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Last year, 2015, seemed to be something of a year of righting wrongs as far as major phone makers were concerned.

There’s been a fair bit of confusion about what Google Now really is. It’s easy to describe it as Google’s version of Siri, but it’s actually a lot more ambitious than that.

Everyone watches videos on their phones. It’s something that video platforms have been trying to contend with for years, and on Tuesday, YouTube revealed a new ad format that is specifically suited for viewers on mobile devices.

Technology investors who bought shares of Alphabet last year on optimism that new CFO Ruth Porat would increase fiscal discipline were disappointed Friday.

The European Uni-on c-harged Google on Wednesday with using its dominant Android mobile operating system to squeeze out rivals, opening a second front against the U.S. technology giant that could result in large fines.

That’s a relief.

The US Supreme Court has ruled in favour of Google in its 11-year legal battle with an authors group.