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Google faces record $3.4-billion EU antitrust fine: report Google faces a record antitrust fine of around €3-billion ($3.4-billion) from the European Commission in the coming weeks, British newspaper The Sunday Telegraph said.   http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/international-business/european-business/google-faces-record-34-billion-eu-antitrust-fine-report/article30029730/ Google’s quick answers: Who says they are correct? Do your research Google's "knowledge panels" materialize at random, as unsourced and absolute as if handed down by God: Betty White is 94 years old. The Honda Civic is 2016's best car. Taipei is the capital of — ahem — the "small island nation" of Taiwan. If you've ever Googled a person, place or thing — which, survey suggests, you almost definitely have — then you've encountered these aggressive, boldfaced modules, one of Google's many bids for your fleeting attention. http://www.ther...

Canadians can now purchase Google Cardboard directly from the Google Store A recent study reported that Canadians have an annual budget of $600 for Virtual Reality hardware . While most of the high-end headsets are well above this range, specifically the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive , Samsung’s Gear VR is currently selling for $110 in Canada. Today, Google has brought its affordable VR option to Canadians. http://mobilesyrup.com/2016/05/11/canadians-can-now-purchase-google-cardboard-directly-from-the-google-store/ Google plans to ban ads from 'deceptive' payday lenders NEW YORK -- Internet giant Google said Wednesday it will ban all ads from payday lenders, calling the industry "deceptive" and "harmful." Google's decision could have as much or even more impact on curtailing the industry than any move by politicians, as many payday loans start with a desperate person searching online for ways to make ends meet or cover an emergency. ...

Oracle vs. Google in $9 billion retrial over use of Java in Android (Reuters) — Oracle and Google faced off on Tuesday in a $9 billion copyright retrial, with Oracle accusing Google of stealing programming to become the world’s leading smartphone player and Google saying it acted legally as a true innovator. Oracle claims Google’s Android smartphone operating system violated its copyright on parts of the Java programming language, while Alphabet’s Google says it should be able to use Java without paying a fee under the fair-use provision of copyright law. http://venturebeat.com/2016/05/10/oracle-vs-google-in-9-billion-retrial-over-use-of-java-in-android/ Oracle's attorney tried to get Eric Schmidt to admit that Google was creepy Oracle and Google are back in court this week to determine if Google owes Oracle billions of dollars (or any dollars) over how it built Android. And the first star witness was Eric Schmidt, the executive chairman of Google's Alphabet ...