Google executive's posts about 'White privilege,' 'systemic racism' resurface after team's botched AI launch
Social media posts from a Google executive are going viral after the tech giant apologized for controversial rollout of its new AI service, Gemini.
Google disclaimer tells Chrome users 'incognito' mode may not be as private as they think
Google is updating the disclaimer for the Chrome browser's "incognito mode" disclaimer following a $5 billion tracking lawsuit settlement,.
Google Bard head says AI offers opportunity to ‘be more compassionate’
Jack Krawczyk discusses how Google Bard helps users connect and communicate — and what the future holds for the platform.
'I f----ing like humanity, dude': Elon Musk's friendship with then-Google CEO ended over AI: book
The friendship between Elon Musk and Larry Page collapsed amid disagreements over the use of artificial intelligence, according to a new book on Musk.
Josh Hawley says tech CEOs will 'absolutely' use AI to censor conservatives, interfere in elections
GOP Sen. Josh Hawley rebuked Senate leaders for holding closed-door AI hearing and shared his concerns with the technology
Google to require political ads to disclose use of AI during 2024 election cycle
Google has updated its political content policy to require that campaigns disclose the use of artificial intelligence in political ads ahead of the 2024 election.
Google facing $6 billion lawsuit over information related to 'NFL Sunday Ticket' deal
The terms of YouTube's deal with the NFL were not disclosed when the deal was announced in December. Tech giant Apple was also reportedly in the running.
White House announces plan for 'responsible' AI use, VP Harris to meet with tech executives
The White House announced a plan to promote responsible use of AI through a focus on government-funded research and cooperation with tech companies.
Google bans terms for British employees such as 'hey guys' and 'man hours': report
Google employees in the U.K. are reportedly banned from using popular phrases such as "hey guys," "crazy," "kill" and "man hours," according to an internal style guide.
Google's AI Bard can easily break safety features, promote COVID and climate conspiracies, study finds
Bard, the artificial intelligence chatbot created by Google, can easily circumvent its safety mechanisms to produce conspiracies, according to a new study.
YouTube lifts restrictions on Donald Trump's channel as presidential campaign ramps up
YouTube on Friday said that the restrictions placed on former President Donald Trump's channel after the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol would be lifted.
California school board sues TikTok, Snap, Google over youth mental health crisis
A California school board is suing some social media companies over the content delivered to children and their practices.
How Google became cautious of AI and gave Microsoft an opening
Google researchers quite over two years ago after Google rebuffed their attempts to introduce artificial intelligence over ethics concerns. AI's issues persist.
Florida AG eyes making Google, Apple flag 'foreign-owned apps' for consumers before downloading
Republican Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody is sending letters to the CEOs of Apple and Google, calling for customers to be notified if an app is foreign-owned or developed.
Google shares plummet after chatbot 'Bard' gives bad answer
Shares of Google parent Alphabet are down in Wall Street trading after a glitch in the company’s new artificial intelligence (AI) platform, Bard, contributed inaccurate information in promotional video.
Dem senator urges Google, Apple to ban TikTok from app stores: ‘Unacceptable threat'
Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado urged Google and Apple CEOs Sundar Pichai and Tim Cook to ban TikTok from their respective app stores on Thursday.
Google exec claims he was fired for not being 'inclusive,' denying Asian female colleague's sexual advances
Ryan Olohan, a married dad of seven, was fired from Google after 15 years allegedly for not being "inclusive" after a female exec retaliated against him for denying her sexual advances.
Yelp blasts Google for victimizing Americans with alleged anti-compete 'monopoly' agenda
Google was lambasted by Yelp over its alleged anti-compete practices which were subject to a lawsuit by the Department of Justice.
Paul Pelosi exercises $1M Google stock call options before Dems introduce congressional stock trading ban
Paul Pelosi exercised call options on Google parent-company Alphabet worth between $1 million and $5 million just a week before a bill banning congress members and their spouses from trading individual stocks.
Truth Social now available in Samsung Galaxy Store
Samsung has added former President Trump’s Truth Social to its Galaxy app store, despite still working on getting the platform into Google's store.