Search engines
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Google accused of spreading fake newsFeatured snippets in search function repeatedly shares false information, which can result in Google Home speakers reading out conspiracy theories as fact
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Jewish museum relies on Google grant to counter Holocaust denial search resultsBreman Museum in Atlanta says Google grants pay for adverts to counter search results that deny Holocaust
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Google will now tell you whether a bar or shop is busy in real-timeNew live data shows how busy a store or venue is before you set off, just in time for Black Friday’s shopping crush and the festive period
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Angela Merkel: internet search engines are 'distorting perception'A lack of transparency about algorithms is endangering debate, German chancellor tells media conference
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Google's desktop search could be out of date compared to mobile results soonGoogle splitting its mobile and desktop indexes within ‘months’ to offer better smartphone experiences, according to a Google webmaster trends analyst
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Google News introduces fact check feature – just in time for US electionLaunched today, fact check will now appear as a label among news search results alongside other labels such as opinion, local source and highly cited
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Google launches new Assistant and puts it at heart of HomeSearch company unveils revamped voice assistant AI and launches Home, a rival to Amazon’s Echo smart speaker hub
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Publishers call on government to help over Google and FacebookNewspaper companies urge ministers to ‘ensure that online platforms operate within a framework that is fair, non-abusive and respectful of media plurality’
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Does 'the right to be forgotten' ruling threaten our right to know?Author of a book about the controversial court ruling set to speak about its implications alongside a Google executive
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Microsoft apologises after Bing translates ‘Daesh’ into ‘Saudi Arabia’The text translator’s blunder put down to crowdsourced suggestions after anger from Saudi officials and social media called for countrywide boycott
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Search engines' role in radicalisation must be challenged, finds studyNearly 500,000 online searches a month return Islamist material, says report that advocates multilateral approach to removing extremist sites
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European commission files third antitrust charge against GoogleCharge against firm’s advertising arm follows reinforced filing against shopping service and probe into alleged abuse of Android
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Is it cancer? Diagnosing yourself online is about to get easierPeople often search for their symptoms, but the right diagnosis can be hard to find. Google and Microsoft are working on ways to improve things
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Google given six-week extension in EU Android antitrust caseDominant smartphone operating system maker given extra time to respond to European commission charges over market abuse of Android and Google Search and Chrome apps
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The ‘three black teenagers’ search shows it is society, not Google, that is racistTwitter outrage over image search results of black and white teens is misdirected. We must address the prejudice that feeds such negative portrayals
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Appetite for destruction: Axl Rose demands Google remove 'fat' photosThe Guns N’ Roses frontman is trying to get Google to remove images that he says violate copyright – and they just happen to be a little unflattering
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'Celebrity threesome': Twitter warns against illegal tweetsPrivacy injunction stopping press naming celebrity followed by Twitter law cautions
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Getty Images files antitrust complaint against GooglePhoto agency accuses Google of so-called scraping of images into galleries within search to maintain its dominance of the search market
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You Could Look It Up by Jack Lynch review – search engines can’t do everythingWhat about all the information not available on Google? Lynch’s survey of reference books covers much ground and makes the case that for distillation of knowledge and serendipity of browsing, printed texts are easily best
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Europe v Google: how Android became a battlegroundThe European Commission has accused Google of abusing its dominance of the smartphone market. Why has it done this? And what exactly is Android?
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Google.com is a 'partially dangerous' website – according to GoogleVisitors warned about malware and cybercriminal links on search engine by the company’s own Safe Browsing Site Status report
Google is not ‘just’ a platform. It frames, shapes and distorts how we see the world