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Category Archive: Search Engine
May
13
Google Doodle Offers Sweet Mother's Day Surprise
Google's done it again, creating a Google Doodle for Mother's Day that's touching enough to warm the cockles of even the hardest heart.
May
13
Google may not be evil, but it's also not trustworthy
Google still trades comfortably on its image as a benevolent, touchy-feely company, but it has become impossible to ignore its lengthening string of privacy and regulatory missteps. You've heard all about how banks present a danger to the financial system once they become "too big to fail" (I'm looking at you, JPMorgan Chase). Here's the …
May
12
Google may not be evil, but it's also not trustworthy
Google still trades comfortably on its image as a benevolent, touchy-feely company, but it has become impossible to ignore its lengthening string of privacy and regulatory missteps. You've heard all about how banks present a danger to the financial system once they become "too big to fail" (I'm looking at you, JPMorgan Chase). Here's the …
May
11
Are Apple and Google Heading to a Breakup?
Apple and Google have always been an unlikely pair, competing fiercely in the smartphone arena while sharing some technology that makes those smartphones work. That marriage of convenience may not be long for this world.
May
11
Google Can Prioritize Its Products in Search, Says Legal Expert
Can Google and other search engines prioritize self-promoting results in search — and still enjoy constitutional protection under the First Amendment?
May
11
Google ready to spend billions to make Google Play Music a success
Google is reportedly breaking out its massive checkbook in an effort to gain blanket rights to major labels’ music catalogs. Following unconfirmed reports that Google’s music offering was floundering and losing users each week, music industry insider Wayne Rosso says that the Internet giant is now holding negotiations with at least one major label in …
May
10
Google wants Oracle copyright trial rematch
Google on Wednesday confirmed that it wants a new trial on the copyright portion of a legal battle being fought with Oracle in San Francisco federal court.
May
10
Google-Backed Scholar: Search Results Protected by the First Amendment
In a Google-funded report on the constitutional rights of an Internet search, UCLA law professor—and blogger—Eugene Volokh makes a lofty claim about the legal rights of any given Google search: The weight, placement, and even omission of search results deserve the same free speech protection as the articles on the front page of The New York Times. As such, Google deserves protection …
May
09
Google Files for New Trial on Copyright Claims in Android Suit
Google is seeking a new trial on copyright claims in Oracle's intellectual-property lawsuit against it over the Android mobile OS, according to a filing made…