump's travel ban.

Trump against Google: 'Only fake news'

Administration official says White House considering regulating Google after Trump attacks online giant on Twitter.

Google's selective social conscience

Accounts with ties to Iran removed from YouTube

Google deletes 58 accounts with ties to Iran on YouTube and other sites.

Google stores location data even without consent: AP

Researchers at Princeton discovered that Google saves the location data of smart phones even if privacy settings say otherwise.

EU fines Google record $5 billion

Google faces record fine for violating EU anti-trust laws in requirements forced on Android phone producers.

YouTube restores rabbi's channel after censorship accusations

Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu's YouTube channel restored. Decision to remove his videos aroused suspicions of anti-right wing bias.

Google Israel introduces hummus taste stick for April Fools’ Day

Breakthrough technology allows hummus connoisseurs to determine which hummus restaurant best fits their taste. April Fools.

Swedish Jews say Google searches returning anti-Semitic results

Google search results for phrases like 'Jews in Sweden' dominated by anti-Semitic content, local Jews claim.

Israel to tax Google, Facebook within a year

Israel Tax Authority plans to tax international tech giants 'within the year,' EU works on similar legislation.

30% of Spanish Google searches for 'Jew' are anti-Semitic

Nearly a third of all results in Google searches for 'Jew' in Spanish are anti-Semitic websites, report finds.

Google attempts to diagnose depression

The search giant unveils a new online quiz that can identify depression symptoms.

'That's not PC': Google engineer fired for memo on gender

Google employee fired over memo acknowledging that men, women are biologically different.

Google employee: Men and women are biologically different

Internet giant slams memo by company engineer for noting inherent biological differences between men and women.

EU fines Google a record $2.7 billion

Internet giant accused of favoring its own results in searches, making customers purchase its products over others.

Consumer privacy expert qualifies Google announcement

'Most people think email should be private, just like a letter sent through postal mail.'

Google to stop reading private emails

Software giant announces the end to the policy of 'scanning' content of Gmail users to create personalized ads.

Google: We haven't done enough to stop terrorism

Google outlines new steps to fight online terrorism. Minister Erdan: This is a revolution.

'Google Bus' arrives in Jerusalem

The escape room on wheels arrives at Jerusalem's First Station.

Argentine website’s analysis of Nisman murder wins Google prize

Google Argentina recognizes 'exploration of different technologies' to achieve 'journalistic objective' in Jewish murder case.

Families of Pulse shooting victims sue Facebook, Twitter, Google

Families of June's Orlando shooting victims file lawsuit against sites for promoting, funding ISIS terror.

Google removes ‘are Jews evil’ search suggestion

Google removes the phrase “are Jews evil,” which had been automatically generated by its search algorithm.

Check Point reveals 1,000,000 Google accounts were hacked

Israeli software security company Check Point revealed that hackers had breached more than a million Google accounts

Google under fire for allegedly deleting 'Palestine'

Arab journalists protest that Google removed the “Palestine” tag from its maps application; company says it was never there to begin with.

Google Commemorates the Leader who Loved the Land of Israel

Exhibition commemorating the life and times of former Prime Minister Yitzchak Shamir launched on Google virtual platform.

Google acquires Israeli-American startup

Google acquires Kifi, an Israeli-American startup that develops products for sharing content among friends and groups.

Military investigates who ordered soldiers' Google formation

Video of soldiers at Israeli air base lining up to spell 'Google' in honor of Eric Schmidt's visit draws ire; 'Soldiers shouldn't do this.'

Google chief: Israeli tech second only to Silicon Valley

In Tel Aviv, Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt - now head of parent company Alphabet - hails Israel's 'super role' in innovation.

Google removes anti-Semitic app used to target Jews online

App directing anti-Semitic online hate-mongers removed from Google store.

Google gives $700K to Israeli disabilities technology initiative

Major Google grant to Tikkun Olam Makers part of plans to improve lives of 250,000 people suffering from disabilities.

Israel to tax global online companies

Tax Authority to charge VAT on local sales by international-based online firms such as Google and Facebook. Fair, or bad for business?

Is the next Google being developed in Israel?

Experts disagree as to whether the tech world in Israel is capable of maturing to the level where a tech giant such as Google can exist.

Radiohead vocalist says YouTube like Nazi Germany

Thom Yorke accuses YouTube and Google of stealing art and profiting from it, as the 'Nazis did' during World War II.

Google denies deal with Israel to monitor Palestinian incitement

Foreign Ministry backtracks after Google claims deal to remove incitement posts was never made.

Why is BDS losing? Simple: Israel is just too good

Aside from anything else, investors aren't about to boycott one of the world's most innovative country on the say-so of its enemies.

Will Israel Send a Man to the Moon?

Israeli nonprofit SpaceIL becomes the first organization to advance in a unique Google contest promoting space travel.

What Does Google Think of the Jews?

Google promises to fix anti-Semitic bug, but several questionable results linger.

Meeting Bibi, Google CEO Praises Israel as Global Tech Leader

Eric Schmidt praises Israeli innovation as 2nd only to Silicon Valley in start-ups, commits to continued investment in Jewish state.

Google CEO: Israelis Succeed because They Break Rules

Eric Schmidt says local entrepreneur culture's success stems from Israelis' tendency 'to challenge authority and to question everything.'

Racist Slur Finds White House on Google Maps Search

Google apologizes after discovery that combined search of racial slur and 'home' on Google Maps results in directions to White House.

YouTube Given Permission to Show Anti-Islam Movie

Appeals court in the United States rules that YouTube should not be barred from showing the "Innocence of Muslims" film.

Reuven Rivlin - Born in 'Palestine'?

Notables born in Jerusalem are listed as having been born in 'state of Palestine' on Google; search engine also ignores 'Israel.'

Google Says You Can Do What It Can't: Beat Online Anti-Semitism

At Jerusalem Global Forum for Combating Anti-Semitism, Google policy chief explains how users are key in the fight against online hate.

Israel National Trail on the (Google) Map - in Street View!

Google Street View photographing the Israel National Trail – all 660 miles of it.

Google Israel Chief: Israel Needs more Tech Workers

Looking for a job? If you're a programmer or computer science grad, there are plenty, said Meir Brand, head of Google's Israel office.

Google Ordered to Take Down Anti-Islam Movie

United States appeals court orders YouTube to take down the "Innocence of Muslims" film that sparked protests in the Muslim world.

Google Buys Israeli Startup SlickLogin

Security startup uses smartphones and high-frequency sounds for identity verification at websites.

Google Apologizes for 'Adolf Hitler' Gaffe

Google has apologized for listing a Berlin square as Adolf Hitler Platz, after thousands complained.

Google: Bennett the Most-Searched Politician

Naftali Bennett is Israel’s most-searched politician. Ayelet Shaked, Shelly Yechimovich make search list, too.

Report: American Spy Agency Hacked Google, Yahoo Data

American whistleblower says the NSA broke into Google and Yahoo data centers, giving it access to hundreds of millions of accounts.

Google Places Israeli Towns in Jordan

Residents of the Etzion Bloc, south of Jerusalem, angered as Google search places them in Jordan.

Google Reveals How Much it Paid for Israeli App

Google reveals it paid $966 million to acquire Israeli online mapping service Waze in June.