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Second-quarter profits have been affected at Google and its parent company Alphabet, with the hefty European Union fine levied on the search giant and traffic acquisition costs being two factors responsible.

The European Commission has hit Google with a fine of €2.42 billion (US$2.7 billion) for allegedly abusing its search engine dominance to give illegal advantage to its own comparison shopping service.

Many people are familiar with the laws of thermodynamics. But they are unaware that there's been an addition to the number recently. The new law states that if a technology company is successfully avoiding paying its fair share of tax, then it can do no wrong.

In what is probably its latest bid to cow down and intimidate a small business, Google has sent us an unreasonable demand for alteration of an iTWire article that has no offensive content.

Google has revealed the latest chapter in its ongoing crusade to simplify aspects of its services. And some Picasa or Google Drive users may find themselves with a little less storage than they expected.

If the number of typically low-cost projects on offer is any guide, there's plenty of work for HTML5 and Android developers. But things aren't looking so good for those skilled in various Microsoft technologies.

Google tries really hard to keep track of you. Its latest weapon: social search recommendations through a new feature called +1.