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• Google accused of firing workers to stifle unionism

  Alphabet's Google has been accused of unlawfully firing four employees to allegedly deter workers from engaging in union activities.

• Google adds AI smarts to G Suite with Google Assistant and Docs updates

  Google’s AI assistant can now be accessed in beta, while Smart Compose has been extended to Google Docs as well as Gmail.

• Lawsuit accuses Google of misleading consumers about location tracking

  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has launched Federal Court proceedings targeting Google and its local subsidiary over the collection and use of location data by the Android mobile platform.

• IBM questions Google's quantum computing 'supremacy' claims

  Google claims to have achieved a breakthrough in computing research by using a quantum computer to solve in minutes a complex problem that would take today's most powerful supercomputer thousands of years to crack.

• Google claims quantum supremacy over supercomputers

  Google says its new quantum computer takes less than three-and-a-half minutes to solve a problem that would take a supercomputer about 10,000 years.

• 3 tips to help control your Facebook Feed

  Facebook isn't always fun or rewarding, but you can easily improve your experience by tweaking some basic settings and performing routine maintenance. Carefully curating your News Feed and a more controlled approach to notifications could turn a so-so experience on Facebook into one you'll actually enjoy.

• How to use Google's new privacy and security tools

  Google stores, manages and sometimes sells an astonishingly large and complex amount of user data. Unfortunately, that digital information isn't always kept secure or private, but Google puts some degree of control in the hands of its users. To offer you a little more control, Google this week rolled out an updated online hub designed to help manage privacy settings, called My Account, as well as a pair of tools that streamline the process of safeguarding user data.

• How to Pick the Best Browser for Your Enterprise

  Knowing which browser to deploy in a large company is no easy task. The default option is Internet Explorer, but many users balk at this older, more cumbersome browser that seems to attract the most malware. Google Chrome gets most of the attention these days (as proven by a growing market share) and Mozilla Firefox offers good compatibility and speed. To determine which browser is the best for business, it's important to keep tabs of the latest improvements. Here's a look at the Big 3 with an eye on the enterprise.

• How to Work Seamlessly Across Multiple Devices

  Employees who used to burn the midnight oil at the office now get to do so from the comforts of home, thanks to the proliferation of personal laptops, tablets and smartphones. Getting files to appear on and sync with multiple devices can be challenging, but a little bit of advanced planning can go a long way.

• 8 Ways to Use Google Glass on the Job

  Google Glass isn't without its limitations -- not to mention privacy concerns -- but Google Glass 'Explorers' are finding many ways to use the device to work smarter and faster. The key to more widespread adoption, though, will be seamless integration into existing technology workflows.

• Google unites Chrome OS tools and EMM vendors for single console control

  After integrating with VMware's Workspace ONE's UEM cloud portal last year, Google has now expanded the number of enterprise mobility management platforms IT managers can use to control Chrome OS devices.

• Google’s Hangouts Chat collaboration app hits a booming market

  The company plans to use artificial intelligence for Google Calendar and Docs features and tie it all tightly with G Suite.

• FAQ: How Chrome's ad-blocking works

  Google on Feb. 15 turned on the browser ad-blocking feature it's been talking about for a year. Here's how it works and why Google acted.

• Open source innovation is now all about vendor on-ramps

  AWS, Microsoft, and Google are all racing to figure out how to turn their innovations into open source on-ramps to their proprietary services

• Tech Talk: Uber hack, Google tracks, AWS packs (in China) ... and Firefox is back

  Uber comes in for criticism in how it handled last year's hack – as does Google for allowing Android to track its users location. Meanwhile, AWS is selling off hardware in China and one panelist wonders about the future of Firefox.

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  Research firm Radicati names Google Apps for Business the leader in cloud business email

  Radicati Market Quadrants illustrate how individual vendors fit within a specific technology market, classifying them as niche specialists, up-and-coming pioneers, today’s top players or yesterday’s leaders. In August 2013, Radicati used this model t o assess and compare 14 cloud business email providers, including Google.

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  Rebranded Quadmark revamps its IT solutions with Google Apps