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Spanish publishers — who pushed for law that requires Google to pay them for news links — ask Spain s government to keep Google News from shutting down. Google News is scheduled to go dark in Spain on Tuesday.
Dutch data protection agency says Google could face $18 million fine for breaching data protection act by tracking users online for the purposes of serving up targeted ads.
Jeremy Owens writes about a big Silicon Valley deal: Networking company Riverbed Technology has agreed to be acquired by a private equity firm for $3.6 billion after being unable to shake a challenge from an activist investor.
As French taxi drivers protest against Uber, the government says it is banning Uber s low-cost service UberPop.
Facebook has dumped Microsoft s Bing search.
SurveyMonkey raises $250 million at valuation of $2 billion.
Amazon workers strike in Germany as company tries to deliver Christmas orders.
Photo: Employees gather in front of the Amazon distribution center in Rheinberg, Germany, Monday, Dec. 15, 2014. A union has launched a three-day strike at five Amazon.com distribution centers in Germany. (AP Photo/dpa, Arnulf Stoffel)
