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Google offers not to use health data of Fitbit users in bid to win EU nod

Reuters reported last week that such a data pledge may likely help Google secure EU approval for its proposed $2.1 billion acquisition deal

The corona deals

The pandemic will hurry the closure of brands and businesses that would have gone into gradual decline. Wait then for more deals to be announced in media and entertainment

Wealth managers advise clients to invest in US-oriented offshore products

International funds delivered 6.8% returns in one year, against large drawdowns in domestic funds

Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt leaves Alphabet board after 18 years: Report

Schmidt exited as a technical advisor at Google parent company Alphabet in February

Google Meet adding 3 mn users a day, app usage up 30-fold since Jan: Pichai

Over 100 million students and educators are using Google Classroom, double the number from the beginning of March

Covid-19: Alphabet logs $41.2 bn revenue in Q1, expects tough 2nd quarter

Google's 'other revenue' segment logged $4.4 billion in revenue, compared to $3.6 billion a year ago

Own a website? Use Google Optimize to keep users informed about Covid-19

Normally Optimize users are able to run 10 personalisation on their websites at the same time

Alphabet to donate $800 mn in response to coronavirus outbreak

The company will provide $340 million in Google ad credits to small and medium businesses active on its platform and $250 million in ad grants

Google in talks with publishers to pay for displaying news items

News executives have been calling on Facebook and Google to pay for the rights to host their articles

Regulating artificial intelligence: Why one size won't fit all, say experts

Sectoral approach to AI rules allows greater flexibility to regulators, say experts

Stock up: Google-parent Alphabet joins $1 trillion valuation club

Shares of the Internet search giant are up nearly 17% over the last three months, outpacing a broader rally in the S&P 500 index over the same period by 6 percentage points.

Google legal chief Drummond leaving amid sexual misconduct allegations

Alphabet did not give a reason for David Drummond's departure in a short regulatory filing on Friday.

Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai receives hefty pay raise, to get $242 mn in 2020

If Alphabet shares outperform the S&P 100 Index, Pichai could receive an additional $90 million in stock grants.

Era ends for Google as founders step aside from a pillar of tech

The move confirms the ascendancy of Pichai, 47, as one of tech's most powerful people

A big question before Alphabet: Is Pichai up for a gruelling top role?

The second question is whether the Alphabet structure has outlived its usefulness

From a consultant to Alphabet CEO: A look at Sundar Pichai's meteoric rise

Pichai took over Android business from that group's founder, Andy Rubin, managing the market leading smartphone operating system globally

Alphabet Q3 profit misses analysts' estimates; shares down over 1%

Alphabet shares have underperformed relative to some peers, rising 17% in the last 12 months entering Monday, compared with a 33% gain for Microsoft and 29% for Facebook

Google owner Alphabet looking to buy wearable fitness device maker Fitbit

While Google has joined other major technology companies like Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd in developing smartphones, it has yet to develop any wearable offerings

Battle to win street maps heats up

Whoever owns the most detailed version of up-to-the-minute maps will own an asset worth billions