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After a number of companies lodged formal complaints with the FTC regarding certain advertisement policies of Google, an unofficial and unannounced probe was launched which may go into action anytime... Google Inc.

Ride-sharing service Lyft said it had raised $60 million from venture-capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, underscoring the growing appeal of services that tap into consumers' willingness to share goods and services for a fee.

Google created the crisis-response Web page as part of its efforts to help the devastated community of Moore, Okla., recover and get needed assistance.

Google , maker of the Android operating system, is considering buying map-software provider Waze, setting up a possible bidding war with Facebook , people familiar with the matter said.

Amanda Bynes was rejected from boarding a private jet flight last weekend in New Jersey when she tried to use Google as her identification, according to TMZ.

Few have explored the remote volcanic islands of the Galapagos archipelago, an otherworldly landscape inhabited by the world's largest tortoises and other fantastical creatures that inspired Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.

It appears that an ex-Googler may have felt he was entitled to a severance package after the company cut him loose last month.

Google Inc kicked off the first day of its annual developers' conference with a complete overhaul of their mapping service, Google Maps.

Advanced Micro Devices has opened the door to embrace Google's Android operating system, but said it would continue to focus on Windows with its upcoming tablet and laptop chips.

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U.S. Senate scrutiny of Apple Inc.'s tax strategies turned the spotlight on a unit with $30 billion in profit since 2009 that's incorporated in Ireland, controlled by a board in California, and doesn't pay taxes in either place.

Apple CEO Tim Cook's appearance in front of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations yesterday brought attention to the company's practice of establishing offshore subsidiaries in countries that have lower taxes than the U.S. However, Apple is not the only California-based technology company that avoids U.S. taxes by keeping profits ... (more)

Today's Google Doodle may be the most moving logo Google has ever posted. The Doodle was created by a 12th grade Wisconsin student in honor of her best day: the day she was reunited with her father who returned home from Iraq after 18 months of military service.

Big changes may be afoot in copyright law these days, via both litigation and legislation.

But Google's still working out the kinks, so don't expect it to be flawless at first search.

's announcement that it will open a 500-person office in Times Square-has given the Big Apple tech scene a fresh jolt.

READY to wear a computer on your face? Google thinks you are. The company's Glass headset seeks to bring wearable computing into the mainstream - but what will the average person do with it? There are privacy fears , but a sneak peek at some of the first Glass apps gives a glimpse of how useful the device might be.

Google has started to ramp up the selection of apps available for Google Glass after official apps for Facebook, Twitter, CNN, Elle, Evernote and Tumblr were released at Google I/O on Friday, but now there's an easy way for almost anyone to create a dedicated Glass app.

Everyone wants to know where the house is, what the neighborhood is like, how far it is from stuff, and so on.

Global coatings instrument maker Elcometer Inc. is locked in federal-court litigation with a former employee and distributor over allegations of unlawful marketing tactics designed to steal Elcometer's customers.