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The name Google is synonymous with online searches, but over the years the company has grown beyond search and now builds multiple consumer products, including software like Gmail, Chrome, Maps, Android, and hardware like the Pixel smartphones, Google Home, and Chromebooks. Its name can also be found on internet services such as Google Fi, Flights, Checkout, and Google Fiber. Here is all of the latest news about one of the most influential tech companies in the world.

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Tech is reshaping the world — and not always for the better. Whether it’s the rules for Apple’s App Store or Facebook’s plan for fighting misinformation, tech platform policies can have enormous ripple effects on the rest of society. They’re so powerful that, increasingly, companies aren’t setting them alone but sharing the fight with government regulators, civil society groups, and internal standards bodies like Meta’s Oversight Board. The result is an ongoing political struggle over harassment, free speech, copyright, and dozens of other issues, all mediated through some of the largest and most chaotic electronic spaces the world has ever seen.

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Select slides from Oracle's opening statement in the patent phase of its infringement case against Google.

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Select slides from Oracle's patent case opening statement

Select slides from Oracle's opening statement in the patent phase of its infringement case against Google.

Google taunts Apple again over its lack of RCS messaging support

Peacock’s John Wick prequel series, The Continental, shoots itself in the foot

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The new FineWoven iPhone cases are very bad

Valve: don’t expect a faster Steam Deck ‘in the next couple of years’

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Select slides from Oracle's patent case opening statement

Select slides from Oracle's patent case opening statement

Select slides from Oracle's opening statement in the patent phase of its infringement case against Google.

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Google taunts Apple again over its lack of RCS messaging support

Peacock’s John Wick prequel series, The Continental, shoots itself in the foot

Microsoft Surface event: the 6 biggest announcements

The new FineWoven iPhone cases are very bad

Valve: don’t expect a faster Steam Deck ‘in the next couple of years’

More from Apps

Gmail for Android’s new update lets you batch-select 50 emails at a time

Spotify code suggests HiFi tier is coming with lossless audio for $20 / month

Threads might be getting an edit button soon

Microsoft 365 Copilot launches in November