Cybersecurity giant Symantec has acquired security solutions provider Blue Coat Systems for around $4.65bn (€4.1bn) in cash, a deal that will add to its cyberdefence technology and fill a high-turnover chief executive position.

A self-driving car being tested by Google struck a public bus on a Silicon Valley street, a fender-bender that appears to be the first time one of the tech company’s vehicles caused a crash during testing.

Google’s purpose-built driverless cars have been given the green light to drive on public roads for the first time.

If you happen to be around Mountain View, California in the next few months, you may want to keep an eye out for Google’s self-driving cars. Prototype vehicles are to take to the streets this summer.

Google lost an appellate court bid to block a UK lawsuit filed by a group of internet users who say the world’s biggest search engine violated their privacy rights.

Does Google help criminals by allowing its search engine to lead to pirated music or by having its autocomplete function suggest illegal activities?

Stephen Hawking has warned against plans to beam radio messages to possible alien civilisations on distant planets. A number of scientists have supported Messages to Extraterrestrial Intelligence.

Google will stop selling its internet-connected eyewear to consumers until the company can develop a more polished and affordable version that’s less likely to be viewed as a freakish device.

The head of self-driving cars for Google expects people to be using them on public roads in two to five years.

The head of self-driving cars for Google says he expects people to be using them on public roads in two to five years.

Elizabeth Banks brought a lot of dress to the London premiere of Mockingjay - Part 1. 

Singer calls its quits after 36 years.

Google’s removal of some search results in Europe is drawing accusations of press censorship.

LinkedIn is seeking a new international headquarters in Dublin as the professional social-networking company expands its overseas operations, two people with knowledge of the matter said.

An eight-year-old schoolgirl has beaten students more than twice her age to become the overall winner of this year’s Doodle 4 Google competition.

Social media giant Facebook has announced that it is to buy instant messenger WhatsApp for $16bn (€11.64bn).

Google Glass is getting glasses.

Blackstone Group plans to buy about €100m of Dublin office space as Ireland recovers from Western Europe’s worst property crash, people with knowledge of the matter said.

Internet giant Google is celebrating its 15th birthday today.

Google is offering major concessions on how it displays search results in Europe to meet concerns it might be abusing its dominant market position, the European Union’s competition body said today.

Google has launched a tool that lets users decide what happens with their email, Google Plus and other accounts after they die – or become inactive online for any other reason.

Google is being pulled into an increasing number of police and government investigations around the world as authorities seek to learn more about the people who use its internet search engine, email and other services.

America’s Food and Drug Administration has approved a new weight-loss drug from Vivus that many doctors consider the most effective therapy in a new generation of anti-obesity pills designed to help patients safely shed pounds.

Google the world’s largest Internet-search company, reported first-quarterprofit that topped analysts’ estimates after demand for its newer services helped fuel growth.

FACEBOOK may take over Bank of Ireland’s former headquarters in Dublin as it looks to double the size of its European base.

GOOGLE, owner of the world’s largest internet search engine, reported sales and profit that topped analysts’ estimates, a sign the company is benefiting from an effort to expand into mobile and display advertising.

Lady Gaga is urging young Malaysians to protest against the censorship of lyrics in her hit song that encourage acceptance of gays.

Six-year-old Layla Karpuz has been crowned Ireland’s top doodler after winning Google’s third Irish Doodle 4 Google competition.

New York: Google plans to buy its New York City headquarters building at 111 Eighth Ave. for about $1.8 billion (€1.32bn), according to a person with knowledge of the agreement.

GOOGLE Inc, owner of the world’s most popular search engine, said third-quarter profit increased as businesses spent more on advertising for online consumers.

INTEL Corp has agreed to buy McAfee for $7.68 billion (€5.96bn), its largest acquisition, adding security software to its chipmaking arsenal.

Google said today it will stop automatically rerouting users of its China search site to its Hong Kong site after Beijing said the company would lose its mainland internet licence if the tactic continued.

AN Italian court convicted three Google executives of privacy violations yesterday because they did not act quickly enough to pull down an online video that showed bullies abusing an autistic boy.

Google will stop censoring its search results in China and may pull out of the country completely after discovering that computer hackers had tricked human-rights activists into exposing their email accounts to outsiders.

Google is expected to unveil its vision of how a mobile phone should be made and sold today.

GOOGLE is launching a new online service for booksellers next year called Google Editions, which will let readers buy books and read them on gadgets ranging from cell phones to possibly e-book devices.

Google is releasing its own web browser in a long-anticipated move aimed at countering the dominance of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer and ensuring easy access to its market-leading search engine.

New radio telescopes designed to study the early universe may be able to pick up TV transmissions from alien civilisations, scientists said today.

Concerns by Google that a Bush administration demand to examine millions of its users’ internet search requests would violate privacy rights are unwarranted, the Justice Department said in a court filing.

Google today launched the latest version of its famous search engine in China, and defended its decision to self-censor some content as a trade-off that will grant Chinese greater access to other kinds of information.

A group of academic publishers is challenging Google’s plan to scan millions of library books into its web search engine index, highlighting fears the ambitious project will violate copyrights and stifle future sales.

Google is using its popular internet search technology to find information and images broadcast on US television, continuing a recent effort to extend its reach beyond the web.

Online search engine leader Google plans a free e-mail service providing 250 to 500 times more storage space than market leaders Yahoo! and Microsoft in the battle for Web supremacy.