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  Google I/O 2015 in photos

  Once again, Google I/O was held at the Moscone Center in downtown San Francisco, May 28 and 29. As Google's annual confab for third-party developers, engineers from across the world attended the show to hear about Google's latest products and services. This year, Google revealed, among other services, Android Pay, a new way to purchase items in brick-and-mortar stores using Android smartphones; a developer preview of "M," the next version of the Android operating system; Brillo, a new OS based on Android to control devices in the home and let them talk to each other; and a new photo sharing app called Google Photos.

  Google I/O 2015 in photos

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News about search engines

• Google's Niantic Labs to become independent company

  The developer of mobile game Ingress will go solo as it aims to reach bigger audiences

• Four knowns and four unknowns in Google's Alphabet soup

  Google's restructuring raises new questions about its strategy and the future of its products

• Internet giants to block child porn images using a common list

  Google, Facebook and Twitter are among the companies that will block child sexual abuse images, using a hashed list

• Google's restructuring will let new ventures shine

  'Otherwise, it's just a bunch of science projects,' one analyst says

• Google restructures, naming parent company Alphabet

  Alphabet will also house Google's advanced X labs, and health sciences projects

• Some Yahoo Mail users menaced by zombified deleted emails

  Some users say messages they've deleted keep reappearing in their inboxes

Interviews about search engines

• Google: Concerns over Instant unwarranted

  Google says Instant, which refreshes search results as people type queries, benefits users, advertisers and publishers

• Google VP Mayer describes the perfect search engine

  She also talks about the key to Google's success

Features about search engines

• With EU challenging Google, this time 'stakes are high'

  With the European Commission leveling antitrust charges against Google, the company should be bracing itself for a big – and potentially costly – fight over ...

• Google's move into home automation means even less privacy

  Plans by subsidiary Nest to share info with the search giant is the tip of the iceberg

• The battle of the digital assistants: Cortana vs Now vs Siri

  Even in beta, Microsoft's Cortana digital assistant has an impressive amount to say for itself.

• Trust issue looms large for tech companies capitalizing on personal data

  Privacy issues may cause a stumbling block for companies capitalizing on a growing stream of user data

• Antitrust deal leaves Google undamaged

  Agreement opens door for search rivals, but it's doubtful it will matter

• With Motorola sold, Google can focus on robots, Glass and smart homes

  With Moto sale to Lenovo, Google looks to the future