Google, like Facebook, in talks to buy Waze for about $1 billion: report May 24th, 2013 - 03:20h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - Google Inc is considering buying Israeli mobile satellite navigation start-up Waze Inc, which may lead to a bidding war with Facebook Inc, Bloomberg news reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Waze is seeking more than $1 billi... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : google, like, facebook, talks, waze, billion, report, Top Keywords

Google faces new federal antitrust probe: source May 24th, 2013 - 01:30h (CET +01.00) WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators are in the early stages of an antitrust probe into whether Google Inc, the top player in web display advertising, breaks antitrust law in how it handles some ad sales, a source told Reuters on Thursday. The sour... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : google, faces, federal, antitrust, probe, source, report, Top Keywords

Microsoft did not violate Google patent, ITC says May 24th, 2013 - 00:00h (CET +01.00) WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp did not violate a patent owned by Google subsidiary Motorola Mobility when it made its popular Xbox, the International Trade Commission said on Thursday. The fight over the Xbox is related to the larger smartphon... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : microsoft, violate, google, patent, says, source, report, Top Keywords

Miliband says Google tax behaviour 'wrong' May 22nd, 2013 - 16:10h (CET +01.00) By Andrew Osborn LONDON (Reuters) - Google Inc's tax affairs came under renewed scrutiny in Britain on Wednesday when the leader of the opposition Labour party accused the Internet company of wrongly going to "extraordinary lengths" to... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : miliband, says, google, behaviour, 'wrong', source, report, Top Keywords

UK opposition party leader says Google tax behavior "wrong" May 22nd, 2013 - 14:00h (CET +01.00) By Andrew Osborn LONDON (Reuters) - Google Inc's tax affairs came under renewed scrutiny in Britain on Wednesday when the leader of the opposition Labour party accused the Internet company of wrongly going to "extraordinary lengths" to... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : opposition, party, leader, says, google, behavior, "wrong", Top Keywords

EU leaders shine spotlight on Amazon, Google over tax policy May 22nd, 2013 - 13:00h (CET +01.00) By Luke Baker BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European leaders will discuss how to combat aggressive tax avoidance by major companies such as Amazon, Google and Apple at a summit on Wednesday, and cut the estimated 1 trillion euros a year the EU loses to tax ev... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : leaders, shine, spotlight, amazon, google, policy, "wrong", Top Keywords

Google's wearable Glass gadget: cool or creepy? May 18th, 2013 - 16:30h (CET +01.00) By Alexei Oreskovic SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Google staged four discussions expounding on the finer points of its "Glass" wearable computer during this week's developer conference. Missing from the agenda, however, was a session on et... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : google's, wearable, glass, gadget, cool, creepy?, "wrong", Top Keywords

After Google, Amazon to be grilled on UK tax presence May 17th, 2013 - 15:30h (CET +01.00) By Tom Bergin LONDON (Reuters) - Internet retailer Amazon.com Inc. will be called back to the British parliament to clarify how its activities in the UK justify its low corporate income tax bill, two lawmakers told Reuters. Amazon will follow search ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : google, amazon, grilled, presence, cool, creepy?, "wrong", Top Keywords

Rivals get longer to comment on Google EU antitrust offer: source May 17th, 2013 - 15:10h (CET +01.00) By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators have given some of Google's rivals more time to study its proposals to settle anti-competitive complaints, which could provide more leverage to pry further concessions from the Interne... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : rivals, longer, comment, google, antitrust, offer, source, Top Keywords

Google's Schmidt to meet Britain's Cameron as tax row rages May 17th, 2013 - 14:00h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - Google Inc's Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt is due to meet British Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday as a participant of an advisory group just days after UK lawmakers lambasted the Internet company's tax affairs. T... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : google's, schmidt, meet, britain's, cameron, rages, source, Top Keywords