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Justice department to propose curbs on legal immunity for social media

The recommendations for legislation follow a feud between President Donald Trump and Twitter Inc., which last month slapped fact-checks on some of his tweets

Google's interest positive but may not help solve Voda Idea's debt woes

Acquisition of a controlling stake by an outsider or a sizable equity infusion by current promoters remains the need of the hour, Credit Suisse said in its latest note

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

Alphabet shared YouTube revenue after US SEC demanded 'qualitative' data

In the Dec. 20 letter, O'Toole also wrote that Alphabet also would disclose the growth of Google Cloud revenues "although we do not believe it is currently a required disclosure."

The only way forward

Regardless of regulations, all modern vehicles will become more and more autonomous

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

Disappointing revenue growth hits Google parent Alphabet shares in Q4

Alphabet shares slipped 4.7 percent in after-market trades that followed release of the earnings figures

Alphabet hits a milestone, joins Apple and Microsoft in the $1 trn club

With the gain, Alphabet became the newest member of an elite club to trade with the historic 13-digit market capitalisation

Employees fret as Google's idealistic philosophy of transparency changes

Google's leaders have acknowledged the delicacy of adjusting a culture that has entrenched itself over two decades.

Alphabet's new CEO Sundar Pichai finally has a title fitting his role

Pichai's actions as head of Google could give a clue as to how he will run the broader conglomerate

As Sundar Pichai becomes Alphabet chief, founders get $2-bn retirement gift

The Google co-founders added more than $1 billion each to their net worth as the firm's shares rose 1.9 per cent in New York

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 thorny crown: Pichai now sole target for Google's all regulatory battles

Pichai was named to the additional post of CEO of Alphabet on Tuesday, making him the public face of a company long associated with co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin

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

Sundar Pichai named CEO at Google parent Alphabet after founders step down

In his statement, Pichai made it clear that the transition will not affect the Alphabet structure or the work they do day to day

The dance of the media elephants

As the big boys of media push for consolidation, scale is emerging as the killer app

Google sued by rival company for antitrust violations in ad market

Inform Inc. alleges that Google has used its monopoly power in internet search and mobile operating systems to undermine competition in the ad market

Soon, Google to offer current accounts in partnership with Citigroup

The details of the project, named Cache, were first reported by the Wall Street Journal and follow moves by tech heavyweights Apple Inc and Facebook Inc into the financial industry this year

Alphabet, Starbucks earnings drive S&P 500 and Nasdaq to record highs

(Reuters) - Robust earnings from Alphabet and Starbucks pushed the S&P 500 and Nasdaq indexes to record highs on Friday, with support from data showing U.S. economic growth slowed less than expected in the second quarter.

Google crushes Q2 earnings expectations; stock rises more than 9%

The company reported profit of $14.21 per share, or $9.9 billion during the quarter, nearly triple what it made last year