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Google launched a Hotpot recommendation engine that lets people tap into the tastes of trusted friends when it comes to local shops, restaurants, theaters and more. Google launched a Hotpot recommendation engine that lets people tap into the tastes of trusted friends when it comes to local shops, restaurants, theaters and more. (c) 2010 AFP

Google on Monday decried restrictions on the Internet by China, Vietnam and other countries, calling them the “trade barriers of the 21st century” and making a case for new trade rules and talks. Google on Monday decried restrictions on the Internet by China, Vietnam and other countries, calling them the “trade barriers of the 21st [...]

(AP) — The head of New York City’s transit union wants to go after an anonymous blog that has blasted him, and he asked a court Friday to make Google tell him who’s responsible. ©2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

(AP) — People searching on Google will soon be able to see previews of websites before clicking on them. ©2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

A day after a small town became the first in Germany to welcome Google’s controversial Street View service with open arms and cake, a tiny northern village responded Wednesday with a resounding “nein.” (c) 2010 AFP

Google has filed suit against the US government claiming the terms for a large Department of the Interior contract favor rival Microsoft. Google has filed suit against the US government claiming the terms for a large Department of the Interior contract favor rival Microsoft. (c) 2010 AFP

(AP) — If Google and Wikipedia were to procreate, their offspring might look something like Blekko, a new search engine with results culled by people, not computer algorithms. ©2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Peter Fleischer, Google’s Global Privacy Counsel poses for a photograph in Jerusalem, Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2010. Google’s global privacy counsel says he’s surprised by how few people choose to control what ads are steered their way _ a tool which the Internet search giant launched, albeit with minimal fanfare, over the past year. (AP Photo/Sebastian [...]

(AP) — Google is promising to monitor its employees more closely to make sure they don’t intrude on people’s privacy while the company collects and stores information about its users. ©2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

The scramble to release Firefox 4 in 2010 means it’s a frenzied time for Mozilla, but there’s more afoot at the organization than just building a browser. Specifically, Mozilla is concerned about how people on the Web will find and pay for the increasingly sophisticated online applications made possible with modern Web browsers. On Tuesday, [...]