Google since May has received about 70,000 “take-down” requests, covering some 250,000 websites, following the European high court’s so-called “right to be forgotten” ruling. It’s been a “huge task” handling the requests, wrote David Drummond, Google (GOOGL) senior vice president of corporate development and chief legal officer, in an editorial. The editorial has been printed in prominent newspapers in Germany, France , Spain and the U.K.,
Google plans to invest at least $100 million in European startups via a new fund from its Google Ventures arm. “Our goal is simple: We want to invest in the best ideas from the best European entrepreneurs and help them bring those ideas to life,” wrote Google (GOOGL) Ventures Managing Partner Bill Maris in a blog post. Google (GOOG) says that it will start with $100 million in initial funding. Google stock slipped a fraction in morning trading on
Google (GOOGL) is adding a feature to its Chromecast dongle — hardware that plugs into the TV — that will let users mirror Android smartphone and tablet screens on televisions. Chromecast — the popular $35 widget that beams content to your TV set — is one of Google’s newer products aimed at infiltrating the living room. The new feature will let users “share photos stored on your phone with a group of friends, or scope out the scenery for your next