Google Inc (NASDAQ GOOG) has been sued by a worker who is dissatisfied with the company’s treatment of him, says a report from Reuters. The worker alleges that he was not paid overtime, was classified by the company as an independent contractor in an improper manner, and was terminated when he requested that more hours be covered under his contract. This case was filed by … Continue reading Stock Focus: Is Google (NASDAQ GOOG) Violating Labour Rules?

Margrethe Vestager, the new antitrust commissioner of the European Union (EU) wants to limit their investigation on the allegations against Google Inc (NASDAQ GOOG) on problems related to competition. According to Vestager, their investigation cannot address many of the concerns voiced against the search engine giant in public debate regarding its alleged anti-competitive practices. “Our current investigations involving Google are among the most discussed in … Continue reading Stock News: New EU Chief to Limit Google (NASDAQ GOOG) Competition Probe

In a compelling video, the Atlas robot can be seen balancing on one foot and partially performing the crane kick popularized by the film Karate Kid. The 330lbs, 6ft 2in robot is in fact built by Google Inc (NASDAQ GOOG)-owned Boston Dynamics, and controlled by an algorithm written by the Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition (IHMC). “Atlas is a high mobility, humanoid robot … Continue reading Active Stock: Google (NASDAQ GOOG) Develops Cool Karate Kid Robot

The Internet briefly looked a little different on Wednesday as ads across a number of websites vanished. A failure at a Google (NASDAQ GOOG) ad server caused loading problems for many websites Wednesday morning, possibly costing publishers millions in missed ad revenue. The problem appears to have begun around 9 a.m. ET, but was resolved around 11:30 a.m. ET, according to Reuters report. Websites including … Continue reading Stock in News: Google (NASDAQ GOOG) Double Click Ad Server Goes Down

According to a NASA statement, Google Inc (NASDAQ GOOG) will use the site for research, development, assembly and testing related to “space exploration, aviation, rover/robotics and other emerging technologies.” Plans include the renovation of the historic Hangar One, which was used to store airships, as well as two other hangars at the airfield. The space agency stands to save around $6.3 million per year in … Continue reading Active Stock : NASA Agrees To Lease Major Airfield To Google (NASDAQ GOOG)

It’s worth examining Google Inc (NASDAQ GOOG)’s plans from the prism of core competence. Legion are the tales of companies that have lost focus and become extinct. Think of Apple and its sorry state in the ‘90s when Steve Jobs made a comeback to the company and brought it back to life from the brink of death. Mr. Jobs famously drew four squares on a … Continue reading Stock in News: What Does Diversification Mean For Google (NASDAQ GOOG)